Trying to Downgrade
I am currently running Mountain Lion 10.8.3 I want to go back to 10.6.3 to see if it helps some issues i am having with a online game. SO i removed my drive and erased it. I put it back in the Mac Pro...
View ArticleHD 7870 vs GTX 660 - Mac Pro 4,1
Hi, I'm currently looking to upgrade the stock graphics card in the 2009 Mac Pro I recently bought (4,1) and I'm looking at the Radeon HD 7870 or the nVidia GTX 660. They both fit into my price range...
View ArticleOdd Errors with a Blu-Ray Drive
Recently I replaced my built-in SuperDrive with a Pioneer BDC-208DBK Blu-Ray Drive from OWC. The drive seems to be recognized by the machine - the eject option on the menu bar lists the right drive, it...
View ArticleGPU for quad displays
Chaps, I'm sorry this is probably a fairly obvious question, but I have spent the last few hours reading endless threads both here and elsewhere and am now no closer to a "simple" answer, and in fact a...
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Received Quadro K5000, Areca 1213-8i and Maxconnect Kits
I have just received the PNY Quadro K5000 for Mac, Areca 1213-8i SAS Raid Card and Maxcoonect Kits from MaxUpgrade and I canÂ’t wait to put all of them into my Mac Pro 5,1 and test the performance. 2 *...
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GTX Titan in Mac Pro Late 2009 works fine!
Dual Nehalem 2.26ghz 16gb ram 2 Hd I am moving a mac pro to a gaming machine. The computer is now working under windows 8. NO POWER HASSLE WHATSOEVER. No power setup. Just a standard 6 to 8 pin...
View Article2008 Mac Pro: SATA BluRay drive falsely detects blank CD, won't eject
I recently installed a Pioneer Blu Ray drive (BDC-207DBK) to replace the original Pioneer combo drive that came in this Mac, which no longer works. To install it, I needed to use a SATA cable to...
View ArticleEVGA announces a GTX 680 Mac Edition
http://www.evga.com/articles/00730/ Not seeing anything about a release date, but it looks to be identical to their regular GTX 680 cards.
View ArticleLooking to buy a refurb Mac Pro
Sold my old PowerPC G5 tower Xmas 2011 because was well, on it's last leg and have missed it ever since. Looking at a refurbished on of these http://www.everymac.com/systems/appl....66-specs.html Comes...
View ArticleAnalysis: The real reasons behind Apple's Mac Pro delay.
I took the opportunity to do some research and deep thinking on the future of the Mac Pro, and Apple's reasons for delaying the release of a new model. I think you'll appreciate the thoughts and ideas...
View Article"The thinnest Mac Pro ever"
Sorry folks i just needed say this....:p it's %40 smaller. 70% ighter an all SSD. USB 3. HDMI.
View ArticleWhich System would you choose?
System 1) 4,1 Mac Pro upgraded to 5,1 w/W3680 CPU, 12 GB 1333 ram, USB 3.0 card and a nVidia GTX 570 w/Artic twin turbo cooler and 1280 MB ram. System 2) Hackintosh with Gigabyte Z77 UP 5TH...
View Article10.6.8>10.8.3 WITH a SSD/HDD combo as the boot
Mp 5,1 Wanting to upgrade the ati Gfx card with the mac edition gtx 680 for CS5. Have apps on a ssd and the home directory on a 1tb HDD. Do I just (after cloning everything!) go to the App Store, buy...
View ArticleMac editions: Radeon 7950 vs GeForce GTX 680
Well, so both are now suddenly available! Radeon 7950 GeForce GTX 680 I suppose I'm not the only one who has just bought the Radeon 7950 and would probably have chosen for the GeForce GTX 680 if I knew...
View ArticleThis is odd: MP 3,1 Cold Boots fine, runs fine, can't reboot
This is a new one for me: My "Early '08" Mac Pro (3,1) runs just fine when it's on, everything works properly. When I shut it down, it starts back up (cold boots) just fine (and with my SSD boot drive,...
View ArticleConfirmed: Radeon 7750 working in 3,1
I just bought an XFX Radeon 7750 for use in my newly acquired 3,1 on 10.8.3 for a low cost and low power distributed computing crunching (Einstein@home). I popped it into the second slot and it worked...
View ArticlePC 5770 and Mac 5770 in same machine..
Can I get a PC 5770 and a Mac 5770 to work in the same machine? 5,1 I have the PC one in the 3rd slot, it recognizes it kinda... It says this for PCI card info There was an error while gathering PCI...
View ArticleHelp me configure multiple SSDs
Hi ... I am looking for opinions on how to best configure multiple SSDs in a Mac Pro for speed, reliability, convenience, and usability. I am currently running a pair of Crucial M4 512GB SSDs in a...
View ArticleLocal Thrift Store has a Mac Pro for sale. Problem.
It's only $99 not including a 15% discount since I'm a student, with 7 day return if it doesn't work. Now here's the problem... I've never used a tower computer before. I've always been using laptops...
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