mac 5.1

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...

I’ve installed a RX 560 on my Mac Pro. Currently it’s the only graphics card in the system and in slot 1. I’ve noticed that System Report says it’s running with a PCIe Lane Width of x8. The card I took out was a GT 120 and that ran at x16. In fact if I put the GT 120 into slot 2 it still runs a...

I’ve got the stock Nvidia GT 120 and an AMD RX 560 instated in my Mac Pro 4,1 (5,1 firmware) running High Sierra. I’ve got one screen plugged into the GT 120 and another plugged into the RX 560. Interestingly when I go to “About This Mac” the “Displays” tab shows both screen as connected to the...

I’ve installed a MSI Radeon RX 560 in my Mac Pro 4,1 (5,1 firmware). Seems to be working and performing well straight out of the box I just have a problem when I put my Mac to sleep. The hard drives spin down, the power light starts pulsing but the system fans continue to run and it’s impossible...

I picked up a 2009 Mac Pro from an IT yard sale for pretty cheap ($250), so I moved my existing Windows PC stuff into it. If I'd only known how much "fun" things had become since I last used a Mac with Boot Camp... Anyway, most of this is common knowledge, but I thought it'd be nice to have one...

Hi guys! I'm thinking about buying an old MacPro 4,1 and upgrading the cpu afterwards. I looked on eBay for the x5690 and saw many cheap ones with shipping from china. Are they probably fake models or could they be a good deal because of their age? Here're some examples and my search (all...

Hello folks! I bought an EVGA GTX 680 for my MAC Pro 2010 (Intel 2x3.46GHz, 64GB DDR3, originally ATI 5770) to be able to render in octane, after effects and premiere, I setup a very simple scene (cube, sphere, cylinder and 3 lights) and everytime I hit render the MAC just reboots straight...

Hi all. I am a Cinema 4D user and I have just installed Cinema 4D R19 that comes with a new GPU-based renderer, ProRender. My MacPro is a 5,1, 6-core 3,33 ghz with a ATI Radeon HD 5770 1048 mb graphics card. That graphics card is way to old for ProRender so I am thinking about getting a new one...

I'm planning to upgrade my MacPro 5.1, with Sierra (10.12.6), so it will be much faster for video editing in Premiere and After Effects. Right now I have 2 x 2,4GHz Quad Core, ATI Radeon 5770, and only 6GB RAM (1066MHz DDR3) I've got some useful tips in this forum to change the CPU to 2 x X5690...

Hello!! I have a mac pro 5.1 (mid 2010) with Sierra 10.12.6. I've tried to change the graphic card to AMD Radeon RX 570. First it seems like it works immediately (oob) after installing the physical hardware. It boots with no problem, I can watch movies, browse the internet, starting up all...

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...