Surge Protector issue
Hey everyone, I have a APC Surge protector I have recently encountered an problem when waking from sleep. Every so often, maybe once a week I try to wake the computer up and it shuts off immediately...
View ArticleMac Pro 1.1 Reasonable Price?
Oh so torn right now: $250 gets the following: 23" HD Cinema Display 2006 MP 1.1 "Quad 2.0"...not sure if this is two dual cores or some other hardware swap 2TB drive 320GB drive 7GB memory Says it has...
View ArticleConsidering recent or new Mac Pro now
I have followed most of the threads in this forum for the past six months or so and pay a fair amount of attention to the rest of the industry, and I have just about given up hope on Tim Cook and the...
View ArticleMac Pro 3.1 / Tempo SSD Card / possible Speed issues?
Dear all, i´m not sure wether I might have performance issue with a Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro card. After installation i get max 600 mb/sec read / write, tested with Blackmagic Speedtest. The system is: Mac...
View ArticleHP DDR3 Mac Pro
Hey guys, does anyone know if HP brand DDR3 1333Mhz ECC Ram will work in a 2009 Mac Pro? I wanna upgrade my ram and can get some used sticks from an HP server with HP branded sticks.
View ArticleLetter to Apple concerning high end computing
At the moment I'm in the silly (or crazy) position that I need to invest to replace/ upgrade my music studio set up (aging MacPro + Apogee) but I'm left clueless by Apple about their future plans and...
View Article2012 Quad core mac pro CPU upgrade
Hi, I have a 2012 quad core mac pro. I was wondering whether a 6 core w3680 can be used to upgrade it. Also, what can be done to improve the performance of the current set up. its a quad xeon 3.2 ghz...
View ArticleUpgrade worth the money?
I own a 2009 2.66ghz Mac Pro running Mountain Lion. Stuffed with ATI 4870, 12gb ram, 4 hard drives and a ssd card as start up drive. I use it most of the times for FCP 7, X and a little motion and AE....
View ArticleThink I might move from rMBP to MP
Bought the rMBP last year (maxed out memory and SSD) plus 2 Thunderbolt displays and a Thunderbolt external HDD, and it's been a great setup. However, my photography (Lightroom) and video (FCPX)...
View ArticleQuick question regarding video card upgrade?
Just got my zotac gtx 680. I currently have ATI 5870 installed and about to install gtx 680. Question is do i install nvidia drivers before I remove ati and install nvidia card or after I remove ati...
View ArticleBootcamp / Apricorn x2 question
1) I am currently booting OS-X via SSD on Apricorn x2 on PCIe #2. 2) I have no other HDDs/SSDs on any of the internal bays. 3) I have a second SSD on another Apricorn x2 on PCIe #3. Why is that when I...
View ArticleMac Pro, what's your storage arrangement
Curious what others are doing in their MacPro's, maybe I can learn a few things. This is my current setup Internal 240GB SSD for OS/Apps/~/Library 2TB Raid 0 stripe for /User/data 2TB Time machine for...
View ArticleFor around $300 can I find something better than Apple's ATI Radeon HD 5770
I am looking to upgrade the ATI Radeon HD 4870 that came with my 2009 MacPro. I got the OK to spend around $300 for the upgrade. (would have to sell the 4870 afterwards though) Primarily I am looking...
View ArticleThis is kind of niftey (hackintosh)
AOS , stands for Any OS.... nice to have options http://www.zdnet.com/projectq-the-79...nt-7000012068/
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Mac Pro Raised Desk Mount
Anyone know who makes the desk mounting option for the Mac Pro shown in this pic. Thanks. Attached Thumbnails
View ArticleMP 8800 GT DVI DVI Dell U2711 monitor not working
Hi Everyone, So it turns out that the Dell U2711 monitor that i just bought requires a dual link DVI card ... :eek::eek::eek: My 2008 MP with 8800GT card doesn't seem to be up to scratch! It requires a...
View ArticleBumping Early 2008 Mac Pro causes it to drop out.
Even the slightest bump on my Mac Pro (early 2008, 8 cores, Xeon 2.8GHz) causes it to: - screen goes black - All fans wind up to max - system becomes complete unresponsive, including to remote access...
View ArticleOfficial Mac Edition Radeon 7950
CeBit in Germany... http://translate.google.de/translate...64/&authuser=0
View ArticleMac Pro for 175 dollars - worth it?
Okay so I have the opputunity to buy a used mac pro 1.1 2.66 ghz - with 4 gb ram and a 250 gb harddrive.. I was about to buy the 4.1 version for around 1000/1200 dollars.. But then I got this...
View ArticleAudio playback problem on Mac Pro 2010
I am having audio playback distortion on my 2010 Mac Pro. When I am listening to (mostly) music there is a very subtle but noticeable distortion in the playback. The distortion does not last even a...
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