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GPU + Benchmark + PassMark + WIN 8.1
Hey ! I have been busy trying to make everything work performance wise (WIN 8.1 on Mac Pro 5.1) Right now I am in the proces of checking that the GPU (Gigabyte GTX 970 G1) is running optimally. For that purpose PassMark software has been used... If you look at this chart (PassMark - G3D... -
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Amfeltec PCIe Carrier board for 4 M.2 SSD modules
Bought one of these and decided to go a different route. Was used for maybe 4 hours. I’m willing to sell it to someone at a discount from what I paid from them. It cost me $448 including fees and shipping. I will sell it for $375 message if your interested otherwise I’ll be listing it on eBay. -
Mac Pro 3,1 upgrade to 4,1 or 5,1
I picked up a new graphics card, a sapphire Rx 560, I have a Mac Pro 3,1 so doing plenty of research thinking it would work be cause I had a hacked version of high Sierra running on it. It failed to run and the suspect is the ancient system bus they have in the Mac Pro 3,1. I haven’t heard... -
Evaga GTX 1060 giving me rubbish performance is OSX but great performance in Windows 7
Hello all, I am running a mac pro 5,1 2009 It has 2x 3.46 ghz processors and 32 gb ddr3 RAM and a Evaga GTX 1060 6gb. I am getting fantastic frames and performance when i boot into windows 7 via Bootcamp but when I am in mac os and using programmes like final cut pro x I get very bad sluggish... -
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Mac Pro 5.1 (2012) + 27" Cinema Led Display
Hello everyone! Long time mac user (iPhone, iMac, MacBook Air, iPod...) but new to this forum. I have recently bought a Mac Pro 5.1 (2012) and made few upgrades: 1) Switched to CPU W3690 2) Connected 2 SSD's with Sonnet PCI-e --> SATA 3 card. I also bought a 27" Cinema Led Display to match... -
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5,1 Mac Pro dead after High Sierra
Hoping to get some help with a huge problem we are currently having. We have a 4,1 Mac Pro that we have been running since 2010 as our photo editing workhorse. It has numerous upgrades from OWC, including a 120gig OWC SSD being used as its startup disk. It was happily chugging along with... -
Mac Pro 5,1 (Mid 2010) GTX 770 black screen in Windows 8
Hi, I've got a Mac Pro 5,1 (mid 2010) and I've put an Nvidia GTX 770 in it and I'm trying to get it to work in Windows 8.1. I got into the installation yesterday by booting off of the W8.1 DVD with the 770, but I had to exit it because I had multiple drives plugged in and it wouldn't let me...- Ron Harrison
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- black screen booting up graphics card gtx 770 mac pro (2010) mac pro 5.1 mac pro 5.1 boot issue windows 8.1
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Mac Pro 5.1 recommendations for GPU upgrade 4k
Hello, I am working mainly on my macbook Pro, but since I was in need of using bootcamp, I am in need of my old Mac Pro 5.1 (3.3mhz hexacore), with my old radeon 5770 GPU. However, I cannot use my 4K screen with it and I need a boot of power. I went through this forum and the GTX 980 interested... -
Mac pro 5,1 RAM expansion?
Hey, I'm new to this forum so pardon me if this has been asked. Computer Fluf: I recently bought a 5,1 Mac pro 2010 Quade core 2.8ghz. I have 8GB of ram ( 4 X 2Gb ) with another 32GB ( 4 X 8 ) Coming to my door soon. I'm planning on upgrading to a twelve core and a 500GB SSD from OWC. Main...- Darkwiiyou
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- mac pro 5.1
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MacPro5.1 - Macs Fan Control 1.4.8.1 totally out of control?
Why is the temp reading and controlling for the PCI fan - Mac Pro 5.1 (2012) / Mac OS X 10.10.5 - so much out of control? PCI = yellow line going up and down like a madman! The more straight lines - afterwards - are those for the Mac's own fan control without Macs Fan Control running, wow... -
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Metal 2 GPU for Mac 5,1
A few hours ago I asked elsewhere in MacRumors whether a modern Metal 2 GPU existed for High Sierra on a Mac Pro 5,1 that will also provide hardware acceleration under Snow Leopard. Unless some of you knows better, it would appear the answer is negative. Be that as it may, is there a particular...- PeterHolbrook
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Run Mac Pro 3,1 boot drive on Mac Pro 5,1
I did a search but could not find any info so here it goes my question: I have a Mac Pro 3,1 that I just did a clean install of El Capitan latest version while I waited for a new Mac Pro 5,1 to arrive. No I got the new one and I am not looking forward to installing everything from scratch... -
quadro k5000 not mac edition
Hi there I'm new in macrumors, but not new as mac user, apple II ci my first one, today I'have bought for 200 euro a quadro k5000 not mac edition, yes I know as said Jean Claude Van Damme "Risk is my second name", but I'm sure I will make it will work on my Mac Pro mid 2010 5.1, is anyone do the...- federico66
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- k5000 mac pro 5.1 quadro
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How to instal SSD correctly?
I just received SAMSUNG SM951 AHCI. I never used SSD before and I not strongly understand computers. I am a musician. I very need your advices. TRIM...to be or not to be, cashing in internet browsers etc. Write me please step by step what I need to do after installation in SLOT? I will install...- Alexey Ischenko
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- cashing mac pro 5.1 pci-e pcie pcie card pcie ssd ssd trim
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Fusion-io ioScale 2 and Mac Pro 5,1 (PCIe SSD)
Hello everybody! Hope someone can give me a hint! I recently came accross a couple of Fusion-io PCIe SSD cards... price was unbeatable so I took them right away hoping that my Mac Pro 5,1 could do the rest... Sadly, that's where the dream ended... I installed the cards and they were not...- AppleTools
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- fusion-io ioscale mac pro 5.1 pcie ssd
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Mac Pro case mod: transparent side panel
Welcome to this little guide showing you how to modify your Mac Pro to feature a transparent side panel. The inner layout of the Mac Pro is beautiful and well thought trough, why hide it behind a aluminium plate ? I wanted to change that so i decided to replace the aluminium side door with a... -
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Uprgraded GPUs in Mac Pro 5,1 no increase in performance
So I recently upgraded to two Flashed MSI Twin Frozr R9 280x's in my 2010 Mac Pro from a single OEM 5870. I was mainly looking to improve render and export times in FCPX, and I went with Dual R9's because the chip architecture in the R9 280x is very similar to the D700 Firepros in the nMP...- giovannylago
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- ati benchmark dual gpu dual gpu's fcpx mac pro 5.1 msi r9 280x radeon
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4,1 broke, still needing a 10.6.8 box
So, sadly, after 7 faithful years as my primary workhorse, the best, most reliable Mac I have ever owned, my Mac Pro 4,1 has died. Looks to be a CPU failure, or maybe the motherboard gave out. I was hoping it would last long enough that I could get a second gen nMP and then figure out solutions... -
Samsung SM951 ssd HELP!!
hi guys i found sm 951 for sale. but the part number is mzhpv256hdgM, the last word ends with M. but i didn't found any other on web with this serial number. all ends with L "mzhpv256hdgL" i would like to know is there any difference between them? here is the ebay link i want to buy... -
Mac 5,1 - Need upgrade advice
Hello ! I'm fresh new here, nice forum btw. Before beginning, I just want to say sorry for my english, I'm french. I came here because each time a go to a computer store, nobody can help me. It seem that shop are reticent with upgrading a mac. Here's the situation. I've a MacPro 5,1 mid 2010...- Will.henri
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- mac pro mac pro 5.1 update
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