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  1. RAMtheSSD

    High Sierra Firmware Update

    Does anyone have any experience with the firmware update that the High Sierra GM requires for cMPs? Anyone had anything go wrong? Problems with 4,1 -->5,1 bootrom after the firmware update?
  2. M

    Insanely Upgradeable Mac Pro

    Apple should make Insanely Upgradeable Mac Pro computers like these (Mac mini, Mac mini Tower, Mac Pro plus standalone displays for them): HP unveils its insanely upgradeable Z-class workstations Does 3TB of RAM, dual Xeon CPUs and dual NVIDIA Quadro P6000 GPUs work for you...
  3. J

    "Reverse Hackintosh" upgrades? New GPU for Mac Pro 3,1 running Windows 7 ONLY

    Hi, First time poster, so please pardon any duplicate question. (Though a search came up empty.) I currently have a 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 that I inherited recently. I needed a desktop with some extra oomph to run some programs I needed for grad school. Trouble is, they're Windows only. So I worked...
  4. phoenixsan

    What do you think about a battle between current Mac Pros and the upcoming iMac

    Hello my fellow Apple-savvy people..! The last week I was seeing again the official 2017 WWDC video feed.Being a user involved in numerical simulations, higher CPU taxing uses (as computational chemistry calculations) and not using a lot of graphic power, but needing a lot of storage and fast...
  5. P

    Mac Pro 5.1 no signal with GTX 980

    Hi I have a old Mac Pro 5.1 and I got a Gtx 980 (not flashed for mac). After I installed the webdriver for Mac OS 10.12.6 and Cuda and installed the gpu all my screens are black. I get no signal out of the gpu. I already tried to screen share with my MacBook to check if the driver jumps back...
  6. ajarix

    GPU Replacement for Early 2008 Mac Pro

    Hello, I am trying to fix one of my dads work computers. It is a Mac Pro (Early 2008) that came with a ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GPU. The mac has a problem in which it will not always display and requires a hard reset in order for it to display on screen. An example of this is when fresh installing...
  7. dwservingHim

    No DVI Output on Nvidia GTX 960

    Hey Everyone, I recently purchased a 2009 Mac Pro and upgraded it to 5,1 firmware and Sierra 10.12.6. For the sake of those who find specs helpful in isolating the problem, it's the 2.66Ghz 8-core, 24GB RAM, Booting from an OWC SSD drive in a PCIe slot. I also put in it a Nvidia GTX 960...
  8. Dabow

    Advice needed for graphics card

    Hi folks, Hoping someone can help me with this. I have a mid-2010 MacPro5,1 6 core Xeon 3.46GHz (64GB RAM) Mac Pro with a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 4095MB aftermarket graphics card installed running latest NVIDIA drivers. This is the PC version of the card, so I'm running it with the NVIDIA Web...
  9. H

    Magic Trackpad v1 not recognized as trackpad

    After some some years not using it, I wanted to use my 1st generation Magic Trackpad again (now having a larger screen where the trackpad scrolling feature would be appreciated). Im using a Mac Pro 3,1 (Early 2008; with internal Apple bluetooth module, I think Bluetooth 2.0+EDR) with OS...
  10. D

    Resolved Is the Western Digital Red NAS 8TB drive 100% compatible with the Mac Pro 4,1?

    I'm on the verge of buying this hard drive: https://www.wdc.com/en-gb/products/internal-storage/wd-red.html#WD80EFZX to use to clone my boot drive to as a backup. (I'm aware that they can be had for far less money via places other than from WD themselves). As it's a much more modern drive...
  11. deepredbear

    LG Ultrafine 5k doesn't turn on with Mac pro cylinder!

    Hey there guys! I have just received the lg monitor + the adaptor for mac pro that I purchased online from belgium (I live in Casablanca). I have a mac pro 6 core intel xeon 5 and I am a sound engineer upgrading my system (using pro tools HD). First day, everything went brilliant, I used the...
  12. jennymc

    MacPro 2010 Mid 5,1. Dead, SYS PWR pads??

    Hi, I have Mac pro mid 2010, 5,1 quad code model. It was working fine since 2010. few days back there was red light near CPU heatsink, but it disappeared when cleaned all dust and it start working again. Next morning when I switched on again, it's dead, no light, no sound, no fan movement...
  13. A

    Upgrading an old tower

    Hi everyone, I've got an early 08 tower that I've kept going with various upgrades. • There's something fishy in HD bay 1 so right now I've got 1TB in bay 2 and 2TB in bay 3 for time machine. • I upgraded from a ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT to a NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT after that card failed about...
  14. I

    Mac Pro Mid 2012 Processor Upgrade

    Hey guys, I have a mac pro (mid 2012 model) with dual 2.4 GHz Six Core (i think 24 cores in total) 32-nm Xeon E5645 (Westmere) processors also with 32 gb of ram. I edit video full time and I just upgraded my graphics card (long overdue). I was wondering, what's the fastest processor I can...
  15. D

    maxed out Hex nMP (used) for £2200 or maxed out iMac 5K 27" (new) for £2400?

    I have a biz discount and can get either get a used nMP w/ 6-core CPU, 2x D700, 64GB RAM and 1TB SSD for £2200 or I can get a new maxed out iMac 5K, w/ 512GB SSD, 32GB RAM, Radeon 580 for £2400 odd. What would you guys suggest? CPU is equivalent in multi core, but iMac is considerably faster...
  16. W

    2009 Mac Pro Fan control?

    Hey everyone, Does anyone know which fans are based on which sensors? Also, which sensor should the CPU fan be based on for optimum CPU cooling? Diode, heatsink, or core PCECI? Ive always set it to read from the diode but not sure if that is best. My system runs pretty hot and runs dangerously...
  17. D

    Mac GTX 1080 Crashing

    Hi all, having some pretty big issues with my new 1080 8GB (purchased from Macvidcards). Have been getting no response from their support email which is a bummer so was hoping someone here might have a clue what could be going on. Im running a late 2010 5.1 Mac Pro with 64GB RAM, a 12 core CPU...
  18. fhturner

    Mac Pro 2007 (2,1) fans on siesta

    Got an interesting one here... Doing some testing on a 2007 Mac Pro 8-core 3.0GHz machine, and its CPU fans seem to regard their charges (the CPUs) with some degree of contempt. When under a sustained, heavy load, the CPU temps will climb and climb, eventually reaching 190F or so and causing the...
  19. MrXiro

    Entry level Mac Pro Quad-Core or spec'd up New 5K iMac?

    I currently have the entry level cylinder 4-core Mac Pro; w/ 16gb RAM (up from the stock 12gb) with a dual 1080p monitor set up. I do a bit of video editing as it's my side job and I also produce short films hoping to break in as a film maker. Currently I only edit video in 1080p but I do want...
  20. Mach Disc

    NVMe Problems in High Sierra

    I’m attempting to install a Samsung 960 Pro into Slot 3 of a Mac Pro 5 1 that’s running High Sierra. I've seen claims that there’s native support for NVMe drives such as the 960 Pro, and I have gotten the Mac to see the drive in disk utility in both safe mode and recovery mode. I’ve formatted...