16GB RAM sticks
I was wondering if this ram or others with identical spec will run in my MP 5,1 (2010) single 6 core. http://www.superbiiz.com/desc.php?name=D313GR16H1 (identical to OWC/transintl specs) Can anybody...
View Articlestart up failure - Trickle Power Only
MacPro a1186 won't power up. when pressing the serv_diag botton, i only get one yellow light (indicating trickle power). the final diagnosis from the service source manual (sections are included below)...
View Article4K Graphics Display with Mac Pro
Mac Pro Users, I have been doing some experimenting with Mac Pro 5,1 and Nvidia Titan card, as per this thread:http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1605990 The reason for this was because I...
View ArticleApple Cinema HD Display vs other monitor
Apple Cinema HD Display 23 inch Resolucion : 1920 x 1200 puntos por pulgada : 98.94 Numero de Modelo : A1082 Respuesta : 14ms Conector : DVI-D they sell it to me for $270 usd is it worht it or should i...
View ArticleAnd i thought the Mac Pro was a new revolutionary design
http://www.amazon.com/D-Link-Wireles...ds=wifi+router Same thing! Sorry if this was covered before. just noticed...
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Got some NOS mac hardware today ;)
These aren't technically PowerMacs, but they are a very close relatives. I picked up these brand new in box, Early 2009 model. These have the dual 2.93 quad core Nehalem processors. They were upgraded...
View ArticleCable mis-match between 2011 MacPro 2.8 QCX and Dell 27" U2713HM
I purchased a 27"Dell U2713HM monitor (to replace my Apple 30" HD Cinema display) and the DVI Cable does not match the plug-in on my 2011 MacPro 2.8 QCX tower. My 30" HD display is a few years old and...
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Help needed with the set up of my new Mac Pro
Guys, I recently bought a new Mac Pro with this configuration I use my new computer mainly for photo processing and when I upload my photos to Lightroom it is a very slow process.......I do this via a...
View Article4,1 to 5,1 firmware
hey guys I have a 2009 4,1 machine running 5,1 firmware. I need to downgrade back to the original 4,1 firmware, I downloaded the 4,1 EFI along with the firmware restore CD from Apple, However Netkas...
View ArticleGraphics Cards Mac Pro 1,1
will any of these cards work with my mac pro 1,1 if so which is the best one to use: ATI Radeon HD3400 EVGA 8800 GTX ATI X1300XT Radeon HD 6570 Radeon HD 7470 Im not looking to flash any of these OS is...
View Articlei'm sick and tired of the hipster "Pros" on this forum!
Apple revolutionized the PC AGAIN with a product 1/8 the size of the current Mac Pro and all i read is "ohh this is not a pro machine" "oh this for facebook users"! you guys...............
View Articlestickers on my mac pro
Ok, I'm going to admit upfront this is a trivial question. With that being said, here goes. My mac pro has a few scratches on it. No really deep gouges or anything, just very noticeable scratches. I...
View ArticleDedicated GPU for Windows Partition?
Hi, I have a Mac Pro 3,1 and I've been thinking about upgrading my GPU because it only has a 2600XT that really doesn't give me the processing power I would prefer. Could I, essentially, buy any PCI...
View Articlefound 2x PowerMac G4 by the garbage bin
My building houses a few design, film and architecture companies. Some of these businesses are constantly upgrading their equipment and are getting rid or old stuff. A few days ago I found 2 Macs...
View ArticleMac Pro CPU Fan Array Stuck.
I recently bought two X5355 CPU's to put in my Mac Pro 1,1. But when I go to remove the fan array it seems to be stuck. The top seems to come off fine but it seems that the bottom right is stuck in the...
View ArticleMac Pro with SSD benchamrks
I've been looking at a lot of benchmarks comparing the new iMac (i7, SSD) with the Mac Pro (6-core). The iMac seems to perform slightly better in most tasks than the iMac. But the Mac Pro has a much...
View ArticleMac Pro upgrade path
Hi All, My friend is selling his two Mac Pros, a MC560LL/A with 1x 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Nehalem and a MC561LL/A with 2x 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon Westmere CPUs. I am planning to get the...
View ArticleDual Screen vs Single Screen Setup
Hi Guys. Im a university student, i work a fair bit with word excel and do my fair share of gaming and video editing. Was wondering how many of you are using a dual screen setup and whether you...
View ArticleCUDA 5.0 Install Process
Hi Everyone, I got hold of the 5,1 3.3 and have installed an EVGA GTX680 and 48GB of RAM (of which 32GB is working - one of the sticks appears to be deadski...). Have installed NVIDIA Web Driver...
View ArticleDual monitor requirements
I'm thinking of adding a second monitor to my 2009 Mac Pro setup. I have the standard GPU Nvidia GT 120. I have a large monitor connected but could use a smaller one for tool palettes and stuff that's...
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