Search the Community
Showing results for tags 'mac pro'.
-
Hello! I have been trying to connect my Mac Pro to my two monitors: 1x 27 inch UHD 4K Monitor | LG 27UD59P | LG UK 1x https://www.asus.com/uk/ROG-Republic-Of-Gamers/ROG-SWIFT-PG348Q/ Now, both have only one DisplayPort but they both also have HDMI. I'm sharing these two monitors between the mac and my gaming PC, and the PC is using the DP inputs on both monitors. I intend to connect the Mac Pro to a HDMI port on each monitor and be able to simply switch inputs on them, and voila, I have both computers on the same desk. The cables I'm using are: 1x HDMI - HDMI cable 1x MiniDisplayPort - HDMI cable The issue is, the HDMI-HDMI cable works on either monitor, connected to the Mac Pro's full size HDMI port. But the other cable won't work. On the LG monitor, nothing shows up. On the ASUS one, I see a weird green blotch on top of what should be the desktop, and it blinks on and off. Now the reason I'm thinking about is the refresh rate. Now, the LG page says this monitor is capable of 56Hz ~ 61Hz Vertical refresh rate. The ASUS one has different supported refresh rates depending on the input, so for HDMI it's 24Hz ~ 60Hz. Since the Mac Pro works with BOTH of them if I just use the HDMI cable, I'm assuming the Mac Pro is sending out a signal that's somewhere in between the two monitors' supported refresh rate. Which means the second input, via thunderbolt port should also work. But it's not working. I've tried to connect it to both monitors, both by itself and with the HDMI cable also connected. When I have both cables connected to both monitors, the Mac does detect a second monitor and extends the desktop but I can't see anything on the second screen. This leads me to think it might be the CABLE. I only have one of this cable here so I can't test this. So I need to know if there's something else I could check and test before buying a new cable, AND if I do buy one, what do I look for to make sure I'm buying the correct cable? Thanks in advance!
-
So this is a long shot i know but ive been working on this for a while and this is the only issue ive had except for a bad gpu, my (Mac pro 1,1) running windows 10 64 bit keeps freezing but i have yet to find a pattern in the freezes ive went through the whole build and have cleaned everything of dust and have re thermal pasted the cpu's and the gpu i am completely out of ideas at this point the specs are as follows: Mac Pro 1,1 Windows 10 pro 64-bit 32 Gb fully buffered ecc ddr2 not sure on speed 120 gb SSD For boot drive 2 500gb HDD dual intel xeon X5355 ghz AMD Radeon HD6870 Again i know this is a longshot as its kind of an odd setup but any help is welcome
-
So... Just seeing if it would be possible to do this or not. I've got a Mac Pro 1,1, firmware upgraded to 2,1. It has 2x Quad Core X5365's in it at 3Ghz and 32GB of RAM. I had it running 10.11.6 El Capitan which is a pain to even get it up that high but there was no hope in getting it to go to Sierra. So I ditched that route and installed Server 2016 Datacenter x64 on it, got all the Apple drivers installed and then proceeded to try to install Hyper-V, YOU CANT (surprise) because the processors don't support SLAT (Seconded Level Address Translation) so to powershell I went. I got Hyper-V installed, the hypervisor service is actually running, created a virtual machine, went to start it and another error. Back to issues with not having SLAT. Does anyone know if its possible to force it to start a VM anyways??? Server 2012 didn't require SLAT (Yes I know I could install 2012) but if 2012 can run it there has to be a way to enable it on server 2016 as well. BTW, anything above ESX 6.0 won't install because of 32bit EFI, VMware Workstation 13+ require SLAT, I believe player requires it now as well....
-
I'm having a strange issue with my Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 on my 4,1 Mac Pro; whenever I attach my iPhone to my mac via USB, I can hear the data transferring through my audio interface and thus speakers. I'm aware that this could be a grounding issue, or shared buss issue. But how can I circumvent this? Will adding a seperate PCI-E USB adapter solve these kinds of issues?
