(Includes macOS Mojave vs 10.13.6 benchmarks.)( Also see SSDs/Drives/Controllers, Video & Wi-Fi upgrade topics pages.)2019 Mac Pro Repair & Upgrade How-To GuidesDIY articles on how to replace RAM, SSD Modules, PCIe cards, Power Supply, and Apple I/O card, PCIe cards you can install & memory specs. With list of hardware used and SSD Speed, GeekBench & GFXBench Metal results. Get full editing compatibility with DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro X, Media Composer, Premiere Pro Card 661-4642/661-4854 New Early 2008 Apple Mac Pro nVidia GF 8800GT 512MB Video, is they are much harder to find, Weve found this model to be much better.= Link Category List - Click to jump to that Section =Mini-ITX Hackintosh build with 8 Core Intel i9-9900K CPU, Dual 1TB NVMe SSDs, 32GB RAM, RX580 Nitro+ graphics card, running macOS Mojave. They also work with any Mac, Windows and Linux applications. Apple 01GP31080TR ( ) Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 High.Xlr8YourMac.com's Macintosh Tips/Mods/Upgrades by ModelDeckLink supports more editing, design and video software than any other capture card, freeing you to work with your favorite creative software.Includes a warning about the Xserve heatsink thermal sensor.2006 Mac Pro Dual Quad-Core CPUs/EFI/PC 5770 UpgradesReader report on a 2006 Mac Pro 1,1 (original 2 dual cores) CPU upgrade to dual 2.66GHz quad-core Xeons ($70), PC Radeon 5770 card ($75) and EFI update.(Jul 2013) Reader report on his 2006 Mac Pro (original dual cores) CPU upgrade to dual 2.66GHz quad-core Xeons. 2016 for owner notes on swapping his 2009 Mac Pro single CPU tray for a Dual CPU tray, and buying another X5690 CPU.2009 Mac Pro Dual 3GHz X5675 CPU Upgrade (and More)Long report on a 2009 Mac Pro CPU upgrade experience that includes notes on the 5,1 EFI update, buying X5675's with IHS (integrated heat spreader) removed, resolving some initial problems with upgrading the CPUs, and comments on other upgrades (Video card, 1333MHz RAM, SSD, etc) for the Mac Pro tower.2007 Mac Pro running OS X 10.9 Mavericks (w/Radeon 7970 card)Reader report on a 2007 Mac Pro 2,1 running OS X 10.9 Mavericks (via Tiamo's Boot EFI patch) and a (PC) Radeon 7970 graphics card.2006 Xserve Dual 3GHz Quad-Core X5365 CPUs Upgrade ($150)Reader report on replacing Xeon 5160 dual-core CPUs in a 2006 Xserve with 2 Quad-Core 3GHz Xeon X5365's. (As noted earlier, 2009 Mac Pro 6-core CPU support requires the "unofficial" MacPro 5,1 EFI update.) First report updated Dec. That 2010 Mac Pro firmware also adds support for faster ram, MDP audio.)2009 Mac Pro 6-core CPU Upgrade (3.46GHz X5690)Notes on upgrading single CPU 2009 Mac Pro (4,1) using a Xeon X5690 CPU instead of a W3690.This enables support for 6-core CPUs and 1333MHz Memory. (Also Includes links to several other Mac Pro CPU Upgrade reports from 2011.)Notes on 2009 to 2010 Mac Pro EFI Bootrom Updater(w/6-core CPU & 1333MHz RAM, and MDP Audio support)Notes and Tips regarding the "unofficial" EFI/BootRom updater for 2009 Mac Pros to flash a 2010 Mac Pros Bootrom. (Updated with later notes.)Another (Low-Cost) Early Mac Pro 8-Core CPU UpgradeAnother reader report on low-cost 8-Core (Dual Quad-Core) CPU Upgrades to earlier Mac Pro models. For those that did, using the 'unofficial' Mac Pro 1,1 to 2,1 EFI updater solved that they said. However the Quad-Core CPUs were only 1.83GHz models.(Unofficial) Mac Pro 1,1 to 2,1 EFI Updater Feedback(Fix for KP's in Lion/10.6.8 w/Quad-Core CPU upgrades?)Reports that -some- Mac Pro 1,1 owners that upgraded to Quad-Core CPUs had Kernel Panics in Lion (and in some cases 10.6.8). ($350 paid for the Quad-Core CPUs at auction.)2006 Mac Pro 8-Core CPU Upgrade report (Under $60)Report on a (very) low-cost Dual Quad-Core CPU Upgrade to an early (2006) Mac Pro.
Video Cards Pro 2008 Mac Pro RepairIncludes notes on pricing (some new/service parts) and links to upgrade guides (article and video). I've included links to Apple's PDF guides on memory and riser cards on the linked page.)2006 Mac Pro Clovertown (Quad core) CPU Swaps Revisited(July 2009) A 1st gen Mac Pro owner's notes on buying (used) Clovertown 2.66GHz CPUs to replace the original (dual core) 5150's. Other than some rare cases of bad FB-dimms, usually the problem was the FB-Dimms were not Paired properly (1st thing to check) and/or not fully seated (dimm or riser card). (Many times over the years I've had Mac Pro owners write their new FBDimms were not recognized properly. Includes notes on Turbo mode, explanations from the author of OS X freeware Temperature monitor, notes on (turbo) core speeds reported in Windows and more.Mac Pro FB-Dimm Pairing Guide/Tests (w/mixed 1GB, 2GB and 4GB pairs)(Nov 2009) A reader sent his Mac Pro FB-Dimm Pairing Tests w/mixed 1GB, 2GB and 4GB pairs, noting the 4GB pair were not fully recognized if the OEM (Apple supplied) Hynix 1GB FBdimms were installed in the same riser, despite Apple's guide showing that pairing is OK. (As with most earlier Mac Pro CPU Upgrades, he bought used CPUs.)(Updated w/Apple fix for OS X 10.6 in 2010) After some Apple forum thread/user concerns over higher than expected core temperatures with 2009 Mac Pros from simply playing audio in iTunes, I ran some simple tests in OS X vs Windows using freeware utilities for both OS's. New server runtime environment eclipse for macIncludes pages on apps/game tests, power (watts) usage, benchmarks and more.
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