Pricing for 2010 Mac Pro?
Hi Folks, I'm thinking of selling my 2010 Mac Pro - I've researched the approximate sale price on mac2sell and checked ebay prices: is there another source I should be reviewing? I want to price it...
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 ArticlenMP what do you guys think?
Hi all! Against my better judgement (purely emotional) I bought a CTO 6 core nMP with d700s and 512gb SSD. Order was placed on the 4th of march and from what information I can glean from the forums...
View Article2008 Mac Pro died
My 2008 Mac Pro died last week. I used it for work, so I needed to get a new Mac right away and settled on 2.8 Ghz i5 Mac Mini with a Fusion Drive. The Mac Pro started giving me a chequerboard pattern...
View ArticleYosemite installed
well just got Yosemite installed, great but i do see where the original NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB isnt going to do the job, but its installed. ive been looking at the HD5770, like it because it has...
View Articlevideo card upgrade
im going to be doing a video card upgrade and in doing so ill be removing 4 NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT's cards and going with a single ATI Radeon HD5870. but noow im going to have three open slots in the...
View ArticleError12, need help, new Mac Pro + 980 Ti in Win10
my new Mac Pro installed OS X + Windows 10 (UEFI mode), system RAM 64GB i've already got the 980 Ti working in EL Capatin (using automate eGPU master v0.9.8) however, i just cant get it working in...
View ArticleMac Pro Mid2010 Powering Up Problem
I had this problem for a long time but decided to live with it since my Mac Pro is still working but now i wanna fix it because i growing tired of it everyday. When i wanna power up my Mac Pro, i press...
View ArticleWhat are the options for 10GbE on Mac Pros?
I recently put together a Synology clone NAS and I'm considering getting 10GbE to maximize transfer speeds. Ideally, I'd like to use SPF+ connections (for cost reasons). 1. Are there any off the shelf...
View ArticleBest USB 3 card to drive monitor (Sonnet)
Sonnet makes two USB cards that I'm interested in: Allegro USB 3.0 4-Port and a Pro version which features a separate controller for each port. I saw no mention of how many controllers the standard...
View ArticleStrange power issues
Hello everyone. I have a Mac pro 4,1 (early 2009) that I recently upgraded from an 8 core 2.66GHz machine to an 8 core 2.93GHz machine. I have installed a Diamond Multimedia AMD Radeon HD 7870 graphics...
View ArticleGood CPU temps for 12 core cMP?
just wondering - what is the "normal" range of temps expected for 12 core CPU MP? underload I'm seeing: CPU A - 67c (max usually, deviates around 64) CPU B - 56c (usually stays around there) is this 10...
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. Its obviously the rom from the 2GB Mac card, same one thats been posted here on Mac Rumors. Version number and date...
View Article06/07 Mac Pro (1,1/2,1) and OS X El Capitan
I don't think everyone who reads this Mac Pro forum section always goes to the OS sections so I want to make sure that there is a note here that the Mac Pro 1,1 has proven again to be the most durable...
View ArticleExtra storage and RAM upgrade recommendations?
Hi! Yes! Two for one: RAM and storage. RAM: I have 16GB of ram, and now doing some video work i think my mac pro could use a bit of an upgrade. But I'm completely lost, I don't know what kind of RAM to...
View ArticleUSB 3.x PCIe Cards for Classic Mac Pro
Thread summary for latest recommendations. This thread refers to PCIe cards for adding USB 3.0 and 3.1 to classic Mac Pros. (Currently 3.1 is not supported in OS X, but is in Windows.) General Notes:...
View ArticleSonnet Tempo PCIe 3.0 SSD advice
Can anyone advice me on this. I have just purchased a Sonnet Tempo PCIe 3.0 SSD 512GB and will be installing it on my Mac Pro 3,1. I will be using Carbon Copy Cloner to do the cloning of my current WD...
View ArticleSSHD speed- NAND or RPM more important?
I'm making an eSATA boot drive for my Macs using an OWC usb 3/eSATA III enclosure with a 2.5 inch form factor. Seems to be the only enclosure they have with both connectors, which I need since my Mac...
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...
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