ATI 5770 non-Apple
does this video card work out of the box on a mac pro 1,1 with OSX lion. I found one on craigslist for $40 bucks but he said he was using it on his PC. I read that with OSX lion it doesn't need to be...
View ArticleMac Pro is black, future for other Mac products?
Looks like the new Mac Pro brought in the colors from the black iPhone and iPad (as well as iPod touch). Will this mean future Macs could see black as well? Or is Black the new "Pro" color?
View ArticleWait for new Mac Pro or go for the windows alternatives?
Hello everyone, I have been thinking a lot and trying to make a hard decision. To give everyone some background I am a college student going for my major in Computer Information Technology and minoring...
View ArticleHelp me spend some money upgrading my Mac Pro (and advise on future plans)
Hello experts, I'm not totally across the techy details of which aspects of my system are most in need of an upgrade, so need some help. I'm a freelance TV editor. Generally I'll show up at a facility...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 heatsink replacement
So I want to add a 2nd CPU to my Mac Pro 3,1. I looked on eBay for Mac Pro heatsinks and noticed that Mac Pro 1,1 heatsinks cost $25 and Mac Pro 3,1 are at the cheapest $75. Both heatsinks look the...
View Article2009 Mac Pro Video Upgrade Option
I have a MacPro 4,1 that needs a video card upgrade (I think.) This is the system and it's all stock minus an upgrade to 8GB ram: http://everymac.com/systems/apple/ma...lem-specs.html The way it's...
View ArticleMavericks DP 3
I've Just booted my Mac pro to the Mavericks partition. And there was a software update for Developer Preview 3 1.0. Downloading now. It Must have just been released this second, because I can't find...
View ArticleWhen do you guy's think the new Mac Pro will be released?
This page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...ors#Xeon_E5_v2 lists a September release date. Do you think it is reasonable to expect a release by then? A little before? After? Personally very...
View Articlevideo card question
Since OSX doesn't support crossfire or SLI, I have a weird question. If I had two video cards in my machine, and were using an application that takes advantage of OpenCL or CUDA, which of the two cards...
View ArticleBeware of Mac Pro 6-core's on eBay
I recently dumped my Mac Pro 1,1 for what was described as a gently used Grade A, 2012 3.33 6 Core Westmere machine. I am fully aware of the 4,1 -> 5,1 firmware flash and 6-core drop in upgrade. I...
View ArticleGTX670 or GTX680?
Was thinking of getting either the following 670 or 680 to use in my 4.1 flashed to 5.1. I know that the power is safe with the 670 since it's 2x6 pin but has anyone had any problems with the 680 when...
View ArticleNew Pro. NO Dual CPU otions??
SO is it being assumed there will be no dual processor options on the new cylinder model, or is it CONFIRMED (if so where??) That there will be no Dual processor option???
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 RAM
I found some good prices on Ram on amazon.com but they dont have the heat sync is that something that is required for this model? So many different options for memory its crazy. Just looking for the...
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How do I power my USB 3.0 card?
just got the fresco based orico pfu3 and im wondering what cables i m gonna need to power this thing from the dvd? it has a molex male on it. any links or direction would be very helpful:)
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1
Hi All, Just got myself a Mac Pro 1,1 what can i do with it software wise like mountain lion etc i know theres an app that will let you install ML on the 1,1 Mac Pro and also what type of RAM is it as...
View ArticleGeForce GT 120 512MB questions
Nvidia GT 120 512MB is the standard equipment card for my 09 machine and I have some basic questions for which I couldn't find answers. The card has a mini DP and dual link DVI. Does anyone know the...
View ArticleMac Pro 1,1 Upgrading
Hi, I posted yesterday regarding specs and stuff of my new mac pro now I know a bit more about the machine I have put a little upgrade list together and wondered if you could check things out. So...
View ArticleFlash storage on the new MP
I use my Mac largely for audio recording, mixing, editing, and restoration. I also do a fair bit of HD video editing and encoding. So far I've done this on a high-end iMac with a regular HDD. Although...
View ArticleWhy does Apple hate gamers so much?
Can't game on an imac. Fans go nuts yada yada. The mac pro you could, kind of, the new mac pro whatever. Why is it so hard for apple to make a single cpu machine and set it up so it flies in games?...
View ArticleFrom Hackintosh to Turbo Mac Pro
After many years with a Hackintosh I finally returned to the fold and bought a 2009 Mac Pro. After some tinkering the Mac Pro is now equipped with: Xeon W5590 3.33GHz CPUs nVidia Zotac GTX660 GPU USB3...
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