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MP 5,1 W3680 to ?
I have a MP 5,1 with stock 3.33ghz 6-core W3680, 6gb ram, and an Sandisk SATA SSD. Still running Snow Leopard (!) so will be upgrading to El Cap soon. I'm trying to figure out which upgrades would make an actual difference in daily usage (used for Parallels Virtual Machine, Quark and InDesign... -
Buying Mid 2010 2x 2,4 Ghz - help upgrading
Hi there! Tomorrow i'll be buying a MID 2010 2x 2,4ghz from a Friend here in Brazil - Around U$ 1200,00 - this is the cheapest we can find here. Really want to upgrade this machine to be a workhorse for at least more 3-5 yrs to come. I work Mainly with advertising photography on Photoshop... -
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How can I create Windows install media that boots & installs UEFI ONLY?
I'm trying to install Windows 8.1 in UEFI mode on my Mac Pro 4,1 flashed to 5,1 with 3.46GHz Intel W3690. As far as I can tell, Windows will only create media that boots the way the box that creates the media is booted. If the box booted via BIOS/CSM, the media it creates will (only) install...- iMattux
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- efi boot installation mac pro 5.1 windows 8.1
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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Fitting old Mac Pros for new OS features
I have a Mac Pro 4,1, flashed to 5,1 (at home and work) and am currently running OS 10.8.5, which I will be upgrading to El Capitan. I understand that the old wifi and bluetooth versions which these machines came with will not support the upgraded functionality found in later versions of the OS...- macmesser
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- bluetooth 4.0 continuity el capitan mac pro 4.1 mac pro 5.1 wi-fi 11ac
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- Forum: OS X El Capitan (10.11)
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Mac Pro 5,1 GTX 970 GPU questions
Hey MR, I just got a 2012 quad-core Mac Pro. Absolutely love it. Big step up from a 2011 Mini. I have a new ASUS gtx 970 'strix' OC edition and wanted to know a couple things: 1. What are my options to flash EFI onto it, I have zero experience in this area. 2. Can I just keep the 5770 in and...