Upgrading to the Fastest/most powerful 2013 Mac Pro
I do a mix of photography and videography, since there is no newer Mac Pro on the horizon, is there any other way to upgrade my system? I'm on the 12 core 2.5ghz e5-2696 v2 D500 32gb 1tb SSD Worth my...
View ArticleMac Pro as 4K mediacenter
Greetings, I just got a 4K TV and thought Id throw a decent graphics card (gtx 980, overkill i know, had one laying around) in my old 3.1 Mac Pro and use it as a mediacenter. I downloaded a few 4K...
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 ArticleMac Pro 4.1 For $300
Hello, I have the opportunity to purchase a Mac Pro 4.1 with the following specs for $300. 2 x 2.26Ghz Quad Core Xeon CPUs 8GB DDR3 500GB HDD Nvidia GT120 I am purchasing this computer for the sole...
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 ArticlePC Graphics Card 6 pin power cable needed
Would it be possible to get a PC 5770 graphics card to work on a 2009 Mac Pro if the card needs a 6-pin power cable? Thanks
View ArticleGizmodo is cute
http://gizmodo.com/where-the-hell-are-the-new-macbooks-1781910047 "It has now been more than 390 days since the Macbook Pro was updated and a glaring 460-plus days since the Macbook Air saw any...
View ArticleCompany is looking at going Mac to Z
Hey there, So we've been holding off on upgrading our machines for probably 2 years now, and it's getting to the point where we just have to get something new. Here's what we need: 2 main powerhouse...
View ArticleCan a Dell U2414H work with a mac Pro 3.1 (10.9.5)?
Hi, Here's my dilemma. I recently bought a Dell U2414 as a 2nd monitor to replace my ancient Dell 2407FWP that died with the understanding that it would work (via a DVI-to-mini displayport cable). It...
View ArticleeGPU natively supported in macOS Sierra
MVC's blog announced that Sierra natively supports eGPU, no hackery or tricks required. http://www.macvidcards.com/blog/macos-sierra-had-native-egpu-support Quote First attempt with one of our flashed...
View ArticleMac Pro Crashes Under Load
Hello Everyone! I am currently using the Late 2013 Mac Pro with 6-Core Intel Xeon + D700 + 64GB RAM. As mentioned in my previous post on my Mac Pro, it crashes quite intermittently. I've reseated the...
View ArticleWanting to get a 5,1 Mac Pro but selections are awful
I want a Mac Pro 5,1 thats immaculate but so far everything I find on eBay is in awful condition or asking unreasonable prices. Has anyone had any luck elsewhere as of late in getting a decent 5,1 Mac...
View ArticleA yuppie with an old Mac Pro; crisis of faith explored.
My favorite on this list is "get a life." Seriously, I feel dismayed when I think about how much time I've spent in front of a computer (at least my career has profited from it). But after the recent...
View Article960GTX on 4,1 running windows 10
Hello, recently I got a 4,1 mac pro, that I wanted also to use for games. I installed windows from scratch (needed to create disk from an iso and boot from it). After that I installed 5.0.5621 Bootcamp...
View ArticleMac Pro 3,1 Installation Guide for Sierra
Key Notes: As Apple has decided to not support Sierra on the MacPro 3,1 , there needs to be modifications performed to allow Sierra to be installed on the Mac Pro 3,1 This installation guide ONLY...
View Article2009 Mac Pro firmware hacked Xeon W3680
HOLY SMOKES!!!!!!! Is all I can say about doing the firmware hack/upgrade on my 2009 Mac Pro. Seriously, if you're on the fence, do it. I went from a single 4 core 2.93 Ghz processor to the 6 core 3.33...
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64GB RAM in 2006 Mac Pro (2,1)
2006 Mac Pro (MacPro1,1) Flushed to 2,1 firmware Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 [Purchased January 2, 2014 for $468] Two Xeon X5355’s [Purchased February 25, 2014 for $45] Macosxbootloader v3.1 OS X 10.11.1...
View Article2010 Mac Pro DP question
from what I gather the Mac Pro 4,1 with dual physical processors use CPU's w/o IHS. Does the 2010 MP use CPU's with or without IHS? Thanks! Sorry if it's been asked before, I couldn't find a definitive...
View Article802.11ac, BT 4.0 and Continuity & Handoff are working on Mac Pro 2010 (Keep...
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