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  1. DJ Dilbert

    Trouble Activating NVIDIA Web Drivers in High-Sierra

    Posted this on the Nvidia forums too. But MR has rarely failed me. Hoping for the same. I’m trying to upgrade my 2010 8-core Mac Pro (5,1) with the Asus GTX1060 6GB OC on my system running macOS 10.13.6 (high-sierra). While still using my base card (ATI HD 5870), I installed the web driver and...
  2. Eriskumma

    Noob needs help with GTX 1060

    Hello. New here and wondering if anyone could help me. I have a mid 2010 Mac Pro, running High Sierra with flashed GTX 680 and had an impression from different forums etc that it could be upgraded to 10xx with no problems. So, saved my money and finally got me a GTX 1060, but it seems it's not...
  3. Denyo

    Mac Pro 5.1 / flashed EVGA Geforce GTX 980

    Hi everyone, this is my very first post here and im wondering if someone can help me out with my little problem or point me to the most relevant thread. Sorry in andvance if this problem was is already discussed, there so many threads and i could not find the right one. :( I have a flashed...
  4. P

    Anyone interested in USB-C in a Mac Pro 5,1

    Hey if anyone is interested in how to a USB-c and eSata to their cMP I made a short little video explaining how. Thnx and let me know if you guys have any questions.
  5. P

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac Pro 5,1 Mojave with Radeon Vega Fronteir, 10gbe, USB-c!!!

    Hey so I just wanted show you how I upgraded my MAC PRO 5,1. t I got the Radeon Vega Fronteir working right out of the box in Mojave (still cant get the Nvidia Pascal to work). The 10GBe card is from Solarflare and you will need to get the drivers for this one. I use this to connect to my PC...
  6. pidcin1

    Issues upgrading to OS high Sierra MP mid 2010

    Hello! I have a mid 2010 Mac Pro 5,1 12 core 2.93ghz model with the original HD Raddeon 5770 GPU running El Capitan and was hoping to upgrade to high Sierra but am having some issues. I download the high Sierra OS from the App Store and it will initiate and a screen pops up saying I need to...
  7. O

    Radeon RX 580 Glitches - Advice?

    I just received a Sapphire Radeon Nitro+ RX 580 8GB GDDR5 Dual HDMI / DVI-D / Dual DP w/ Backplate Special Edition (UEFI) PCI-E Graphic Cards 11265-21-20G Today I got around to installing it in my 5,1 (2010 model, not a flash 4,1) in High Sierra. I'm using the power adapter mentioned in the...
  8. B

    GeForce GTX 1080 Poor Performance in Mac Pro 5,1

    Just finished installing an MSI GTX 1080 in my brother's mid-2010 Mac Pro. On 10.13.6, have latest web driver and CUDA, but Premier Pro CC is now running SLOWER than it did with his original 5870. I've selected CUDA for GPU acceleration in Premier settings, and Web Driver is selected in nvidia...
  9. t8er8

    X5600 Series CPU’s: A Good Deal or a Scam?

    https://www.ebay.ca/itm/Intel-Xeon-X5650-X5660-X5670-X5680-X5690-L5630-LGA1366-CPU-Processor/173333821658?hash=item285b8038da:m:mLVw6zQ5YhSww91sCboqgTA Ive been on the lookout for a CPU upgrade since I got my 5,1 about almost a year ago, personally, out of all these I have my eyes on that...
  10. MarkKiss

    Mojave cMP BootCamp ?

    Hi, I have question I recently install Mojave to my cMP 5.1 and when I try install BootCamp it say " This Mac does not support Boot Camp " Thanks
  11. A

    Dual Gpu in Mac Pro 5,1

    Hi, I have a Mac Pro 5,1 with a AMD RX560 and now I am going to have another one from other computer, my question is if I can put them together inside and how do they work? I know SLI does not work on Mac but I don't know if there is something similar or the cards just work individual. Should I...
  12. The Spirit

    Looking for a new Monitor for my cMP 5.1

    Hi. I own a Mac Pro 5.1 and use it with a 2GB HIS Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition IceQ Turbo graphics card. At the moment i have a 28" 1920x1200 monitor. Now i would like to get a new one. I have two in mind - AOC Q3279VWF with 32" and 2560x1440 - Samsung U28E590D with 28" and 3840x2160 Which one...
  13. M

    Mac Pro 2010 CPU upgrade fail

    Hi, I recently went the route of trying to upgrade my Mac Pro 5,1 8-core model to the full 12 core processors, with upgraded RAM as well. At first I was reluctant to try it myself, but several colleagues had done it themselves, and said it was relatively easy to do. So like many folks, I...
  14. H

    Mac Pro RX 560 HDMI audio not working

    I bought a mid 2010 Mac Pro 5,1 and installed an AMD RX 560 graphics card for Final Cut. I have the computer connected to a 4k TV and so far everything works perfectly except for HDMI audio. The TV doesn't show up as an audio output and when I go to the PCI section of system report, I see an...
  15. Dr. Rek

    Where to sell my stock Mac Pro 5,1 parts

    Hey there, I know ebay and craigslist is always an option. But I was wondering if anyone knew of a place that buys used stock Mac Pro parts. I'd like to sell my stock 2.8 4-core CPU, and 4gb and 1gb RAM, for what little they are worth, and was hoping there was somewhere easier than online...
  16. t8er8

    Mojave and fortnite

    Hey everyone! I’m new to this sub forum I’m usually in the Mac Pro forum, where I’ve already asked the question, does fortnite work on mojave and if so, does it come with issues? I’m worried that if I update, fortnite won’t work on mojave, I’ve seen people on fortnite support forums not being...
  17. haralds

    Mojave Beta 2 on Mac Pro

    My Mac Pro 5,1 mid 2010 with 2012 processors has the prerequisite for beta 2 - Metal capable Radeon 7970 and no FileVault. It rejected me on the installer after downloading it on another system. With this issue you also cannot download. I suspect the card is not seen as valid. I used the...
  18. t8er8

    A cMP Owners Day to Celebrate

    I was not expecting Apple to continue support with the cMP in future releases, no matter how small this OS update might seem to be, it’s incredible how they’re still continuing support for these machines. I’m just blown away, but at the same time very happy with this news. Goes to show that...
  19. covalt

    MP 1,1-5,1 Nvidia 1080 works in one Mac Pro 5, 1 but not another

    I am in a studio with several Mac Pro towers (5,1 models); we're upgrading all the GPUs to Nvidia 1080 cards because we're using Octane for 3D rendering. I've successfully gotten cards installed in 4 different Mac Pros (all 5,1 models, various CPUs). The cards are either Nvidia Founders...
  20. t8er8

    (Gaming) Fortnite on Polaris GPUs (5,1)

    So, with fortnite being the big craze right now, I was hoping with the metal support I get from my rx 560 I could get fortnite working natively. But im getting crashes on the load up screen. I was wondering if anyone else has similar issues with fortnite on their Mac Pro 5,1 or if it works for...