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Surely Apple has employees who read these forums...
Surely Apple has employees who read these forums... right?? I don't see how there's any way Apple doesn't know what consumers want in their products... So why the heck doesn't Apple just make the products we want already? I'm so sick of Apple ignoring our wants and needs. This is all I'm...- aaronhead14
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- apple employee mac pro tim cook read this
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Tips and tricks: upgrading processors on a Mac Pro
I have a dual-CPU Mac Pro 4,1 w/ 5,1 firmware. I am planning on upgrading the CPUs. What tips/tricks/information should I know before doing this? I have looked at a couple of sites explaining the process, but I'm still looking to gather information. If I screw up, a replacement tray/new CPUs may...- nlistgarten
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- cpu upgrade diy mac pro mac pro 4.1
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Desktop Kaby Lake Processor Launch Details Leaked!
Desktop Kaby Lake Processor Launch Details Leaked! It’s All Happening At CES 2017! We can now confirm that Intel will announce the desktop Kaby Lake processors and Intel 200 Series chipsets on January 4 at CES 2017. The news conference will be held from 4:00 to 4:45 PM at the Mandalay Bay... -
Help with Frankenmac
Ten years after their release and these Mac Pros are still a lot of fun to own and to work on. I have worked on a lot of original Mac Pro 1,1's and have managed to resurrect many from what was seemingly certain death. This last one, however, has me stumped. I picked this up as a throw-in... -
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Mac Pro 2012 Dual Graphics Issue
Currently using a 12 core Mac Pro installed with 1 GTX 970. The card is the windows version and I don't want to flash the card because it's insanely expensive. I could, however, trade my Radeon 5770 for a GT 120. I need the Mac card so I can instal the proper drivers during updates, get the boot... -
4,1 Firmware update error 5570
Just received a 2009 Mac Pro with 10.10.5 Yosemite installed. Whenever I try running the firmware update tool I get the 5570 error message. What should I do? Update: had the firmware update disk image named wrong. I download both version 1 and 1.5. Version 1.5 got renamed with -2.dmg. Now... -
If you could design the next Apple product
I read a lot of articles about how Apple is no longer innovating, how they have lost sight of the big picture, how now all they do is incremental updates to existing designs. Some say their products are outdated. Some complain about features missing from a new product. I would like to hear...- bopajuice
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- iphone mac pro mbp new products redesign updates
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SM951 Alternative for Mac Pro 5.1
I want to upgrade my system drive (PCIe). All advise SM951 AHCI, but recently it isn't available to purchase and the prices of it are too high (there where it is). Advise me please good option for installation in Lycom DT-120. Besides that I need your opinion about INTEGRAL ULTIMAPRO X M.2 2280...- Alexey Ischenko
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- 5.1 mac pro sm951 ssd
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Use 1st gen AirPort Express as a wi fi dongle over LAN?
Hello Everyone, I really did search far and wide, but I don't see anyone having the same issue as me. So, here it is. Situation: I have a router/modem at the home office with a couple of iMacs hooked up to it wirelessly, and also a Mac Pro that doesn't have a wireless module that I want to...- skoobey
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- airport airport express connect express join network lan mac pro repeater wiif
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- Forum: Networking
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Low brightness display issue
Right, I've got a problem and I really need your help. I bought a Mac Pro 4,1 computer in late 2009 with a 24" Apple Cinema Display monitor. In 2013, I was playing a graphically intensive video game and without warning the screen went black. I shut off the computer at the wall, but the screen...- Morgan Mac
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- apple cinema display brightness flickering late 2009 mac pro screen
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Torque tool for Mac Pro?
So I am considering upgrading my 2010 Mac Pro 2.8 ghz quad to a 3.46ghz six core. I've been reading up on it and found a copy of the service manual. I am especially concerned about the screws. Some indicate that you should count the turns when you loosen them and then turn it the same number... -
An "old" Mac Pro for 3D?
hi everybody! Still in the process of fixing the iMac I found in the trash (other thread), but I've been thinking about buying an old Mac Pro for 3D. I'm not a pro or anything, I'm mostly "having fun" with architectural design and such for the moment. I've been doing stuff a few years back on my...- Nessdufrat
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- 3ds max mac pro
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Mac Pro 5,1 vs Macbook Pro 11,5 vs...
Hey everyone, I am looking to potentially upgrade hardware for media production use (Final Cut, Premier, Photoshop (RAW photos), Illustrator + occasional gaming) I currently own a Macbook Pro 11,5 + 2.8ghz i7 + 16gb 1600 MHz DDR3 + AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB I am considering one of the following... -
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Resolved Mac Pro 1,1 upgrade Mavericks to Yosemite HELP
Hi all! So I've been trawling through the interwebs looking for info on how to upgrade my mavericks install to Yosemite but if anything, I'm more confused now! I did the install to Mavericks a couple of years ago and to be quite honest, I'm not sure exactly which process I used however I do... -
Is the upgrade to 3,1 to 4,1/5,1 Mac Pro worth it?
Hello all, I currently have a 3,1 Mac Pro that I purchased last year. It is the 8-core 2.8 GHz model with 16GB of RAM and a SSD and a GTX 960. I am a part-time casual video editor, and am starting to notice a small amount of slow down when the people I began editing for began using 4K video. The... -
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Upgrading OS on Mac Pro Early 2008- 10.8 vs 10.11
Hi all, I need to update my system to use software that requires at least Mountain Lion 10.8 to work. I currently have Lion 10.7. I was thinking of getting El Capitan, which is the latest OS my system will support (Mac Pro early 2008). However, I've read that some people had issues with the... -
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Booting Mac Pro from 2nd internal drive
Hi all, I have a situation involving my editing software and needing to upgrade my OS. I'm running Lion on my Mac Pro early 2008, and using FCP 7. My question has to do with an older drive that I have installed in my tower. I took the original hard drive out of an older Mac Pro running Snow... -
Dual R9 390x 8GB or Dual RX 480 8GB for FCPX?
If powering any of the dual cards isn't an issue (planning to externally power them,) which pair would be better suited for fcpx? With prices of used 390x going pretty low around my area, I can buy two of them cheaper than what i've bought 2 rx 480 8GB for. Im currently running dual rx 480 on my... -
Best choice
I am mostly working with FCP X 10.3 and Da Vinci Resolve 12.5. So I need very good graphic power. My Mac Pro 3.1 (16 MB, Radeon HD 5770, NVidia Q 4000) is no longer sufficient... and I can't even upgrade to Sierra OS X 10.3 now... I have these offers now: - Mac Pro 2016 (6.1) - 2.7GHz 12 Core -... -
2009 Mac Pro 4,1 Questions
Hey everyone, I've got a 2009 Mac Pro 4,1, 2.93GHz Quad Core Xeon with 16GB of ram I bought it as a modular storage hub. I just bought it last October, after replacing my 17" 2012 Macbook Pro that was destroyed in an accident. Currently, the Mac Pro has 4 1TB HD's, as well as a 240GB SSD...- RocktamusPrim3
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