Mac Pro dead?
About to pull the trigger on going 100% over to boxxtech. Any news to advise?
View Article2008 Mac Pro - Why do 2GB sticks of server FB-DIMM RAM work but 4GB sticks do...
Hey guys, new to the board, but long time follower. I have a question that has been bothering me for almost a year. I have been able to install 2GB sticks (up to 8 for a total of 16GB) of PC2-6400F...
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SSD hard drive dead! How do I copy backup to new drive?
Well this sucks, was using my Mac Pro and out of no where the desktop icons disappeared and then the computer restarted to a "Restore" screen. The boot drive (hard drive) is still seen but says it's...
View ArticleBack in the Mac Pro saddle... with a question
Ok, so my "use a Macbook Pro as a desktop replacement experiment" is over. It was pretty fast. But when when editing large files in Photoshop CS6, it was like riding in a Cessna. Fans o'plenty. Anyway,...
View ArticleEVGA GTX 680 or Sapphire 7950 (Mac Editions)
First why I want to upgrade: I got a Mac 4,1 8 core 32GB RAM with GTX 570 + GT 120 now to power 3 displays. My issue is on 10.8 randomly my system will crash and restart. I reported the issue each...
View ArticleQuestion About Building a Hackintosh With Xeons Pulled from a Mac Pro
Hey, I dont know if this would be the right place for this question I hope it is if not could a mod move it to the right place, but I was considering building a Hackintosh using the 2 Xeons I pulled...
View ArticleMacPro 1.1 USB 3.0 WD MyPassport issues.
So I got a 1.5TB WD My Passport. it is USB 3.0 bus powered. I can't get it to do much besides mount on my 1.1 MacPro. Tried all ports. Works like a charm on my wifes last gen white MacBook (yrs old)....
View Article8 core start up problems..Help
I have been having issue with starting up my mac pro. I went ahead and pulled three drives and the system worked for 2 months. Yesterday it died again. I pulled the graphics card, replaced it with a...
View ArticleBuying a Mac Pro
I currently have an 17" MacBook Pro hooked up to a 27" Apple Cinema Display. Unfortunately, it's no longer cutting it for me. It's slow, it's over 5 years old, and I need something more powerful. I'm...
View ArticleMac Pro no video.
Hi I have a mac pro A1186 emc no 2113 M43 base/3.0qx/2x512/7300gt/250/sd It had a faulty video card that i removed and replaced a blown capacitor. the video card worked for a while..so being confident...
View ArticleMac Pro loss of RAM
For some time now, my MacPro has seemed sluggish and slow. Running Tech Tools Pro, I noticed that it listed 2Go of RAM...but I installed 10Go RAM when I purchased the unit, five years ago. What could...
View ArticleGTX 680 for 4,1 recommendations
Hi folks; I'm looking to replace my 1.3gb GTX 570 with a 4GB GTX 680, but i don't know if this feasible, what about the molex connector? been 6 pin the used on Mac Pro and for what i can see the GTX...
View ArticleMac Pro issues
I was using my Mac Pro all day yesterday from surfing the net using airport to exporting HD video I editing from Final Cut Pro X and was on all day long. Then I shut it down real quick at night. The...
View ArticleI see another "shipping delay fiasco" with the new Mac Pros
I know it and feel it already. When the new Mac Pros are released the waiting period will be minimum 2 months, just like what happened with the new iMacs. I just know Apple isn´t prepared for it,...
View Article770GTX and 780GTX not (safely) possible on current Mac Pro
Looks like the top nVidia cards of this generation have a TDP above 225 watts, making them not suitable for Mac Pro use without external power supplies. The 770 has a TDP of 230Watts and the 780 has a...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 - SSD vs. 10K RPM HDD
I was going to pick up a 128GB SSD for my 8-core 2.8GHz Mac Pro. I use it mainly for gaming via BootCamp, and I'm trying to remove bottlenecks without blowing $500-600 on a new GPU. I just bumped my...
View ArticleVideo card or display problem?
I have the X1900XT card in my Mac Pro 1,1, and the 30" ACD. Starting a day or two ago, the screen doesn't light up upon startup. The little white light is on the display indicating power, but the...
View ArticleNew MBP 13
I just bought a new MBP 13 with 500GB, yet the HD show only 47.39 GB available. I've added nothing but emails and word documents. Can this be correct? :confused: Thanks Jerry
View ArticleMemory for late 2009 Mac pro
could someone please tell me the difference between the following Ram: DDR3 ECC 1066 MHz and DDR3 1066 MHz its the ECC, i have the chance to buy 16gb of ram from pc world for £62 and i just want to...
View ArticleTripple 27" Cinema Display mount/arm?
I've got 3x 27" Cinema Displays and I'd like to clean up my desk and mount them all on an arm and suspend that arm from the ceiling. Stuff like this exists, but the Cinema Displays are HEAVY. Anybody...
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