2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and macOS Sierra
So who can get it running first? I wonder if Pike's boot loader can load it?
View ArticleUsing PCIe slot "2" with Radeon 6850 - am I going to miss the other 8xlanes?
Hi guys, I just replaced the graphics card in my 2006 Mac Pro. Got a 6850 off Ebay. It has big ugly cooling fins that wrap around making it impossible to fit in PCIe "slot 1". So I stuck it in "slot...
View ArticleSo, my 470 is installed, but……..
I’ve carried out the kext mods I saw here on the forum so thanks for that guys. On the Mac side; No boot screen but I expected that. Can’t get full resolution but I think that’s because of my HDMI to...
View ArticleIs this my Graphics Card Dying?
Hi guys, I'm looking for some expert opinion before replacing my graphics card. I'm running a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 with the stock NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT. Recently decided to finally update OS to Lion...
View ArticleUnable to install Security Update 2016-003
Hello everyone, Is anyone else having problems installing "Security Update 2016-003 10.11.6"? I've tried from the App Store and from the standalone download. In both cases the install gets to the point...
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How to make Link speed 2.5GT/s to 5.0GT/s on ATI card and Nvidia card
Many people want to know how to make flashed ati card run 5.0GT/s. Just want to let you guys know that it is little different from 2.5GT/s to 5.0GT/s. Example for 4870 card: 1.Find resistor located at...
View ArticleHD 7970 in my mac pro
Currently,im using the stock HD 5770 which can only support up to 2560x1440 but i want to be able to get at least 4k on it.Also,ideally i would want to be able to output 6 monitors at 1080p. The MSI...
View ArticlePro 1.1 EFI vs FCP7 vs FCPX and BMD card
hello, i just bought a used mac pro 1.1 Xeon 2.66ghz with 8GB ram and video card supplied by apple (geforce 7300). OSX Lion 10.7 I know it has EFI 32 bit that can be upgraded to 64bit. I admit i still...
View ArticleAMD Zen.
http://videocardz.com/63242/amd-zen-stuff http://www.anandtech.com/show/10578...rs-micro-op-cache-memory-hierarchy-revealed/4 Be cautious however with this. It can mean absolutely everything. For...
View ArticlecMP GPU cooler type and fan speed
Hi everyone, I have a couple of questions regarding GPUs for the cMP (specificially nvidia) 1. Is the fan on the graphics card controlled by the nvidia web drivers? Will they automatically spin up as...
View ArticlePort Linux GTX 1080 Driver to Mac?
I noticed that NVIDIA has a Linux driver for the GTX 1080.... Now, I'm not a software guru or anything, so forgive me if I'm wrong here, but aren't Linux and UNIX fairly similar? Isn't there a way that...
View ArticleHow macOS Sierra handle Mac Pro 4,1 and 5,1? Interesting!!
As 2009 mac pro (4,1) can flash to be 2010-2012 (5,1). And it hasn't different to the other two. Now, apple state that, macOS Sierra has support only 2010 Mac Pro and later. So now there are two option...
View ArticleApp to track GPU usage?
Hello hi, is there an app to track GPU usage? something like that activity monitor, but for the GPU so we can track if a certain processing is using the GPU and how much of it. I'm on the macpro D500....
View ArticleBought an used Mac 2006 desktop without an OS
I am getting a headache trying to figure this out. The previous owner deleted all his drives including LionOS (I know it is Lion because it still gives me the option to "reinstall Lion" but I can not...
View ArticleFastest cheese grater Mac Pro?
Is it the 2012 Mac Pro 12-core 3.06 GHz with Xeon X5675 http://www.everymac.com/systems/app...twelve-core-3.06-mid-2012-westmere-specs.html However on ebay I see there are 2012 12-core machines with...
View ArticleWhich on should i keep? 6core3,33Hz or 8cores2,4Hz
hi guys, one of my friend want to sell his Mac Pro(mid 2010) , 2 Xeon 8 cores 2,4Hz, 32G RAM at very low price. and i already have a Mac Pro also mid 2010 but 1 Xeon processor 6 cores 3,33Hz, 16G RAM....
View ArticleElectric shock from touching peripherals
For the last week one of our 2013 Mac Pro's has started randomly shocking you a few times a day when you touch it's peripherals, so far it's happened with both a pair of headphones and a usb mouse,...
View ArticleTim Cook assures employees that it is committed to the Mac and that ‘great...
Whatever... This guy is all talk, all the time. So sick of hearing his "...exciting things in the pipeline" rhetoric. Take it for what it's worth. Tim Cook assures employees that it is committed to the...
View ArticleDoes this mean i can do with more memory?
Hello hi, here is the activity monitor during my compressor export. The memory used seems to be closed to the limit when only 2 program is actively running, FCPX and compressor. But when is memory...
View ArticleOculus rift in mac pro late 2013
For those who are interested, at their own risk...I have of a mac pro late 2013 with D700 GPUs. I recently bought an Oculus rift, despite the fact that Oculus install tool reported that D700 GPU did...
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