nMP with Windows 10 in Boot Camp
I have a question that may be specific enough to my configuration so nobody else has an answer.... But I'm running a late 2013 Mac Pro with the D500 FirePro video. I recently set up Boot Camp with a...
View ArticlenVidia GTX 1080
According to this: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/05/nvidia-gtx-1080-1070-pascal-specs-pricing-revealed/ There is a new card coming out soon. Twice the power of the Titan X at half the price. I...
View ArticleMac Pro mid 2012 Screeching PSU fan?
I hear a sound toward the back of my tower near the PSU which sounds horrible. It's very loud and am sure its a fan. I think its the PSU fan. Is the PSU fan inside of the PSU or outside of it? Do i...
View ArticleMac Pro 4,1 Northbridge plastic to screw - need answer quick
Hi. I picked up a 4,1 used and I noticed something was loose inside. The seller tells me he replaced the Northbridge mount from plastic to a metal screw. What are the acceptable temperatures at idle...
View ArticleUpgrade from Snowleopard to Yosemite
Hi guys, I have a late 2008 Mac Pro that I need to upgrade to Yosemite because some newer apps would not run on the Snowleopard. I looked for Yosemite, but it's not in App Store. It's not on the legacy...
View ArticleWhich ssd's to raid1 fusion drive for cMP?
Hopefully the last thread in my "building a lasting fusion drive for cMP" -saga. I decided not to use hardware raid1 sled from Icy Dock for ssd's since the only way to get info about raid's health is...
View ArticleHow to use Airport Extreme as airport 'card' for Mac Pro?
Hi, I don't have a wifi card in my 2009 Mac Pro (upgraded and flashed to 5,1 etc) - I do have an unused Airport Extreme, though. I've read that it's possible to use it as a wifi 'card' for the Mac Pro,...
View ArticleMini displayport curiosity
Just traded my 2012 rMPB with my buddy's 2010 5,1 Mac Pro 12x2.66 with the 5870 card. He's used it for years with the old Apple 30" monitor which used a (dual-link) DVI. He's never used the minidisplay...
View ArticleGTX680 4GB - ROM Image - Full Boot Screens, Full Clock Rates & PCI-E 2.0 - 5GT/s
After scouring the web I located a modded rom file for the 4GB version of the card. ItÂ’s obviously the rom from the 2GB Mac card, same one thatÂ’s been posted here on Mac Rumors. Version number and date...
View ArticleAMD Confirms RX 480 At $199 USD, Other APU & Polaris Announcements
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Computex-2016-AMD-Go I read a lot of Phoronix 'cause...If this is true then that's probably the next top end MP card rebadged as FirePro Quote The...
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 ArticleMac Pro 4.1 5770 mini display port issue
Hi all, long time lurker first time poster. I've got a Mac pro 4.1 2.26Ghz that has been flashed with 5.1 firmware. The issue is that I've just installed a flashed XFX HD 5770 like this one to use as a...
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 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 ArticleRX 480 and RX 470 owners - DO NOT update to macOS 10.12.4!
I tried 10.12.4 Beta 1 tonight on my Mac Pro and saw black screen. Apple removed AMD9500Controller.kext which had contained PCI ID and drivers for 67DF devices. The replacement kext is...
View Articledell/windows
just got a windows computer for free, a pretty nice dell. how do i enable it to connect to my mac internet access.
View ArticleMac Pro 2009 upgrade (4.1 to 5.1) - Which Thermal Pad?
Hello, In the process of upgrading my mac pro. I'm looking to replace the pink thermal pads on the heatsinks which cover what I believe to be the voltage regulators. Anyone could point me to the proper...
View ArticleMac Pro (early 2008 3,1) not booting Velocity Solo x1
Hi All, Just bought a Velocity solo and a Kingston hyperX 480gb disk for my old 3.1 early 2008 pro. All is fine apart from it won't boot off of that disk. I checked that the card is bootable on 3,1...
View ArticleSSD Speeds on 5.1
Hi guys I have a general question which perhaps a few of u can shed some light on. I have a few Mac Pros but on my 2012 12 core I use 3 SSD's. ! x Samsung EVO 850 (Boot Drive) 1 x Samsung Evo 840 (CCC...
View ArticleWhats it worth
Hi guys, new here and need a little info on a Power Mac Pro. I'm now using a G4 PC 10.4.11 and now every where I go it says up-grade your browser. I'm there can't go higher unless I go to 10.5. I think...
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