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2010

  1. S

    Sapphire AMD 380 Nitro in MacPro 5,1

    http://www.unboxfresh.com/computing/installing-sapphire-amd-r9-380-nitro-graphics-card-macpro-2010-51/ Everything is fine so far touch wood / aluminium!
  2. glynster

    Another ram question - sorry

    I have tried searching the forums but can't find a definitive answer to this that directly relates to my model so I thought I would throw it out to you "Ramologists" out there. I have a 2010, 5,1, 8 core 2.4ghx (westmere) Mac pro and it had 14 gigs of ram (6x1gb 2 x 4gb) - I create a lot of...
  3. glynster

    Will twin W3680 processors work in 2010 8 core Mac Pro?

    Hi, new to this forum. I have a 2010 Mac Pro 8 core, 2.4ghz and I am thinking of upgrading to a 12 core. I note a few people have used the w3680 processors in the 2010 machine but only when it is single core to take it from a 4 to a 6 core. Can I use the w3680 processors as a pair? cheapest I am...
  4. A

    How does the 2010 MacBook hold up in 2016?

    I have the opportunity to buy one for $400. It has an Intel Core 2 Duo, 2GB RAM, a GeForce 320M GPU, and a 250GB HDD. I plan to upgrade the RAM to 4GB and possibly get an SSD to speed it up. I am not sure if it's a good deal though. I only plan to use it for web browsing, word processing...
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    What causes my MBP to only get half of my SSD's max speeds?

    Howdy, I have a mid 2010 13 inch Macbook Pro 7,1 running 10.10.5 and I have replaced the stock 5400 rpm drive with a Mushkin Enhanced Chronos 480GB SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226372 I got Trim Enabler running and did all of the optimization/upkeep I've seen...