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    MP 1,1-5,1 MP 5.1, RAM and Graphic card and mac os Monterey

    Hello everyone, I bought an RX580 8GB saphire yesterday and i wanted to install it yesterday but i noticed my mac pro 5.1 has the firmware password, what should i do? Buy new RAM? Or is that not going to help me? And question, if i unofficially, install mac os Monterey? How will it feel? Has...
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    MP 7,1 AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo Graphic Card High Energy Consumption

    Hello Group!! I have two AMD Radeon Pro Vega II Duo MPX module and both MPX running pretty hot even at idle. I looked up and it said each MPX uses about 445watts of power. So does this mean every time the Mac Pro 7.1 runs, since I have two of this graphic cards, it consumes at least 890...
  3. HisDev

    iMac 27 2011 R9 290X supported?

    I currently have an iMac 27 2011, is using the classic HD 6970 and I want to upgrade the GPU, I saw a R9 290X/HD 8970 but I didn't find any info. Btw I want to use an eGPU to cause I need MacOS Catalina o Big Sur but I need a good performance. Recomendations? -i7 2600 -32GB RAM -SSD 512GB -HDD...
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    Early 2009 Polycarbonate 13" MacBook 7,1 w/ geforce 320m

    So I'm looking to have a little fun tinkering around with my "new" MacBook, and I want to replace the geforce 320m that's in it now. I'll be in there anyway replacing the batter and the memory, so why not? I know I'll have to remove the old one and solder a new one in its place, so I'm not...
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    Mini-Displayport / External Monitor does not work under Windows 10

    Hello Everyone, Thanks to ReFind, I have finally managed to install Windows 10 on my Early 2011 MBP. Everything is working fine, except that my external monitor, connected via mini display port, is not recognised under Windows 10. The graphics driver is up to date. The external monitor works...
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    MP 1,1-5,1 Help diagnosing hardware issue

    Hello. When I switched my Mac on this morning, it worked for a short while, then the screen displayed some small squiggly black lines all of a sudden. I could move the cursor for a few seconds after this, then everything crashed. I held the power button to power off and tried to switch back on...
  7. Eddu Vaz

    MP 1,1-5,1 Doubt about amd radeon pro wx 7100

    hey guys, please I'd like your opinion! I bough the amd radeon pro wx 7100 and will be delivered to me in few days. Im on Mac Pro 5.1 2010 with an ATI radeon 5770, Im using one bay of drives with a SSD, put another 2.5 hd in the second bay of DVD. I was reading...
  8. kronopio

    Artifacts in game - problem with graphics card or software? (MBP 2017, i5, 13")

    Hi guys! I purchased a used MBP 2017 13 "in place of my old 13" MBP mid-2014. To my surprise, despite the newer graphics cards in MBP 2017, there were artifacts in specific conditions that did not occur at all with the older graphics card in MBP mid-2014. How it looks like I have: 1. MBP 2017...
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    MP 6,1 MP 2013 Going, Going, Gone - Monitor Static?

    Over the past month, I've noticed portions of my monitor flickering. For example, a small portion of an email might shift or momentarily blink. Today, my monitor went blank, then static (yes, tube TV static, then light blue vertical lines, black with red vertical lines, white, black and repeat...
  10. MarciaFunebre

    MP 7,1 Crazy Fans on Sapphire 5700XT - How to tame?

    Fans on the Sapphire Radeon 5700XT are spinning up ever 10 or 20 seconds. Even while the computer is idling. Any idea on how to turn this madness off?
  11. Rob Hein

    Macbook Pro Mid 2010 Shut down randomly

    I got this old mac Macbook Pro Mid 2010 that has this problem, it will just shut down randomly, and give me a grey screen, i think it said kernel something, sorry im no expert here. Log file Kernel Screenshot I have read online, this is a common problem with this model, and i've tried...
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    Faulty graphics card?

    i owned a late 2012 imac and recently, every time i open a game it hangs and today it shut down on his own.. when i tried to boot my mac, i always get stuck at apple logo while when booting on windows, it shut downs on his own at windows logo.. What should i do? Please help
  13. Nessdufrat

    MP 1,1-5,1 Extremely low graphic performances on Mac Pro 5.1

    Hey guys, I recently got the opportunity to grab a Mac Pro 2010, dual CPU 3.46Ghz, 128GB ram, with a radeon RX580 8GB graphic card, and I thought, good deal! I had a Mac Pro 2010, dual CPU 3.33Ghz, 64GB ram with a Geforce GTX980 4GB graphic card, not bad either, I figured I could sell mine and...
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    Radeon Pro 575X vs Radeon Pro 580X, which IMac to get

    Hey guys , quick question for you and would love to hear your thoughts. I'm going to get a new iMac now they finally got an update ,and I'm only can't decide between the graphics card . The 27 inch model with 575x costs the same as the 580x and all the other specs are the same . It looks like...
  15. bergstruhm

    Odd video issues (horizontal lines, glitches) on iMac 5K

    Hi. My iMac (27" 5K, 2015) started acting strange a couple weeks ago. Video glitches that flashed by quickly; mostly horizontal lines, but also big blocks of color, distortions. I did a screen recording and they didn't register, but you can see some photos here: image no. 1, image no. 2. I...
  16. Kadir Martin

    Mac Pro 4.1-5.1 shutting off

    hello all would be grateful if i could have so help in solving these problem i'm having with my mac 1. after a shutdown the machine take multiple restart to get back up. it would startup then power off after a few seconds. sometime it would run but no load screen just a low fan speed...
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    have you tried to trade in your MacBook Pro 15 inch

    I ordered my MacBook Pro i9 first week in August and now there is an upgrade to the internal graphic card. I purchased this iteration so that I could use an ultra wide 5 k external monitor with photoshop etc. and watch HD movies. so the extra oomph in graphics would be welcome. I have seen a...
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    Mac mini (2018) Intel UHD Graphics 630 :: Pros and Cons

    Today's - Oct 2018 - Mac minis regardless of other tech specifications are all equipped with the Intel UHD Graphics 630. What do folks think about the Intel UHD Graphics 630 Graphics card choice... For basic home use? For byte and pixel crunching Pro users?
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    MacPro Monitor goes On and off

    The monitor on my 2010 MacPro 5.1 goes on and off during use only. When idle, it stays on but as soon as I work with it, it goes to black and then back on and repeats until I stop using it. I've started from different Hard Drives and different OS but it does not fix. I'm thinking it's the...
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    R9 280X graphic glitches

    Hey folks, I bought a refurbished Mac Pro 4.1 flashed to 5.1 with 2 x 6 core @ 3,46 GHz, 48 GB Ram and a flashed R9 280X. I installed High Sierra and everything seems fine except some graphic glitches (see screenshots): - during the boot screen I get some artefacts - one program has a dark...