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ava10

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Is this card ok to use on a 2010 MacPro 5,1 using Mojave OS? I would guess its METAL supported but no boot screen?
 

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Is this card ok to use on a 2010 MacPro 5,1 using Mojave OS? I would guess its METAL supported but no boot screen?
Unless you use an external PSU or do a Pixla's mod, you can't power this card. The reference model of VEGA 64, non-OC, is a 295W TDP GPU that can use more than 385.3W on short bursts. NITRO+ is an overclocked model.

You will burn your Mac Pro backplane.

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ava10

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I am going to do the PIXLAS mod. They recommend 750w, can the PIXLAS mod handle that? One issue is the card is 1/8 too long. My only option is mod the fan unit
 

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I did the Pixlas mod, but I could not get the VEGA64 card to work. I was getting no screen image and no sign it was receiving power. I was able to get an older card to work using the Pixlas mod, so I'm guessing its the card itself?
 
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