2013 Mac Pro peripheral designs?
I personally can not wait to see 3rd party vendors attempts at mirroring the design of the new Mac Pro. Think of the external drive boxes designed to go with the Mac Mini. That was a cinch. Square...
View ArticleUpgrade?
Last Mac purchase was a 2006 Core Duo 20" iMac that I will be passing on to my daughter this month. Found a late 2006 Mac Pro with two Xeon 2.66 procs, 1GB RAM, 320 GB disk, and a 20" cinema display...
View ArticleNew Mac Pro vs. maxed out iMac
I know that we don't have benchmarks nor pricing for the new Mac Pro but I was wondering if anyone could speculate on the new Mac Pro vs. a maxed out iMac based on the limited specs that have been...
View ArticleIs this PC spec Hackintosh-able?
Hi, Looking to get a new gaming PC and was wondering if the spec below is hackintoshable to replace my early 2008? If the spec below needs any changes, could you please let me know. *** Custom Coloured...
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Granite's 2006 to 2008 MacPro Upgrade Guide
This post is a summary of my build thread shown here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1564660 Have an old 2006 4-core mac pro and a couple hundred bucks laying around? If your good at...
View ArticleThunderbolt 2 and external video cards
So I have heard that could connect external video cards to the new Mac Pro via Thunderbolt 2, and that there would be more than enough bandwidth to run them. So that would be good no?
View ArticleMac Pro Gaming
Anyone getting the new Mac Pro for gaming? Will it be able to play games well?
View ArticleCan't find any benchmarks comparing (e)SATA to Thunderbolt
I got called "full of it" and other nasty things for expressing my skepticism of Thunderbolt and its SATA controllers (and moreover, was stating I was seriously worried Apple might take all our...
View ArticleWhat are you doing with drives 2, 3 & 4?
My guess is that most of you have all four drive bays filled. For those planning on upgrading to the new MacPro, what are you doing with your current SATA drives? In my case drive 1 is programs and...
View ArticleMac Pro: worth it in the long run?
Hi all, I occasionally do some video and photo editing. Not as a professional, but as a "commited creative". I'm about to start a PhD in contemporary art; it's mainly theory but I plan on invest more...
View ArticleGTX 680 Graphics Card
So how many people have upgraded to this Mac Edition card, and what have you noticed about complete compatability? Any issues? What about performance compared to the ATI5870. Will I notice much...
View ArticleFew Questions Regarding new MP
1) RAM: I'm assuming there won't be any kind of RAM chassis connected through TB, leaving the only option to get to 128g (or at least a high amount) being through expensive 32gb sticks. Any idea how...
View ArticleSound output ?
2009 Mac Pro 10.6.8 Just recently my Mac pro defaults to the Internal speaker when I restart or reboot, I have to go into Prefs to set it to Display Audio. I have already tried deleting -...
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I was expecting the new Pro to be a rounded off version of the old, like a...
I was really expecting that the new Mac Pro would be just like an aluminium PowerMac G4, just the same Mac Pro design but a bit more rounded off. They would have had a nice design and kept the...
View ArticleWould Steve Jobs have approved the new Mac Pro?
I've been flamed pretty hard over my recent Mac Pro comments, and the space of a reply just wasn't enough to say everything that is wrong about this computer. This computer does not represent an...
View ArticleFrom a hater to a believer
Anybody else? OK I hated the keynote. Well my remote view bombed out too, but the new design looked crazy stupid. Even after looking at it I thought they were nuts, obviously nothing was upgradable...
View ArticleExclusive look at the new Mac Pro in action at WWDC
Had anyone seen this? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...1342259&type=1 Register for free as an Apple developer, then head to the videos section. Look for a vid named "Painting the Future"
View ArticleWhat would be a nice graphics card update from an ATI Radeon HD5870?
Hi guys, I do a lot with 3D modeling (especially texturing) and I'm finding that Mudbox is kind of laggy when painting higher res models and was looking to maybe upgrade my graphics card. I've been out...
View ArticleA Special Thanks to MacVidCards
I've sang his praises in the past. I'm going to do it again. Seriously folks, if you've thought about buying products for your Mac Pro from this guy, don't hesitate. Just do it. Rewind a year or so...
View ArticleGTX 680 4GIG model and power requirements (MP 4.1)?
I simply must have 4G VRAM on my next card. I'm ready to buy next week. Does the GTX6804G version require extra power? I've got the 2009 MP and it's almost maxed out (drives/PCI). I'd be replacing an...
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