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GTX770 & GTX780 & Titan working in 10.8.3 using new Nvidia Web Driver
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Just want to confirm that the GTX 780 will still indeed work in the Mac Pro under 10.8.4?
Thanks.
Thanks.
Hi MacVidCards, I'm new in this forum but have read some of your helpful postings. I have a mac pro4.1 OSX 10.8.4 and need nvidia cuda for octane rendering software. It seems that gtx 770 for me is best bang for the bucks. I'm a not techie guy but wish to know if its possible to install it myself. I have search the web but they are bits and pieces which rather confuse me. There are many different brands and specs out there which would be the right choice? I'll be very grateful if you could provide some directions or guide. Wishful thinking a step by step installation guide would be a dream. Many thanks in advance.
If you don't mind not seeing boot screens, just slap it in and be sure to use correct power cables.
You may need a 6 to 8 pin for a 770.
If you need boot screens and PCIE 2.0 support in Windows/Bootcamp we offer a 2GB version and a 4GB version.
They are currently the very fastest EFI cards ever in a Mac Pro.
You should probably read the sticky at top of this forum section. Many people just live without boot screens. We offer a better alternative if that isn't good enough for you.
Thanks for your reply MacVidCards. May I know how much are your cards? Does the card come with complete items needed for hassle free installation? I don't have and don't use windows in my mac, is that OK to install a PC card? Is the transaction using Paypal? Thanks heaps.
I think we need to be careful, MR isn't a sales place.
They prefer I answer general questions.
PM me or look on Ebay under this same name.
What would be the main downside of just slapping it in out of the box versus flashing? EVGAs 7704gb version TDP is 250w with 6 and 8 pin, it would still be sage to run it? no down clocking?
MacVidCards
have you ever attempted to make this card work on a mac.
7870 with 6 MiniDP
We need 6 displays coming off one card for best synchronization of images.
have you ever attempted to make this card work on a mac.
7870 with 6 MiniDP
We need 6 displays coming off one card for best synchronization of images.
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Do web drivers or the drivers in Mavericks fully support OpenGL, OpenCL and CUDA a GTX 780 Under OSX? Boot Screen not so important.
considering replacing my 5870 with a 780 but need to be sure it works before pulling the trigger.
If anyone could clarify this it would be great thx
I am considering Pulling the trigger on a Titan or 780 for my 2008 Mac Pro, so before I do the assurance that OpenCL and OpenGL will work when I try it would be great if anyone can. Don't want to spend 1000 for a card I am not sure will work.
Also between the 780 and Titan, which would everyone recommend, I do video editing and 3D Modeling, Animation, and Rendering at this time (Maya and Lightwave), also hoping to avoid the crippled OpenCL numbers of the 600 generation.
Thanks
considering replacing my 5870 with a 780 but need to be sure it works before pulling the trigger.
If anyone could clarify this it would be great thx
I am considering Pulling the trigger on a Titan or 780 for my 2008 Mac Pro, so before I do the assurance that OpenCL and OpenGL will work when I try it would be great if anyone can. Don't want to spend 1000 for a card I am not sure will work.
Also between the 780 and Titan, which would everyone recommend, I do video editing and 3D Modeling, Animation, and Rendering at this time (Maya and Lightwave), also hoping to avoid the crippled OpenCL numbers of the 600 generation.
Thanks
thinking about picking up one of the GTX770's with 2gb ram.
any reason to avoid it?
mostly interested for cuda upgrade.
EVGA (02G-P4-2774-KR) GeForce GTX 770 SC w/ ACX Cooler 2GB
- 1111MHz Clock, 7010MHz Memory
- GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0, Dual-link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI
is there a better card to get for the money? (they're approx $420 street price here in Toronto)
any reason to avoid it?
mostly interested for cuda upgrade.
EVGA (02G-P4-2774-KR) GeForce GTX 770 SC w/ ACX Cooler 2GB
- 1111MHz Clock, 7010MHz Memory
- GDDR5, PCI Express 3.0, Dual-link DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI
is there a better card to get for the money? (they're approx $420 street price here in Toronto)
Considering the Ti is more videogame oriented, is the Titan still the n.1 choice for a video rendering environment (after effects & premiere)? I'm going to pull the trigger on a high-eng GPU but this lack of compatibility makes me mad
I misunderstood last week and ordered a 780 Ti. Was so bummed to see I couldn't use it in my new/old Mac Pro. Luckily I swapped it into my z820 and put my Titan in my Mac Pro. Getting very good Ray-Trace render times but would love to have seen the 780 Ti time from my Mac Pro.
One weird issue is that with the advent of CineWare in After Effects CC, you're essentially running Cinema 4D in/along-side AE, and the programs need somewhat different resources, so trying to configure a single computer to suit both apps requires quite a bit!
I read that the Titan has some features the Ti lacks, and it makes it more calculation oriented.
At now I'm on CS6, but I don't like the idea of spending more to have less, so I'd like to understand the results in this particular non-videogame field of a Titan VS Ti.
If someone can help to understand maybe
All I care about is CUDA cores for After Effects and GPU memory for high-poly 3D work. I think MVC posted the other day that the CUDA cores on the Titan were slightly fewer but faster.
Which Adobe apps do you use the most?
Read up at Creative Cow. Much more "pro" oriented.
Titan has Double Precision bump but I have been unable to find anywhere in OSX where that matters.
780 best card for Mac Pro as it doesn't need external power.
Titan has Double Precision bump but I have been unable to find anywhere in OSX where that matters.
780 best card for Mac Pro as it doesn't need external power.
Hey guys, any idea if the GTX 570 will power the Seiki SE39UY04? I had my reservations about the card even working in my 3,1 MP but it did without a hitch.
I ordered the monitor/TV last week and it should be here next week but I have no idea if it will even run. According to the people on [H] who have been testing this display, they say I need a Kepler based card, so anything 600 series and above. The plan is to run this under Maverick so if it doesn't work, I will resort to buying a new card. That said, I don't know if the 760 will run at all in my MP. Since I am doing it from 'scratch', I'm looking to get a 3 or 4GB version to utilize CUDA and use it in Premiere CS6.
Any suggestions on which particular card really shines?
I ordered the monitor/TV last week and it should be here next week but I have no idea if it will even run. According to the people on [H] who have been testing this display, they say I need a Kepler based card, so anything 600 series and above. The plan is to run this under Maverick so if it doesn't work, I will resort to buying a new card. That said, I don't know if the 760 will run at all in my MP. Since I am doing it from 'scratch', I'm looking to get a 3 or 4GB version to utilize CUDA and use it in Premiere CS6.
Any suggestions on which particular card really shines?
Yeah, I got the same results from dual 680s as a Titan and the 780ti in my z820 is just a bit faster, but all 3 really comparable in real world usage, in regards to Premiere and AE. If you were using something like Resolve or Octane I might be concerned but, yeah, a regular 780 with lower power requirements seems like the sweet spot.