geekbench 4.0.3 low scores on 2010 macpro 5,1 upgrade 12 core 3.46(x5690)
I just did upgrade 8core2.4 to 12core 3.46 but my 64-bit scores is 16000 which unnormally low,I use Imenu checked the temperature CPU a is 45-58,CPU b is 60-70, why scores getting low like that?...
View Article8 Core 3.0ghz vs 12 core 2.4ghz for Logic
I'll keep this simple and hope someone can help. I'm purchasing a Mac Pro this year. I doubt I'll be able to afford the new model that come out and I know the pricing structure that companies offer...
View ArticleFrequently Asked Questions About NVIDIA PC (non-EFI) Graphics Cards
There has been a fair amount of confusion about the NVIDIA PC card support since it was last enabled in the 10.7.3 web driver. I'm going to use the term PC card to describe a stock card with no EFI,...
View ArticleBoot screen using a GT120 & RX480 on a 5,1 Mac Pro?
Hi all, will I have boot screen on my 5,1 Mac Pro using an nVidia GeForce GT 120 (Mac Edition) connected to one display (Dell U2312HM) and a PC-reference AMD RX 480 connected to another one (Apple...
View ArticlecMP: getting Dell 5K working in Sierra?
My Dell 5K stopped working in El Capitan. Probably could have gotten it working but ended up upgrading to Sierra. Now I'm lost. I can't launch into 5K by turning the monitor off and back on after...
View ArticleNVMe on MacPro 3.1 Success! (sort of...)
This may have been discussed to death already, so my apologies if I'm covering old ground. I decided to treat my trusty old Mac Pro 3.1 running El Capitan to an internal SSD. Impatience, lack of...
View Articledo I need de fusion before replacing HDD/SSD?
Hi, all. Planning to upgrade my HDD capacity by getting new SSD and HDD which I want it to be fusioned. I currently have 256GB SSD and 2TB HDD fusion and will get new 512GB SSD and 4TB HDD. I am going...
View ArticleScreen Sharing and Nvidia Web Drivers
Yesterday I finally got around to ordering my new graphics card. It is a MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GD5T Titanium OC card. After ordering I got curious about the web drivers....
View ArticleBCM94360CD in 2006/2007 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1)
I retrofitted my original 2006 Mac Pro with a new BCM94360CD 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 LE mPCIe card and adapter, and played around until I got an antenna configuration that worked well for me....
View ArticleAMD Radeon R9 Fury X in Mac Pro 5,1
I've been busy with eGPU testings in the past few months and was not spending much time on the Mac Pro. Santa was very good to me with an R9 Fury X liquid cooling so I thought it's a perfect time to...
View ArticleBalancing ram
So today I just picked up a 16g stick of ram for my early 2010 duo quad core Mac Pro. Until now I had 6g of ram, 3 1g cards on each tower, now I only have a single 16g card in slot 1 with 7 free slots....
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 ArticleHi, Is there a prefered software to update 4,1 to 5,1?
HI everyone. I am new here. I have a 4,1. I am not familiar with the software to upgrade to 5,1 and was just wondering if there was a preferred or "industry standard" software to do that update?
View ArticleLaggy Late 2013 Mac Pro
Lately my Mac Pro Late 2013 is quite laggy even in general lightweight usage. Minimising windows takes about two or three seconds, typing regularly gets delayed and takes a few seconds to catch up. The...
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 ArticleMid-2010 Mac Pro HUMMING NOISE
Hey, So, are Hums from these Mac Pro's normal? I'm asking because I haven't been able to find a definitive consensus from the net. My Mac Pro, which I got used from an eBay reseller has a hum. I've...
View ArticleMax number of hard drives in cMP?
I have looked through the user guide, but obviously this was printed back in 2010 when technology was different. But it says install up to 4 hdd and 2 superdrive. I currently have 2 hdd and 2 ssd in...
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 Article290x FCPX performance?
As has been posted several times, the 290x apparently works with newer versions of OSX (no boot screens yet). I was wondering if anyone has compared its performance to the 280x (which apparently beats...
View ArticleTo switch or not to switch
Hi folks, I own a Late 2013 Mac Pro with a 512GB SSD, D300 and 64GB (aftermarket) RAM. I also use it alongside an OWC Thunderbay 4 mini, which has four 512GB SSDs in Raid0. After researching my options...
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