PC card in Mac Pro 3.1
Hi, Just tried to install a PC graphic card 5770 instead of an apple nvidia 8800gt. I was told that I should be able to use any pc card in a mac, but there won't be a boot screen... In my case, I got...
View ArticleWhat's occupying your PCI-e slots?
I thought it would be fun to see what you guys have in your PCI-e slots... Here's my current setup: 1. GTX 680 video card 2. Velocity Solo X2 3. 4 port Orico USB 3.0 4. eSATA card
View ArticlePci-e SSD adapter question
Hello guys! wanted to check is there anyone had experience with Bplus dual adapter? i want to buy dual m.2 adapter but I'm going to use one SM951 ssd, ( the other slot i'll keep for future upgrades. )...
View ArticleSlow boot when choosing startup disk
Hello guys! I've recently acquired a 2009 Mac Pro and have been making some upgrades to the machine. My current setup is: PCIe SSD with El Capitan SATA SSD with Windows 10 1TB internal SATA spinning...
View ArticleDell P4317Q
43", good size for using 4K at native resolution (non retina). And able to connect and display up to 4 source at the same time (4x 1080P). Seems a very good idea for someone occasionally to use...
View ArticleTomb Raider benchmarks - Nvidia driver optimisations
I had to see if Barefeats reports and benchmarks about improvements to Nvidia drivers was true. 50-60% improvement in just one incremental driver update didn't seem real. Maybe it is. Maybe it isn't....
View ArticleMac Pro 6,1 hardware issues - correlation?
My intention with this post is not to have someone address all of my problems individually, but rather see if there is a correlation between them that would all point to one thing. I bought a new Mac...
View ArticleInternal Hard Drive Not Being Recognized
My 1 TB secondary internal hard drive that I'd had for several years suddenly stopped being recognized by the system today. Disk Utility isn't even detecting it. I was actually trying to view something...
View ArticleHelp mac pro 1,1 with glitchy video.
So I have a mac pro 1,1 with 9 GB of ram and a HD7790 with os x 10.11.4. And the video is being glitchy and slow. I read that there is a problem with the 77 series could someone help me fix this!...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 - Bad GPU choice?
Hi everyone, I have a Mac Pro 3,1 (2008) 2.8ghz running El Capitan and have decided I want to get into video editing using either Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro (a decision yet to be made) and a...
View ArticleMac pro 1,1 and nvidia 8800gt
Hi guys I bought a Nvidia 8800gt from ebay flashed to work on my 1,1 mac pro. Well I took out my 7300gt and installed the new card. Upon boot the graphics card fan was running real fast,it didn't spin...
View ArticleMac Pro 5.1 1333 memory doubt
Hi Guys! I'm not new here, always watch your usefull guides and advices. I'm an older Apple user, I've had Macbook's, MBP's, Imac's, hackintosh, and now a Mac pro This is my first post I have a Mid...
View ArticlecMP swap single processor tray for dual
I've got a mate who's got an old unused 4,1 with a dual processor tray that has 2x 6-core 3.33GHz X5680s on it. My 4,1 is the single processor version. Is it possible to use his tray in my computer?...
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 ArticleInstall Yosemite on any Mac (unsupported) SFOTT
Hey guys, its 128keaton. I wanted to make a quick guide for those who are stumbling through getting Yosemite on your unsupported Macs, namely Mac Pros and Mac Minis which are perfectly capable with...
View ArticleWhere to buy Apple 1TB SSD for nMac Pro
I would like to upgrade my Black Mac Pro from the 256GB SSD to a 1TB SSD. But I'd like to order the actual part that Apple uses so the SSD will be fully compatible with boot camp. I checked OWC but I...
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 Article4k and VR Benchmarking OSX app
I only see the 3dmark benchmarking app for PC etc but nothing for mac. I do have geek bench pro but wondering if any mac apps exist to test your readiness for 4k video or gaming and also perhaps VR....
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 ArticleMacPro 5.1 & high capacity hard drives
I've run out of internal storage on my MacPro 5.1. And although I have a 24 bay NAS in the background, I need more high speed storage. I would think my cheapest option would be to upgrade to larger...
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