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EVGA GeForce GTX Titan
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If you use the Forum Search tool you will find threads like these...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1605990/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1565650/
There are a few issues with supplying power to the card safely and also getting the full performance out of it.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1605990/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1565650/
There are a few issues with supplying power to the card safely and also getting the full performance out of it.
That's what I mean - there doesn't seem to be a short conclusive list of what there is to do, the info seems scattered - and without it I feel too insecure of doing such an installment.
But, you might argue that I shouldn't do this at all because of that.
But, you might argue that I shouldn't do this at all because of that.
But, you might argue that I shouldn't do this at all because of that.
Yes.
First get an idea of what you're doing and understand it, then do it. Otherwise you might screw your expensive machine..
I ran dual Titans in my 4,1 . There's a few threads floating around with adding an internal PSU to power additional cards.
. There's a few threads floating around with adding an internal PSU to power additional cards.MacPro 3,1
I installed an EVGA Titan on the 3,1 with an additional internal power supply inside the 2nd optical bay.
Not easy would be an understatement. I didn't want to stress the MacPro's PSU so I bought an additional power supply. Routing those cables through the existing chassis was quite a task.
Although the Titan in theory should run around circles around the GTX 680, I am not quite sure it has any additional advantages over that particular card in OSX applications. All I can tell you is that the current drivers provided by NVIDIA or 10.8.4 do support that card (although you are not going to get the boot screen). Has not been a really big deal to me as I noticed that normal booting sequence will hunt for the first valid boot up disk if the designated boot disk fails to start the MacPro (I would make sure you have more than one valid boot disk).
Why did I stick a Titan on the MacPro? I just wanted to see if I could.
I installed an EVGA Titan on the 3,1 with an additional internal power supply inside the 2nd optical bay.
Not easy would be an understatement. I didn't want to stress the MacPro's PSU so I bought an additional power supply. Routing those cables through the existing chassis was quite a task.
Although the Titan in theory should run around circles around the GTX 680, I am not quite sure it has any additional advantages over that particular card in OSX applications. All I can tell you is that the current drivers provided by NVIDIA or 10.8.4 do support that card (although you are not going to get the boot screen). Has not been a really big deal to me as I noticed that normal booting sequence will hunt for the first valid boot up disk if the designated boot disk fails to start the MacPro (I would make sure you have more than one valid boot disk).
Why did I stick a Titan on the MacPro? I just wanted to see if I could.