Just for fun . . . Upgrading a tcMP

[Naimfan]

Well, why not?

I've now completed upgrading a 4 core 2013 MP.

In:

3.3 GHz E5-2667 V2 8 core Xeon;
64 GB Crucial RAM;
1 TB OWC Aura.

Needless to say, it's MUCH faster (save the storage, where I don't think the Aura matches the stock Apple 256 GB part).

Having had the MP apart, it really is amazing to see how it works and how beautifully engineered it is. So I can allow Apple some slack for releasing it. But that still doesn't excuse Apple for not updating it for so long. And it strikes me as a splendid failure even more after seeing how it is put together.

Ah well - a fun project!

 

[MarkC426]

Dont people usually scrub out the serial numbers?
Just a heads up.

 

[Mac Hammer Fan]

Good luck with your upgraded Classic MacPro, Naimfan. I have two of these, 6 core and they are rock solid.

 

[MarkC426]

Isn’t it a nMP (2013)?

 

[Mac Hammer Fan]

Isn’t it a nMP (2013)?

You are right. I made a mistake. I have the 2009-2012 tower model. Personally I prefer the Classic Mac Pro above the trashcan because it's much more upgradable.

 

[MarkC426]

Not sure what is meant by tcMP
Edit: its just come to me...trashcan...

 

[orph]

nice thats a super nice upgrade and the E5-2667 V2 are much much cheaper now, im watching them dreaming of a hack to replace my 5.1

 

[Naimfan]

Dont people usually scrub out the serial numbers?
Just a heads up.

Paranoia? Usually listed on every machine listed for sale.

 

[MarkJames68]

Well done, a bit of a shame you went with the Aura instead of upgrading to HS and doing the Sintech NVMe adapter with Samsung SSD. You have the same CPU and RAM as I do and it’s great - you will be very happy with it.

Next on your to-do list is an eGPU

 

[Naimfan]

Well done, a bit of a shame you went with the Aura instead of upgrading to HS and doing the Sintech NVMe adapter with Samsung SSD. You have the same CPU and RAM as I do and it’s great - you will be very happy with it.

Next on your to-do list is an eGPU

Might have to send the Aura back - getting VDH 02 errors. It was $350 used, so I figured what the heck.

If I do, I'll run with your suggestion. It's purely for fun, so downtimefor swaps is tolerable.

 

[MarkJames68]

Might have to send the Aura back - getting VDH 02 errors. It was $350 used, so I figured what the heck.

If I do, I'll run with your suggestion. It's purely for fun, so downtimefor swaps is tolerable.

Just make sure you upgrade to HS first before swapping to a NVMe drive

 

[Naimfan]

Just make sure you upgrade to HS first before swapping to a NVMe drive

Yep!

I've read a number of threads where people didn't do that . . .

 

[Naimfan]

And . . . have to send it back to OWC. Getting the dreaded "dumpGPUrestart" line over and over. I've requested a straight exchange - just have to send it back with the RMA.

 

[ActionableMango]

If you are looking for options, here is a thread about using standard M.2 NVME drives in 6,1:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/nvme-is-working-mac-pro-2013-6-1.2085886/