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  1. jfcates

    Mac Pro 3,1 location Northbridge Chip sensor

    I think the connector from Northbridge Sink to the logic board is a sensor for the sink only (picture in service manual)? Hardware Monitor shows the sink temperature varies 22C, 28C etc. The Northbridge Core temperature also fluctuates (right now at 44C with sink at 27C degrees). The temperature...
  2. attentionengine

    GTX 680 in 2008 Mac Pro

    Hey all - trying to get CUDA support in adobe cc 2017. I've had a GTX 285 in my mac pro early 2008 3.1 that worked for years. I ordered a gtx 680 flashed for mac off ebay, just popped it in and having some problems. The apple logo comes up, but distorted - (see screenshot). And then the...
  3. devon807

    Is the upgrade to 3,1 to 4,1/5,1 Mac Pro worth it?

    Hello all, I currently have a 3,1 Mac Pro that I purchased last year. It is the 8-core 2.8 GHz model with 16GB of RAM and a SSD and a GTX 960. I am a part-time casual video editor, and am starting to notice a small amount of slow down when the people I began editing for began using 4K video. The...