Microphone Suggestion for 6,1 to use w/ Sierra & Siri
I was wondering what microphone people were using to utilize Siri with Sierra? If they do not have a monitor with a built-in microphone. Have a Mac Pro 6,1. Looking for something decent, but not like...
View ArticleMac Pro (Late 2013) GPU (Driver) Issues
I want to share my experience with you. My MP arrived few days ago with OS X Yosemite 10.10 on it, and just after setting it up and connecting to network, I installed 10.10.2 update from AppStore and...
View ArticleMac Pro 3.1 trouble installing GTX 750ti
So i bought a ASUS GEFORCE GTX 750ti from New Egg So i am comfortable taking out the old video card and install ing the new one in the bottom bay where the current video card was. I am currently...
View ArticleGTX 680 problems with Sierra
I have a mac flashed GTX680 4GB , flashed from the upload I found in these forums I need to run 4 monitors, I have never had any problem in doing so in el capitan I just reinstalled the earlier nvidia...
View ArticleThe "I just ordered/bought/got my new/refurb Mac Pro" thread [merged]
I just noticed my status has been changed from "processing" to "preparing for shipment". It would nice to have it this week..
View ArticleMac Pro 5,1 won't boot after update to 10.11.6
I was on 10.11.3 and everything was fine except Spotify causing kernel panics. So I thought I'd update to the latest version of El Capitan. After the apple logo and loading bar, the screen goes black....
View ArticleThe Hackintosh Thread
Since asking about creating a hackintosh sticky I've been going to do this so here it goes: This is the MR hackintosh thread, yes I know there are other places on the web that discuss this but IMHO...
View ArticleApple does not support macOS Sierra on Mac Pro 3,1 but runs in Parallels
I find it interesting that Apple does not support macOS Sierra on our old Mac Pro 3,1 and yet the virtual machines running El Capitan inside of it in Parallels can be upgraded to Sierra seemingly with...
View ArticleBlack screen on FileVault reboot Mac Pro 4,1
Hey guys, Ever since I got my Mac Pro 4,1 and flashed it to 5,1 I am unable to encrypt the main drive using FileVault. When I enable FileVault and reboot from the reboot prompt the Mac boots to a black...
View ArticleMacPro 5,1 Upgrade options
I'm new to this forum, but lurked on and off over the years, especially when trouble shooting various computer issues. As the title states, I'm debating upgrading my 5,1 Macpro as a new one doesn't at...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 Running Sierra
Hi Folks, I've decided to create a specific thread for the Mac Pro 3,1 as that has its own unique set of circumstances to get Sierra up and running. The good news is, after a LOT of help from Netkas,...
View ArticleMac Pro 2009 5.1 BOOSTA 4k spin all time
I have this Mac Pro 2009 unit with an issue on BOOSTA fan spinning high all the time. around 3.8 4k I tried to regulate manually but the unit responds none to any of the fancontroll software. Strange...
View ArticleEasiest video card upgrade for 2010 MacPro 5,1?
I've done a bit of reading on here about graphics card upgrades and the like. I've got a 2010 MacPro 5,1 with its stock ATI 5870 1gb card, and it is running OS X El Capitan, and using the 27" LED...
View ArticleFilmConvert FCPX Crash - "GPU Driver Appears to be Hung" GTX980
Hello all! I've been experiencing a hard crash resulting from using the FilmConvert plugin in FCPX and I'm pretty sure it's related to the NVIDIA Web Driver and my GTX 980. When I drop the effect on...
View Article802.11ac, BT 4.0 and Continuity & Handoff are working on Mac Pro 2010 (Keep...
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View ArticleHow many people in this forum stayed with Apple or left?
I'm curious as to how many of us in here left/stayed/or using both mac and pc. Based on seeing people in here talking about GPU and other stuff like ventilation/design and etc... Since I don't see much...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 and Metal?
Will Metal work with a Mac Pro 3,1 or would I need a significantly upgraded video card? I'm running the 5770.
View ArticleLooking at buying a New Vid Card for my 3,1 Mac Pro
Hi all I have been looking at buying a new Vid card to replace both of my 1Gig Radeon HD5870's, Mac Pro 3,1 (early 08) Dual 3.0Ghz Quad Core Xeons 32 gig DDR800 FB Mem Thinking of going Back to Nvidia...
View ArticleHow many people have gone 'off the grid' in terms of ignoring new osx versions?
Just curious how many folks have decided to sit tight with a back-level version of osx, having determined that the computer meets their needs as is and don't want to hassle with upgrade issues. This...
View ArticleFree Mac Pro 1,1
I recently just got a Mac Pro 1,1 for free. It's the 2.66 dual cpu model with the Geforce 7300 and 1 GB of ram. It is currently running 10.6.8. I already have installed a SSD and have ordered 4 gb of...
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