MP 1,1-5,1 2012 CMP upgrade help please

[bigbadneil]

My current machine is this

And I am thinking of getting this from OWC https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC...Ku1nLxVpCvpInq7kLRzCF0z1EiIUBbCIpIxxu2iII4vzw

Also this GPU
Radeon VII
I use my computer for processing MF photos in PScc and lightroom

Neil

 

[tsialex]

My current machine is this
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And I am thinking of getting this from OWC https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC...Ku1nLxVpCvpInq7kLRzCF0z1EiIUBbCIpIxxu2iII4vzw

Also this GPU
Radeon VII
I use my computer for processing MF photos in PScc and lightroom

Neil

OWC 4M2 is not a good performer when installed in a MP5,1. MP5,1 PCIe slots are PCIe v2.0 and the 4M2 is just a x8 card, throughput will be limited to ~2900MB/s even with RAID0. Forget it.

Read the first post of the thread below to know about PCIe SSDs and MP5,1:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...

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Radeon VII needs Pixla's mod to work with a MP5,1. This is the thread about it:

Pixlas 4.1 Mac Pro mod

I'm creating a thread for my 4.1-->5.1 mod to keep everything in one place. I will document my upgrade to X5690, PCIe SSD (Apple SSUBX) and PSU mod to allow for two modern gfx cards using only the internal PSU. I have gotten my Mac Pro now (2x 2.26GHz) 4.1 from 2009. It had one Nvidia 120GT...

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[bigbadneil]

OWC 4M2 is not a good performer when installed in a MP5,1. MP5,1 PCIe slots are PCIe v2.0 and the 4M2 is just a x8 card, throughput will be limited to ~2900MB/s even with RAID0. Forget it.

Read the first post of the thread below to know about PCIe SSDs and MP5,1:

PCIe SSDs - NVMe & AHCI

This is a general info thread for blade SSDs that can be used in the Mac Pro. This is a WikiPost so anyone with the proper credentials may edit it. NVMe SSDs can be used as a boot drive in the MP5,1 and MP6,1 with the latest firmware installed (beginning with version 140.0.0.0.0 for MP5,1 and...

forums.macrumors.com

Radeon VII needs Pixla's mod to work with a MP5,1. This is the thread about it:

Pixlas 4.1 Mac Pro mod

I'm creating a thread for my 4.1-->5.1 mod to keep everything in one place. I will document my upgrade to X5690, PCIe SSD (Apple SSUBX) and PSU mod to allow for two modern gfx cards using only the internal PSU. I have gotten my Mac Pro now (2x 2.26GHz) 4.1 from 2009. It had one Nvidia 120GT...

forums.macrumors.com

Wow thanks for that. What would you recommend I get then as I would rather update what I have rather than buying new.
Neil

 

[tsialex]

Wow thanks for that. What would you recommend I get then as I would rather update what I have rather than buying new.
Neil

HighPoint SSD7101A-1, it's a x16 card and works at around 5900MB/s with a MP5,1. See the PCIe SSDs thread.

 

[bigbadneil]

So if I go for that, then I guess I will need a couple of Samsung 970 Pro drives.
Would I be able to boot from my current SSD and use the NVmes for processing my pictures in Photoshop?
Neil

 

[tsialex]

Would I be able to boot from my current SSD and use the NVmes for processing my pictures in Photoshop?

Yes.

 

[bigbadneil]

I can get them from Amazon as they will ship to Thailand for me.
Neil
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Yes.

Thanks for your help, is there anything else that I would need or is it all plug and play?
Neil

 

[tsialex]

Thanks for your help, is there anything else that I would need or is it all plug and play?
Neil

Read the posts that I linked, you will find all relevant info there, like the needed Mac Pro firmware upgrade.

Radeon VII needs Pixla's mod.

 

[cheese01]

Radeon VII is probably overkill if you just want it for PS/Lightroom. Even something like an RX570 should be plenty for that - put the extra money into the future upgrade fund.