Adding Win 10 64 to Mac Pro 1,1 that is quad boot now
i have a Mac Pro 1,1 i have mountain lion on one drive and it is the 32 bit. i have another drive that has Mavericks, YOsemite, and ElCapitan running 64Bit. my question, is if i boot to one of the 64...
View ArticleBuying a Mac Pro - will ask for discount
Howdy, everybody. I'm in the market for a new Mac Pro and since the damned things are over three years old now, I thought I'd ask for a discount. I wanted to get everyone's opinion on what would be a...
View ArticleAMD Radeon RX 470 (Updated: 3-way CrossFire possible)
There's no reference RX 470 so I got the only one available locally at Best Buy. It's an XFX RX 470 4GB Black. It has a backplate and comes with 3 DisplayPorts, 1 HDMI, 1 DVI. My Mac Pro is currently...
View ArticleMac Pro Best Drive Configuration
I'm trying to work out the best way to configure my drives so that I get the most speed out of them. My Samsung 850 EVO 500GB contains macOS 10.12 and all my applications with little User data, and is...
View ArticleMac Pro CPU Compatibility List
Bokkow and I have created a Mac Pro CPU compatibility list. The intent is to cover all relevant and compatible CPU upgrades for all Mac Pros. These are asked about over and over and over again, so I...
View ArticleLG UltraFine 5K Display
Will the new LG 5K display work with a Mac Pro 5,1 with two ATI 5770 Video Cards installed? I currently have 3 NEC Monitors attached and I am looking at swapping out one of them if this monitor will...
View ArticleGUIDE: HDMI Audio
Good news everyone! Those of you running Mac OS 10.8 or later with non-Apple NVidia or AMD Graphics Cards can now take advantage of HDMI audio output. You will need to install a supplemental HDMIAudio...
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 ArticleHow Two-Processor Mac Pro access RAM?
Hi All, I plan to buy used Mac Pro (mid 2010) with 2 processors but I am not sure how Mac manage RAM between these 2 processors. For example, if I have 32GB (8X4GB) RAM with 8 cores (2 quad-core...
View ArticleMac Pro 2008 - Card options
After this Mac had a busted power unit which also killed the graphics card. A Nvidia 610 was used as a replacement. I do mostly Photoshop work on this machine and using the latest CC version I've...
View ArticleCan't boot into Recovery mode
Hello I have MacPro 2010 and installed 94360 BT module and succeeded getting continuity and handoff as well as air drop working. However, ever since I got Sierra installed, it seems I lost Handoff,...
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MacPro 4,1 with GTX 670 video noise crashes
So I have a MacPro 4,1 upgraded to a 5,1 with 32GB of RAM and an NVIDIA GTX 670 with 4 GB of RAM. I am running the system off of an SSD via a sonnent temp pci adapter with a usb 3 card and a...
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 Articlecurrent 4/5k Options on the nMP
Hi, Since I got a new retina macbook, my eyes don't want to look at the Apple Thunderbolt Display anymore. I want retina on the Mac Pro as well! What are the options? Currently I have two 27" TB...
View ArticleDual Dell UP2715K Monitors + Mac Pro = Success!!
I didn't see anywhere mentioning if the 2013 Mac Pro supported *2* 5K Dell UP2715K monitors. Apple's site only mentions the ability to support the model. I have 2 of them, so I figured I would try. I...
View ArticleMac Pro 5.1 BT4.0 intermittently disconnecting
I installed a BT 4.0 adapter (BCM94360CD) fully internally within the Mac Pro. Everything supports well (both in Boot Camp and Mac OS) as well as Continuity (El Capitan). The only problem is its not...
View ArticleAnyone Have This Problem
I have a brand new MacBook Pro. I have noticed that when typing fairly fast, about 80% of the time, when I intend to type a capital letter, I will get a lower case letter instead. I realize that I hit...
View ArticleWhere can I buy the 5,1 case?
I just dropped something on my poor baby (the top of Mac Pro, not the door slot on the side) and got some scratches. I know it's detrimental but I would want to know if there is a case for it. My spec...
View ArticleAmfeltec x16 PCIe with 4 SSDs: 5900+ MB/s
Just read an interesting review of a PCIe card which accepts four flash blades: http://barefeats.com/hard210.html Intro from the article: "Our readers have been frustrated by the inability to get more...
View ArticleMACPRO 1.1/2.1 and VIDEO CARD NIVDIA QUADRO 4000
MACPRO 1.1/2.1 and VIDEO CARD NIVDIA QUADRO 4000 I found this Video Card : Ref HP 655933-B21 = Quadro 4000 Graphic Card - 2 GB - PCI Express Can i install this one in my Mac Pro ( actually MAVERICK...
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