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hey all, I recently purchased a GTX1070 from MVC. While there is a bunch of useful information on MVC's site, as a newbie to flashed nVidia cards I was unable to find the clear information I was after before I install the card. 1. When a new update is released from apple, ie. soon to be...

Heya! I saw gilles_polysoft made a miracle and gave our dusty machines to native NVMe abilities. I look at his twitter and he can edit Apple Efi with UEFITool. I am familiar with this kind of editing. I just ask myself to why didn't Apple release efi/bootrom files to public for corruption or...

I recently purchased the Caldigit FASTA-6GU3 Plus for a 4,1 cMP (flashed to 5,1). I'm installing their drivers on the Bootcamp partition (separate HD), and the SATA drivers have 2 methods of installation depending on the system mode. The issue is, I can't determine whether it's running AHCI or...

For kicks, I keep an MP 5,1 around and upgrade it when possible to the latest mods and hardware to extend its useful life. That means installing High Sierra to use the latest AMD GPU Radeon Vega. I also have a soft spot for Final Cut Studio, but unfortunately it isn’t supported under High...

Hi All, I am using Mac Pro 2010, 3.46Ghz X 2 CPU, 48GB RAM, Samsung 951 PCIe SSD, AMD 7950 Mac Edition Now. I want to upgrade my GPU for Video Editing, Which one is better for this old machine ? RX 580 , VEGA 56 , GTX 1070 , GTX 1080 which one better performance in pricing ? thanks all.

Here is the start to a mega thread of memory upgrades and FAQ Please feel free to post your working configurations along with your brand and model numbers. A single W36xx CPU can support up to 56GB memory (3x16 + 8) A single X56xx CPU can support up to 64GB memory (4x16) A dual X56xx CPU can...

Hello, world! This is my first post on the forum here. I've recently gotten my new (to me) Mac Pro up and running. Next up on the list is to choose a GPU. I'm on the fence between a 1060 or 1070 for some light 1080p gaming (Skyrim, a few MMORPG, some rounds of Overwatch here or there). I am...

Hi, Currently, I have 3 of the 4 PCIe slots occupied, leaving only the second x16 slot free. I want to install 1 more PCI card and an NVMe SSD, but with a single PCIe slot available it is not possible. Looking in Google for a few hours, I found this SuperMicro PCIe card, which converts a...

Recently I came across a Linus Tech Tips video where he installs an M.2 storage drive in a RAM slot. I looked around online and apparently, companies are making 'risers' for M.2 to be mounted in a RAM slot. I was wondering if anyone has tried this in a cMP and if so, what are your results and is...

Just updated my flashed cMP 4,1 and I can't use my GTX 1080 Ti anymore. Usually, I can remote login just after an update to fix driver issues but I can't-do that either anymore. The only solution that has worked, so far, is switching back to the stock GTX 120. The firmware update and 'upgrade'...

Does anyone have any experience with the firmware update that the High Sierra GM requires for cMPs? Anyone had anything go wrong? Problems with 4,1 -->5,1 bootrom after the firmware update?

Hello everyone ! I know my last post was about a year ago but I keep reading a lot (this forum give me headache, too much stuff I dont know). A lot of thing happen since then and I'm ready to give a second life to my studio's computer. I try to avoid switching all my system to PC and I would...

What would be the cheapest graphics card solution to be able to run Sierra on a Mac Pro 1,1, assuming that I overcome the EFI hurdle and machine ID check? All I would be looking for is bare functionality, not gaming performance. I see these Mac Pro 1,1 machines on craigslist for $100-$150 from...

Not sure if best posted in this section but is anyone running the Mac version of this game on their 4.1 or 5.1 and if so with what GPU? It is the first game I can't run on my 7950 equipped machine despite the card itself having metal support elsewhere (Starcraft 2) and I'm looking at a GPU to...

Looking at upgrading my display to a 4K TV. I plan on upgrading my 4,1's video card (GTX120) shortly, but after shelling out 4-5 k recently on other gear the video card can wait if not essential for being able to use the TV with the stock card in the short term... Is there any chance of running...

Hi All, This is literally my first post, but have been a lurker for many years! I recently had an opportunity that netted me a free mac pro 5,1 (Mid-2010) and decided to upgrade the !@#$ out of it. I upgraded the CPUs to the 5960s, upgraded the RAM to 32gb, installed USB 3.0 card and (2) PCIe...

I have a 5,1 which currently has the x5650 stock configuration. This machine is my general desktop, plex server, what little photo editing I do, as well as, some Xcode work. I do not use photoshop (not that creative), but will be doing some iMovie. I have an SSD boot, a R9-280X video card, and a...

Hi. So, I just had an issue with my upgraded Mac Pro 5,1, revious a 4,1 with 2xE5520 now 5,1 with 2xX5690, where I had to take the CPU's out and reinstall them again. I'm fairly convinced that I've used the proper amount of heat paste, it's definitely not my first time installing CPU's. In...

My office has (finally) started to refresh some older Mac Pro equipment. I managed to snag a 5,1 cMP with 12 Core with running at 2.66 GHz (should be x5650's). It currently has 26 Gig of Ram 6x4GB Sticks and two 1GB Sticks. The stock graphics card is a ATI Radeon HD 5770. Right now, because I...

Hi all, since it looks like nowadays the RX 480 is a very good upgrade for a 5,1 Mac Pro I'm wondering about any serious CONs of having a "no boot screen" GPU (PROs are obvious in terms of GPU power, lower TDP, etc). Here some raw numbers for comparison... GPUBoss' RX-480 vs Radeon HD 5870...