Is it worth buying a refurbished Mac Pro?
I know the Mac Pro is getting long in the tooth now, but is it worth buying the refurbished Mac Pro from the Apple Online Store? Here are the specs: One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon "Nehalem" processor...
View Article10.8.3 600 series Nividia
Is it safe to upgrade from 10 2 to 10 3 with a 670 installed?
View ArticleRadeon 7850 drivers for 10.8.3?
I have a Sapphire HD 7850 that I'd love to put into my early-2008 Mac Pro (my 3870 runs hot driving my 2560x1440 monitor). I'd heard that there were Radeon 78** drivers in 10.8.3, but I'm not having...
View Article2008 Mac Pro 3,1 not compatible with BootCamp 5 / Windows 8?
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5634 I'm still running Lion 10.7.5 on my 2008 Mac Pro, and was hoping that Windows 8 would work with a set of updated Boot Camp drivers. ARGH! I'm guessing that it works...
View ArticleI'm sure I'm not alone in my frustration...
So, I've been lurking on these boards for quite awhile and been checking out macrumors for a good year or so. Here's my story, I have a really crappy old Dell that is pretty much done. I am using my...
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10.8.3 GM 12D78 brings new AMD cards to Mac Pro
It's finally here folks and the good news for the "Boot Screens? We don't need no stinking boot screens" crowd is that AMD drivers are present for many cards, at least 3 that I test from 7xxx series...
View ArticleGood multi format SD card reader for Mac Pro?
Hello all....! Just wanting to hear real world recommendations about this issue. Friend of me, teacher of 100 or so students have a project where every student stores home work in SD cards (mini or...
View Articlereinstall OS with non flashed card
Hi guys, I've got a 1,1 flashed to a 2,1 running x5355s and an Xfx6870 on 10.6.8. I want to wipe the OS and maybe install 10.7. I've tried putting a disk in and holding "c" but nothing comes up - I was...
View ArticleWhich mac pros have dual PCIe slots?
I am new to Macs and was wondering what versions of Mac Pros have 2*PCIe x16 slots? specifically for multiple graphics cards.
View ArticlePC Workstation vs. Mac Pro
Hello All, I know this is a bad time to ask questions about the Mac Pros as they are currently unavailable in Europe and most likely due a major upgrade. I thought I would ask anyway. :o I do a lot of...
View ArticleMac Pro Wireless Signal Issues
Hello, I'm running an A1289 (bought late 2011) Mac Pro 2.8qcx, 12g Ram, 2tb hard drive with BT infinity ISP. The problem is that the wireless speed on the machine is anywhere between 0.8mbps and 9mpbs....
View ArticleTRIM enabler issue with two SSDs
I've been running TRIM enabler with a single SSD (Samsung 830, 128 GB) for a few months with no issues. A few days ago I added another SSD (same brand, type and size) and was surprised that it didn't...
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 flash tool
Hi guys, I have a 1,1 and flashed it to a 2,1 and I'm trying to help a mate do the same but I cannot for the life of me find a link to the flash tool. I've found a few threads with google but no...
View ArticleNew display decision
I jumped in on the Best Buy Mac Pro deal. Since I'm now using a 2007 iMac I will need a new display. 1 - A new iMac type, low gloss 27" would be nice but will any new Apple display be TB only? 2 -...
View ArticleGTX 570 Dual Mointor Problem
Hey guys, I am running a GTX 570 2.5gb PC card that I purchased from MacVidCards on ebay. It is in an early 2009 Mac Pro with 10.8.2. I am thinking about buying a Wacom Cintiq tablet for work, these...
View Article10.8.3 brings us FREEDOM from needing OpenCl fix !!!
Some time ago I identified an issue that blocked OpenCl from working on cards with more than 2GB. Netkas took this knowledge and created a fix. LOTS of people tried to install the fix but as it was a...
View ArticleNew Bootcamp Drivers out!
Hello everyone, With the release of Mac OS X 10.8.3 it brings with it new Bootcamp driver support for Windows 8. But this is going to be a sad day for those who have 2008 and lower Mac Pros. The...
View ArticleURGENT! problem with Radeon HD 5870
Dear All, I have a serious problem with my new Radeon HD 5870 for mac. While playing graphics intensive games like Starcraft 2, the screen will flicker or go into a hard freeze with either vertical...
View ArticleMac Pro Bait & Switch?
I found this refurbed Mac Pro doing a web search. It's advertised at the Apple store with just a Chat or Call Us option and no Buy Now button? Mac Pro Quad Core 3.2 GHz 2010.
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