ATI Radeon HD NI40 (6870)
Well lets see how many people are on here Christmas day ignoring their families to be with the Mac Pro community! My amazing partner bought me an XFX Radeon 6870 1Gb Card after hearing me moan for the...
View ArticleAny interest in a tutorial for installing 10.6.x on a Mac Pro 2012?
Working on a solution to do this for those who need it using 10.6.0 or 10.6.3 retail DVD media. If there is any interest perhaps I can post a how to...
View ArticlePC XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 working in macpro3.1 without flash!
from what ive been reading... i should either need lion/mountain lion or a flashed card to work under OSX.... im on a macpro 3.1 10.6.8 i have a UNFLASHED XFX ATI Radeon HD 5870 (HD-587X-ZNDC) 1 GB...
View Article6TB fast internal storage solution, no cards?
I'm tuning my MacPro 4,1 to fit a project to be edited in FCPX with 50+ hrs of footage in full HD. It's a 2.93 quad, 12GB RAM and stock GT120 video card, osx 10.6.8. The upgrade focus is on disk space...
View ArticleCan I put a 5770 and a GTX 650 Ti in my Mac Pro?
I upgraded my gpu today to the 650 Ti and I don't know what to do with my 5770, so i'm trying to find out if i can use both.
View ArticleTwo SSDs in the Second Optical Bay
In my 2010 Mac Pro, I run OSX 10.8 on one SSD and Windows 7 on another SSD via Bootcamp. I would like to put both of these SSDs in optical bay 2, but I'm unsure of what cable I need to connect both...
View ArticleHarpertown Front Side Bus
Hi guys was reading about the Harpertown CPU's which are in the 2008 Mac Pro and was wondering why the FSB is at 1600 but the Mac Pro runs at 800? http://ark.intel.com/products/33088/...z-1600-MHz-FSB...
View ArticleCan anyone recommend an internal Blu-ray burner?
Our company authors a lot of DVD's and we would like to start outputting our masters to Blu-ray. Can anyone recommend an internal Blu-ray burner? I'm new to Mac so not sure if its like Windows were any...
View ArticleInstalling SATA DVD Drive in MacPro3,1
Hi, I have an early 2008 Mac Pro and recently the DVD Drive has started to fail on it. Specifically the drive wont eject easily. I have to press the eject button several times before it will open. Its...
View ArticleSpecials galore: Which 27" monitor?
Which 27 inch monitor for 09 Mac Pro? Will be upgrading the OS to ML. Main use PS CS6, Canon apps, Bridge, Lightroom. Does anyone know how Asus stacks up against NEC? Both of the below monitors are...
View ArticleWill Blue Yeti Pro work with rMBP's?
Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with using a Blue Yeti Pro on a retina MacBook Pro. Blue Microphone's web site is pretty vague about USB 3.0 compatibility: Quote: Unfortunately, the USB 3.0...
View ArticleCreating Mirrored RAID without destroying the data
I have 2x2T drives that were configured on Mirrored RAID. I noticed recently that the status of the RAID was Degraded and one slice was marked as "Missing". I could not find any option to repair or...
View ArticleMac Pro (Early 2008) video card upgrade options
Looking for a budget upgrade, ~$200, for a Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008). The machine currently has the stock 2600XT. Considering the 8800 GT, could pick this up for around $150. Are there better options?...
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Less known- How 2 6pin works perfectly for GTX580 or HD5870 eyefinity
As title, I don't think I have seen anywhere that used my way for GTX 580 or HD 5870 2gb working in mac pro. I have used it for 2 years, I felt guilty for not sharing with you folks. Here it is with...
View Article2TB drive for Time Machine backups
I need to move to a larger TM volume, and I'm having a problem identifying reasonable options... 1. I tried (despite mixed reviews) the 2TB Seagate drives...1st one was obviously really old firmware...
View ArticleVelocity solo x2 boot issue
Probably something I've overlooked but I've installed this card with two intel 520. Both are visible in disk utility, I can create the striped raid in ML, boot from USB and install ML on the new raid0....
View ArticleMac Pro replacement Case
I'm in need of a new Mac Pro replacement case. How hard is it to swap out and where to buy from? I bought a second hand system on Ebay from a so called trust seller. The exterior of the system was...
View ArticleHow much is my Mac Pro worth?
After debating for a while I think I'm going to build a PC, something with an I7, ssd SATA 6 ect. My mac pro is great but overkill with the CPUs and Im in Windows more than OSx these days. I have...
View ArticleRefurb MP or new iMAC
In the market for a new mac. I was very close to pulling the trigger on a new BTO iMAC with CPU and GPU upgrades. After doing some research maybe a refurb MP would be a better option? No doubt the new...
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