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    MP All Models Seeking use case scenarios for the M2 Mac Pro

    Hey there Forumers, I can’t get over the feeling that there must be some target market out there that is absolutely fine with Apple’s decisions on the M2 Mac Pro. While I still hold my breath (running out of air!) for a setup that allows for more RAM of the traditional variety along with...
  2. 100Original

    MP 1,1-5,1 PCIe Sonnet, OWC Accelsior, IOCREST?

    Hi! I bought an IOCREST Dual M.2 NVMe PCIe 3,0x16 Riser. Put 2 disks Samsung 970 EVO Plus 500 GB It shows good results and the price is low. Can anyone have comparison tests with the Sonnet M. 2 4x4 PCIe Card and OWC Accelsior 4M2 ? Please share your experience! Thank you in advance!
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    Best USB 3 card for Mac Pro 2009 running Mojave

    Hi, What is the fastest and well performing usb 3.0 card that I can buy for Mac Pro early 2009 running Mojave. I have heard from somewhere that with some cards it splits speed somehow when transferring from a USB 3.0 hard drive. Because of having limited ports, which I don’t want. So what...
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    High Sierra some Bluetooth devices lost from prefs

    cMP 5,1 (flashed) running High Sierra with recently installed BT/wifi upgrade PCIe card (Broadcom) w/external antenna. The old (factory) BT card, which had quit, has been removed and replaced by USB dongle. After installing the new card around a month ago, all devices, including Apple keyboard...
  5. Jimfoon

    Mac Pro 5,1 Single Slot GPU??

    Hey All, Budget is under 300 but would prefer as cheap as possible. It's for a professional recording studio environment not for video professional use. I'm looking for a solid relatively modern Single Slot GPU that works OOB with OSX Sierra+. It's a weird situation where I need to occupy 3...
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    RX 560 graphics card on Mac Pro 4,1/5,1 PCIe Lane Width x8?

    I’ve installed a RX 560 on my Mac Pro. Currently it’s the only graphics card in the system and in slot 1. I’ve noticed that System Report says it’s running with a PCIe Lane Width of x8. The card I took out was a GT 120 and that ran at x16. In fact if I put the GT 120 into slot 2 it still runs a...
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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...
  8. raha613

    Thunderbolt Display + OWC Helios + LED Cinema Display Chain

    Background: Over the years there has been some discussion regarding the use of an Apple LED Cinema Display with an Apple Thunderbolt Display all chained to one Thunderbolt port. It was concluded that as long as the LED Cinema Display is the last in the chain and it is connected to a Thunderbolt...
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    Best USB 3 card to drive monitor (Sonnet)

    Sonnet makes two USB cards that I'm interested in: Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port and a Pro version which features a separate controller for each port. I saw no mention of how many controllers the standard version has so it could be one or two. I have a USB 3 graphics 4K adapter which I want to set up...