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Frequently Asked Questions About NVIDIA PC (non-EFI) Graphics Cards

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lenni_hh said:
I'm running a Asus STRIX-GTX980-DC2OC-4GD5 graphic card in my Mac Pro 5.1 (Mid 2010). Until I updated OS X to 10.11.5 everything was fine. Now I have a black screen. I thought I've updated the drivers before, but today I found out that there's a new Web Driver and a new CUDA. So I updated them (with my Macbook Pro via Target Disk Mode), shut down my Mac Pro and restarted.
But the problem's still there: black screen.
Any idea??? Could it be the drivers???? I'm really desperate.
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you can finish the process via remote control, but not target disk mode.
 
lenni_hh said:
Remote control???? I have no idea how to do this....
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Sorry, I should say screen sharing, you can turn that on in system preference -> sharing

(But you have to do that before update the OS, it's too late now. However, it can make your life easier next time)
 
Ah, good to know, thank you.
I still have one question: if build in my old graphic card and try to update the Web Driver: how does he web Driver know which card I'm going to use? Or do I have to search for the right new web driver? Maybe a stupid question, but I still don't understand this.
 
lenni_hh said:
Ah, good to know, thank you.
I still have one question: if build in my old graphic card and try to update the Web Driver: how does he web Driver know which card I'm going to use? Or do I have to search for the right new web driver? Maybe a stupid question, but I still don't understand this.
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My understanding is that the driver will able to pick up your card on the next boot, all you need to do is install and select it.
 
lenni_hh said:
That means the web driver will show me that there is an update, I install it and that was it?
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No, you only have to install the most up to date web driver. One driver for all supported card. You don't and cannot pick the driver that only for your card.

Once you installed the web driver and select it. You can then shut down you Mac and install the Maxwell card. On the next boot, your Maxwell card will work once the web driver is loaded.
 
Asgorath said:
Nobody knows, but FAQ 12 clearly says to try a different slot if you're having problems with slot 1.

12) What slot should I install the card in?

Many people have reported issues with the PC cards not working well in PCIe slot 1, that is, the slot closest to the CPUs. There's an image on AnandTech that shows the slot numbers, for reference. As such, you should probably install the card in the other 16-lane slot. For the 2009 and newer models, that means slot 2.
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Trouble with installing a GPU in slot 2 is that you effectively loose access to slot 3 (I use all 4 slots in my Mac Pro).
 
hay been looking at GTX 770's but as the GTX10xx cards are just about to come out do you think it's a bad time to upgrade? think it's worth waiting for the GTX1080 to come out and hope for a big price drop in the used GTX770's etc or wait for a GTX1060 (if they work in osx)
im using a gtx 660 at the mo osx10.10.5 macpro 5.1 working in adobe apps (CS6) and hoping maybe to do some games on the side.

also if i do get a GTX 770 i assume ideally i want a blower card without a overclock so it's not eating up to much power like this one https://uk.msi.com/Graphics-card/N770-2GD5OC.html#hero-specification ?
 
orph said:
do you think it's a bad time to upgrade?
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With both Nvidia and AMD on the cusp of releasing new models, yes, I think it's a bad time to upgrade. The next generation has fundamental and significant improvements. This isn't just a relabeling effort mixed with slightly higher clocks, like some of the past "generations".
 
At 150W power draw, and only one eight-pin PCI power cable needed per card, a dual 1070 without external power in a Mac Pro becomes possible, which means you can have 13 TFLOPs of computing power in one enclosure!

By the way, has anyone asked nVidia about the 'official' possibility of the web driver being modified to support the 1080/1070/1060 series?

Will they even bother supporting El Capitan if they know 10.12.0 "Fuji" is around the corner?
 
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ill wait and see then, im interested in the GTX 770 as i think it's the last nvidia card that works on native drivers & it's noticeably faster than my GTX660.
it'll be nice to see if the new ati cards have native osx drivers & what happens with the nvidia cards ill be hoping for something like a GTX 1060 4GB or ati alternative (that kind of price point) or just a cheaper GTX 770.

seen a few ati R9 280/290 on ebay at good prices but im put of by the reports of fan nose and failures (but as a plus electricty costs a lot in the uk so bitcoins are less of a problem i think).

ps noticed in the uk the GTX680 sells for more than the GTX770 :p kind of funny

pps i assume there will be no reports of driver updates till the cards are out, and tested unless a new mac comes out with them.
 
Earl Urley said:
At 150W power draw, and only one eight-pin PCI power cable needed per card, a dual 1070 without external power in a Mac Pro becomes possible, which means you can have 13 TFLOPs of computing power in one enclosure!

By the way, has anyone asked nVidia about the 'official' possibility of the web driver being modified to support the 1080/1070/1060 series?

Will they even bother supporting El Capitan if they know 10.12.0 "Fuji" is around the corner?
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Will 2 GTX-1080 work simultaneous when doing a render job, using Final Cut Pro 7? That would be a real treat! ))

Cheers
 
AFAIK FCP fires up my GTX-670 (PC) 4GB memory and processing power when rendering a sequence alongside the CPU power.

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Compressor uses all my 12 CPU cores.

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Cheers
 
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I was actually responding to the guy who said 680 was fastest card supported in default OSX drivers.

Beauty of 780 is you don't have to mess with Web Drivers if you don't want.

Unless Apple wakes up and puts Pascal in 7,1 I think we can count on them NOT being in default drivers.

And 1080 will be faster, esp for CUDA/OpenCl
 
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