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    MP 1,1-5,1 Stressed with the gpu upgrade for mac pro 5.1

    Hello everyone. A few months ago I bought a mac pro from mid 2012, so I started to make hardware upgrades and left the change of graphics card for the end as it was the hardest thing to get (I'm looking for a Rx 580), I am very frustrated about this because, as I have read and seen, only the...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 2.1 - GPU Upgrade

    Hi Recently I bought a Mac Pro 2.1, I was thinking of upgrading my GPU to a AMD Radeon R9 280X. According to this post (Part 6.1) https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/gpu-compatibility-list-for-cmp.2174600/?fbclid=IwAR0nX-9bjZ2ydvPBVUIttmrzJ1_3d703TcAWSUycj9xdJ76tcUR0-k7B8_k My current specs...
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    Vega or 580

    I'm trying to configure a new imac to replace my early 2013 mbp. I am a heavy photoshop cc and LR user. I also use some slideshow programs and the usual computer use (excel, word, outlook, internet etc...)The mbp is slowing down and struggling mightily, especially when using some new plugins...