Hey, MacRumors,
I have an old 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 I've been thinking about upgrading the GPU on. While at work tonight, a colleague GAVE me two graphics cards:
ATI FirePro 3D Graphics v4800 (mint cond.)
ASUS Radeon HD 7770 DirectCU (NIB)
Neither are native Mac cards, of course. But I'm wondering if either one could work in my old machine. I realize that I will probably have to sacrifice a boot screen, but I'm not too concerned about that.
So... Can it be done? If so, what version of OSX would it require? Thank you for your wisdom and insights.
I have an old 2008 Mac Pro 3.1 I've been thinking about upgrading the GPU on. While at work tonight, a colleague GAVE me two graphics cards:
ATI FirePro 3D Graphics v4800 (mint cond.)
ASUS Radeon HD 7770 DirectCU (NIB)
Neither are native Mac cards, of course. But I'm wondering if either one could work in my old machine. I realize that I will probably have to sacrifice a boot screen, but I'm not too concerned about that.
So... Can it be done? If so, what version of OSX would it require? Thank you for your wisdom and insights.