-
Hey everyone! Hope you guys are well. I recently picked up a Mac Pro 3,1 to dip my toes into the MacOS universe and was wondering about my options in terms of GPU upgrades. Currently, one of the PCLe 2.0 slots is taken up by an ATI Radeon HD 4870 with 512mb of GDDR5 VRAM (which I think is from a 2009 model). Basically, I'm looking to achieve a minimum of 2GB of VRAM from a new GPU and I want to be able to run the Mac Pro on MacOS Mojave too. But I have no idea which cards are compatible with that version of MacOS and which ones support metal (which is also important apparently, but I don't know what that means). If anyone has any suggestions for a GPU that will work and isn't going to break the bank i.e. something less than £250 / $300 USD that would be amazing!! Thank you. Have a nice day guys :) JWally
-
I just need a reliable and great PC that lasts a long time. I'm tired of having issues with my Desktop PC and I spend 2K for that system. There is always something not working correctly and I'm tired of it. If one is spending so much money, it must just work and last a long time. Now I'm just thinking about buying a Mac Pro for this reason. The build of this thing is premium and the support is as well. So this system will likely last for a decade or more. It's even perfectly upgradable. It's very expensive, but if it guarantees that I'll have no headaches because of fixing and finding out issues for a decade, maybe it's even worth it. I spend most of my time in front of the PC. I almost never drive a car or need a car. A PC is the one thing that I always use for many different purposes. It would be a one time investment for the next decade of PC usage. Why not spending extra for a premium. Premium is always better, just because it lasts longer and causes no headaches and problems. And even if something happens, Apple Support is optimized for their own hardware and can fix it all. Having one premium PC that never fails is better then fuzzing about with 2-3 different desktops the next 10 years and having to find out all sort of crap. I'm a tech enthusiast, but I heavily dislike fixing PC things when I just want it to work. Out of the box. It is a lot of money. But the money is worth it if I no longer need to waste time fixing and finding out issues that shouldn't be there. Having everything working perfectly for a decade and saving headaches and time is worth more then the premium price tag. Rather spend one premium price once, then trying out 3-4 different ones until one works. Or maybe I'm just talking bullshit and not seeing it from another perspective. In that case, please feel free to change my mind.
-
I found an cheap offer for 4*16gb DDR3 Ram Sticks and want to know if they would work in an Server(Dual Xeon X5650) The Ram sticks are the: "SK hynix 16gb 2Rx4 PC3 14900R-13-13-E2 " -
I dont know why but I'm getting around 40-60 fps on low with it constantly dropping to below 10, I am using a Mac Pro 3.1 using Bootcamp Windows 7. -
So, I am officially crazy... I bought 26 Powermacs (G5) And I modded them ALL They are now ready for ATX and mATX Mainboards… But why 26? Did I mention I was crazy?! (And they were only sold together…) I modded G5 Cases before – They kind of became my passion. This time I wanted everything to be perfect: - Keep as much of the original design as possible - Cut as less as possible - Since it is impossible to find a G5 Case without dents and scratches, I wanted to paint them, freshly. I am done now and it is time to share my experiences: It was a rough 6 months from start to finish. The project kept me busy during all of the winter. I worked every weekend on it, till late. I need to apologize… …to my family for occupying their workshop, guest rooms and garages …to my friends for neglecting them during the last months …to the dogs and the cat for waking them up from their afternoon nap every now and then (because of the metalwork-noise). I hope to be able and show everybody that it was worth it - And that someone out there is appreciating the work, as well. Back me up, guys - Spread the love :-) I believe in Apples high quality and the unique design of Sir Jony Ive My mods include a preinstalled power supply (and even watercooling on some) Countless hours of work and high-quality components & tools were used Of course, you can come and have a look if you are near the South of Germany (or the North of Switzerland). -
