Mid 2012 MacPro Graphic Card Upgrade

[zmsakarya]

Hi,
i am trying to find a suitable upgrade for my work. i am working with usually render with FcpX (usually), Motions, Compressor, After Effects.
Now, i read many many articles but i could not find a exact answer.
My MacPro is mid 2012 6 cores 2.4gha, 48 gb RAM, Ati 5770 and a ssd.
When i am workin with 1080p 1 hour videos -which is about 5-6 gb-, beachvalley effects occur on my mouse cursor.
i could buy,
1. Second ATİ 5770
2. Ati 5870 or which graphic new generation graphic cards.
i read that quadro 4000 does not work well -and so expensive for me-.
As i read fcpX 10.1 colud work with dual 5770. But i don't know if the other softwares can use dual 5770 at a time.
Thanks.

 

[AlexMaximus]

EVGA NVIDIA GTX 680 Mac Edtion

There is really only one good mac native card out there:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130912

Forget the old ati cards.

 

[funwithdesign]

I have a GTX 680 4GB and am happy with it.

I have heard however that dual 5770s, while older are quite potent and fall within the power constraints of the stock system.

 

[zmsakarya]

There is really only one good mac native card out there:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130912

As i search after your post, GTX 680's are more powerful and expensive.

I have a GTX 680 4GB and am happy with it.

Does GTX's have 4 GB and what did you think about GTX 780?

 

[DanielCoffey]

Have a read of the big nVidia sticky post. The 2012 MP can only feed cards with 2x 6-pin power requirements (or down clocked 6-pin plus 8-pin).

If you want a 780 you will need to go to MacVidCards and find a downclocked one that has been modified to fit within your power constraints.

 

[zmsakarya]

Have a read of the big nVidia sticky post. The 2012 MP can only feed cards with 2x 6-pin power requirements (or down clocked 6-pin plus 8-pin).

If you want a 780 you will need to go to MacVidCards and find a downclocked one that has been modified to fit within your power constraints.

Nı ihaven't rad. i am not so good at hardware. i will read thanks.

 

[funwithdesign]

Does GTX's have 4 GB and what did you think about GTX 780?

I'm using an EVGA 4GB 680 Pc card which has been flashed so I have the efi screen.

780 is nice I'm sure but is trickier due to the power requirements.

 

[zmsakarya]

780 is nice I'm sure but is trickier due to the power requirements.

Could you tell me more about 'power requirments' please.

 

[flowrider]

Have a read of the big nVidia sticky post. The 2012 MP can only feed cards with 2x 6-pin power requirements (or down clocked 6-pin plus 8-pin).

If you want a 780 you will need to go to MacVidCards and find a downclocked one that has been modified to fit within your power constraints.

I have a MVC flashed OverClocked Gigabyte GTX 780 that has been running in my 5,1 for over 5 months now with no issues. MVC shorted the two eight pin connectors and it works just fine with the internal power six pin cables.

Lou

 

[funwithdesign]

Could you tell me more about 'power requirments' please.

Pretty sure that the out of the box, the GTX 780 needs more power than the Mac Pro can supply. You will need either an aux power supply or a MacVid cards 780.