mac 5.1

Hi All! First post, so I'm sorry if this has been answered before (it's an oddly specific question though)... Specs (listing just incase this has anything to do with my issue): - Mac Pro (Mid 2010) w/ (2x) 2.46 GHZ 6-Core Intel Xeon Processors - Running High Sierra - 32GB DDR3 ECC RAM -...

Hi all I am new here and very new to Mac Pro workings after my windows system crashed etc.... Anyways bought a Mac Pro 5.1, 12 core 3ghz 64gb ram 250 gb SSD have upgraded the graphics to a AMD Radeon 560 and installed Mojave. My issue is the NVME SSD western digital 1TB won't recognise. Am I...

hello everybody I have a problem to créate a virtual machine now. Some weeks ago i update firmware and install Mojave https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/how-upgrade-mac-pro-2009.2145578/#post-26672663 And now i want to créate a virtual machine using vmware fusion (last versión) And i have a...

Hello everybody i update my old mac pro , to a mac pro5.1, and now i have Mojave installed. The problem now is with Boot Camp on the image you can see that i can't install windows on a partition, because Boot Camp is not compatible with my Mac. there is an option to solve this problem? Thanks...

Hello all, I just recently got my Sapphire pulse RX 580 and I am very happy that it works in the 2009 Mac pro! Now, it displays as R9 xxx 8GB in About This Mac which looking on forums this appears to be common. I ma currently running High Sierra 10.13.3 on a 5.1 flash mac pro 2009. I plan on...

Hello all, This is more of an educational question rather then an issue. I have 2 cards in my mac pro. The first being a Nvidia GT 120 and the second being an Nvidia GTX 280. I booted the machine and it is able to run fine. However, when I go into the "About this Mac", it only recognizes the...

Hello all, This is another topic that I have been looking into that I have some questions about. I remember that there was a SSD guide somewhere on this forum. But for the life of me, I can't seem to find it. I have some questions about SSDs in Mac pro 2009 and 2006 and I have a few items that...

Hello all, I upgraded the RAM in a 2009 Mac pro. I also flashed it to 5,1 firmware. I also replaced the CPU to a X5680. However, when I boot the machine, the RAM is reported as 1066 MHz. I am actually confused about why this occurs? Has anyone else experienced this issue? The RAM that I...

Hello all, I am currently looking at a few cards to update a Mac Pro 2006 and 2009 to USB 3.0. Both have been flashed with the 2.1 and 5.1 firmware respectively. The cards that I am looking at are as follows...

Hello everyone,help please I have 2009 Mac pro 4.1 up to 5.1,spec is 3.33Ghz x2 and 1333 ecc 128GB Ram,HD5770 Org. Mac os on 10.12.6 high sierra Also looking mojave os update Use photoshop and final cut pro x (4k) I would like upgrade my display card,speed up for editing. Thinking RX580 8G or...

Considering either building a Hackintosh based on i8700K and 64GB ram or buying an old mac pro 5.1 and upgrading to 2 x X5690 with 96 (or 128)GB ram. Use Case: Heavy Xcode user, multiple linux VMs (no GUI, only servers) and a couple of Mac VMs, a little bit of Design with Photoshop, Illustrator...

Hello guys, I put a Vega 64 on Mac Pro mid 2012 few days ago. And it always boosts itself on to hightest fan speed, which is noisy. What shoud I do to make it nomarl? Thanks. By the way, There are some people told me that I need to boost the power for graphic card. But how? Thanks again!

Hello, I have a Mac Pro 2009 upgrade to 5,1 with 32gb ram and dual 3.06 cpu. The graphic card is Gtx950 with nvidia web driver. Monitors set: I using dual monitor,First is a ASUS 27' 1920*1080 another is a 4k Samsung 28' but just using 2k resolution 2560*1440.(scaled) The issue: The Asus...

It's been a while since I've posted but am just about to embark on a project and could use some help. I've inherited a 2009 Mac Pro which I am planning to upgrade (SSD, X5680 x 2, 32GB RAM, Airport ac &Bluetooth 4.0 card, USB 3 card, new GPU etc), but before I spend significant money on the...

I realize I may be the only crazy one here (hopefully not). Long read, but here's my latest project du jour. Warning - wall of text incoming. Background I have a macOS Server at home that I connect to via VPN, and Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) (pfSense FTW). It is running macOS Sierra 10.12.6 on a...

Hey All, Budget is under 300 but would prefer as cheap as possible. It's for a professional recording studio environment not for video professional use. I'm looking for a solid relatively modern Single Slot GPU that works OOB with OSX Sierra+. It's a weird situation where I need to occupy 3...

I am receiving a Mac Pro Quad-Core 2.8ghz 2010/Nehalem MC250LL/A from a friend for free. My question is, can I fully replace the CPU tray with a 2x 2.66ghz Six-Core if the part number is exactly the same without doing any further upgrades? I know it's possible because of the OWC turnkey upgrade...

Have a 5,1 mac pro. early 2009, have 10.13 os, processor 3.46GHz quad-core it has a Nvidia Geforce GT 120 512 MB GPU, which gpu is the best option. are 10 series opus on mac pro a over kill? GEFORCE 970 GTX (cheap) MSI GeForce GTX 1060 GT OC Dual Fan (same price as 1070) ASUS NVIDIA GeForce...

Bought a 5,1 mac pro. early 2009, have 10.13 os, processor 3.46GHz quad-core it has a Nvidia Geforce GT 120 512 MB GPU, Found a great deal with GeForce GTX 1070 heres the specs Bus Standard: PCI Express 3.0 OpenGL: OpenGL®4.5 Video Memory: GDDR5 8GB Engine Clock: OC Mode - GPU Boost Clock ...

Hi there, I hope someone can help me figure this out. For the past ten months, I've been using a flashed NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti in my Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010). It's worked perfectly. I do a lot of 3D rendering and this card sped everything up and it was wonderful. Now I'm pretty sure there's nothing...