What's occupying your PCI-e slots?

[wonderspark]

lol @wonderspark.

is there anything i can say around here without getting my head chewed off?

I wasn't chewing your head off... I was raising a beer to you. Your utopian future is fast approaching, so party on!

 

[tamvly]

1. ATI 5770
2. N/A
3. N/A
4. N/A

Possibly a USB3 card in the future.

 

[pastrychef]

is this thread supposed to be representative of all the "we need pci slots in the new mac" talk?

(air,air,air,5770)

No. That wasn't the intention at all and I'm glad it has stayed clear of that debate.

 

[flat five]

I wasn't chewing your head off... I was raising a beer to you. Your utopian future is fast approaching, so party on!

lol. cheers
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No. That wasn't the intention at all and I'm glad it has stayed clear of that debate.

what debate?
this thread pretty much kills that debate.

 

[pastrychef]

what debate?
this thread pretty much kills that debate.

I'm not falling for it. lol

 

[NorCalLights]

Radeon HD 4870, and a whole lotta nuthin'

 

[flat five]

I'm not falling for it. lol

haha

 

[MacMadness]

1. ATI 5870
2. OWC Acelesior 480g SSD card (work drive)
3. empty
4. OWC Acelesior 480g SSD card (scratch disk for Photoshop)

 

[snarfquest]

ATI 7970
eSATA card
empty
empty


Considering USB3 options.
Hoping for TB option.

 

[Jani81]

1. Sapphire Radeon HD7950 3 gb mac edition
2. Velocity solo x2
3. empty
4. empty

Maybe in the future

1. GTX 770 or 780 or something new from amd
2. Velocity solo x2
3. suggestions?
4. suggestions?

 

[pastrychef]

3. suggestions?
4. suggestions?

I have found USB 3 to be very handy.

 

[Jani81]

I have found USB 3 to be very handy.

What would be good and cheap usb3 card what works in mac pro perfectly?

 

[pastrychef]

I (and many others here) use the Orico USB 3 cards. They rely on the built-in drivers found in OS X 10.8.2 and above.

 

[Jani81]

I (and many others here) use the Orico USB 3 cards. They rely on the built-in drivers found in OS X 10.8.2 and above.

Like this one? http://viewitem.eim.ebay.fi/Orico-P...Card-For-Desktop-Superspeed/390630567859/item

 

[pastrychef]

That is the brand, but I use the 4 port model. This is exactly the one I purchased.

I don't think the one you found will not work because it does not use the Fresco Logic controller chip which is what is needed for the OS X built-in driver.

 

[ActionableMango]

What would be good and cheap usb3 card what works in mac pro perfectly?

These all work in ML and are inexpensive:

Fresco Logic FL1009-200
Orico PFU3-202I
Orico PFU3-2P
Orico PFU3-4P

However, they can slow down if you are transferring data on multiple devices at the same time, and they require additional cables. The cables and how to install them are here. You might want to read the whole thread if you have time; there are discussions of pros, cons, and alternatives.

 

[iph.or.android]

That is the brand, but I use the 4 port model. This is exactly the one I purchased.

I don't think the one you found will work because it does not use the Fresco Logic controller chip which is what is needed for the OS X built-in driver.

I have the Fresco Logic FL1009-200 but it suffers from improperly ejecting when when waking up from sleep. Does your USB 3.0 card suffer from this issue? Jettison did not solve the problem.

 

[pastrychef]

Sorry. I have never tested how the card reacts when the system goes to sleep. I only sleep the display when inactive.

 

[RoastingPig]

if anyone who has recently posted on this thread has any fan monitoring software i would like to know what your expansion fan rpm is like with your expansions?

 

[slughead]

if anyone who has recently posted on this thread has any fan monitoring software i would like to know what your expansion fan rpm is like with your expansions?

I used to use SMC fan control to keep my PCIe bay at 1300 minimum. I actually added a 120mm fan inside the PCIe bay for more flow. I built an external fan controller for the 120 and keep it at 1100RPM unless I'm gaming, then I crank it to 1800RPM.

One thing that I noticed With my Mac Pro 1,1: I ran dual Radeon 6850's in SLI and it would not even boot all the way to the Windows Desktop without the Fan speeds cranked up. Once I did that, everything was fine.

 

[crjackson2134]

1) ATI 5870
2) Inateck KT-4004 USB 3.0
3) RS-232 Comm Port
4) RockeU USB 3.0 Raid

 

[RoastingPig]

1) ATI 5870
2) Empty
3) RS-232 Comm Port
4) RockeU USB 3.0 Raid

you run any type of fan monitoring software? whats you expansion fan running at?

 

[RoastingPig]

I used to use SMC fan control to keep my PCIe bay at 1300 minimum. I actually added a 120mm fan inside the PCIe bay for more flow. I built an external fan controller for the 120 and keep it at 1100RPM unless I'm gaming, then I crank it to 1800RPM..

is this on your 5.1 hex?

 

[slughead]

is this on your 5.1 hex?

yes

 

[wallysb01]

1) PNY GeForce GT520
2) nada
3) nada
4) nada