Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

mac pro 3

  1. E

    MP 1,1-5,1 Mac 3,1 dual quad 2.8ghz options to make relevant

    so, i just acquired a mac pro 3,1. ideally i got it for a PC build inside the most beautiful case ever made but noticed all the components but the Wi-Fi card was there yet. there is 16gb ram, a Hd49-something GPU in it (too lazy to pull case apart atm but that GPU won't live long in there, and...
  2. L

    MP 1,1-5,1 Trying to get the biggest speed/processing power upgrade for least $ for my Mac Pro 3,1 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Cores

    Hi Mac Pro experts, I'm looking to substantially increase the speed/processing power of my Mac Pro (early 2008) 2 x 2.8 GHz Quad-Cores. I've read that it's possible to switch out the two processors with 3.8 GHz Quad-Cores (or 2 hex-cores) and max out the RAM at 32 GB. However, I read that...