Hi all
My first post having had a good look around the forum.
I've always fancied a 'cheese grater' Mac and one came up for sale nearby.
Project Mac Pro 5.1 cost £250
Starting Specs
Intel Quad Core W3530
1TB WD Black 3.5" HDD
10 GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Running High Sierra
My aim is to upgrade on a budget or as cheap as I possible can whilst trying to keep the Mac as OEM as possible (RAM will be the exception here!) using good quality components and looking out for eBay 'bargains'.
Upgrades so far
Intel Xeon Six Core X5675 3.06ghz £27
500GB Samsung Evo 860 SSD £70 (installed in an Angelbird mount in sata tray2 which was already there)
Previous owner must have removed an SSD from the Angelbird mount and they seem hard to get hold of now.
I'm now on the lookout for some cheap RAM and know what to look for thanks to guidance on this forum. However, I missed out on a 32GB package (4 x 8GB) at £8.50 so looked at 16GB modules. I am now erring towards getting 2 x 16GB modules as an interim measure and then when funds allow take it up to 64GB if I need it. Is this sensible or are there any pitfalls only using 2 modules as opposed to filling all 4?
At some point I may look to upgrade the graphics but I'm in no rush and need familiarise myself with the inner workings of my 'cheese grater' as I am somewhat an Apple newbie having only moved over to this universe a few years ago.
Any advice welcomed. Thanks in advance.
My first post having had a good look around the forum.
I've always fancied a 'cheese grater' Mac and one came up for sale nearby.
Project Mac Pro 5.1 cost £250
Starting Specs
Intel Quad Core W3530
1TB WD Black 3.5" HDD
10 GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
Running High Sierra
My aim is to upgrade on a budget or as cheap as I possible can whilst trying to keep the Mac as OEM as possible (RAM will be the exception here!) using good quality components and looking out for eBay 'bargains'.
Upgrades so far
Intel Xeon Six Core X5675 3.06ghz £27
500GB Samsung Evo 860 SSD £70 (installed in an Angelbird mount in sata tray2 which was already there)
Previous owner must have removed an SSD from the Angelbird mount and they seem hard to get hold of now.
I'm now on the lookout for some cheap RAM and know what to look for thanks to guidance on this forum. However, I missed out on a 32GB package (4 x 8GB) at £8.50 so looked at 16GB modules. I am now erring towards getting 2 x 16GB modules as an interim measure and then when funds allow take it up to 64GB if I need it. Is this sensible or are there any pitfalls only using 2 modules as opposed to filling all 4?
At some point I may look to upgrade the graphics but I'm in no rush and need familiarise myself with the inner workings of my 'cheese grater' as I am somewhat an Apple newbie having only moved over to this universe a few years ago.
Any advice welcomed. Thanks in advance.