I print this model and it works fine specs: g4560 cpu asus h110i plus mb 8gb ddr4 2133 120ssd + 500gb hdd Pico psu + 12v 6A power adapter outside Deepcool htpc 200 cpu fan Jonsbo solar eclipse case fan any idea how put graphics card in it ? (not with pcie x1 riser)
-
So I've got this 2009 Mac Pro here that I successfully flashed to the 5,1 firmware. It came with the stock 2x E5520 CPUs, and I had a couple X5650s laying around, so I figured what the heck, it's compatible now, I'm going to upgrade it. A guy gave me a ton of E5504s so I figured I'd practice delidding with those. To my chagrin, they are soldered just like the X5650s! Anyway, both X5650s are delidded and cleaned SUCCESSFULLY. HOWEVER, any time I try *both* of them in the Mac Pro at the same time, it does not boot. BOTH X5650s work by themselves in the CPU A slot, but it never works when they're put in both the CPU A and CPU B slot. Neither of the slots are bad, because the original CPUs still work perfectly. Obviously I don't want to run it with only one CPU because why should I? Not to mention the fans spin up full speed when there's only one CPU instead of two. As a side note, when the DIAG button is pressed, the SYS PG and EFI DONE green LEDs stay lit while the GPU OK green LED blinks. This does not indicate a bad GPU (contrary to what one would think). All RAM is tested good. Both CPU sockets are tested good. GPU is good. Northbridge heatsink is on tightly. I spent all day yesterday working on this and now all that delidding work is basically worthless haha. Any ideas?
-
I'm looking for a mATX case that is a similar style to the mac pro case (not the trashcan, the one before that) I'm on a budget of around £50 ($75 usd I think) I really like the look of the CiT hero but I've heard that it's really poorly built/designed. Can you recommend better cases that have a similar style? Also, has anyone had a good experience with the CiT hero? I just really like the clean aesthetic I don't mind about colour, I like black cases
-
I have a 2008 Mac Pro tower in my room collecting dust and I want to us it but I don’t want the Mac OS at all. Is it possible to just have Windows on a Mac without the Mac OS?
-
I've been hearing rumors and tidbits about Ryzen Hackintosh builds. There are also a few videos about them. Has anyone considered doing a Ryzentosh build in an old Mac Pro or PowerMac tower? I'd love to discuss the possibilities of budget Mac Pro killers that actually take advantage of Apple's aesthetics. Also if people have already done this (haven't seen any) feel free to send me links and I'll delete this post.
-
I have an old 2006 Mac Pro 1,1; upgraded to 2,1. I used it as a gaming computer for a couple years after being given it from a business that was upgrading their systems back in 2012. it has windows 7 ultimate on it right now and sits in my closet. I'd like to put it to use again if i can track down the old OSX server os. It's got 2 quad-core 3.0Ghz Xeons, 32GB of ECC ram, and 4x4TB WD Black. I have a Radeon HD 5970 in it but have the original GeForce 7300 GT still functioning. What would I need besides a server OS to get this thing back to use? I'd appreciate any help or advice you all might have. that video about NAS and home media servers that went up reminded me this was in my closet. -
I've seen a lot of news outlets (TechLinked included) that report the new Mac Pro with the Radeon Pro Vega II Duo as having 32GB VRAM per graphics card. However, Apple's website states that each GPU on the card has 32GB of VRAM, meaning 64GB (or 2 x 32GB as Apple states it) per card and a whopping 128GB of VRAM in a fully clapped out cheese grater. I've heard the VRAM quoted as 64GB total in the infamous ~$50k box from numerous fairly reputable sources, which leaves me a little confused.. It seems as though 128GB of VRAM would be a bigger talking point. Also, why has nobody even seemed to notice the upcoming Mac Rack?! -
I have a mac pro (mid 2013 5,1) which is falling apart (long story). I want to build a new pc scavenging parts from the mac pro. Is it worth it? Or should i just start fresh? Here are some of the hardwares from the mac which i'm planning to move to the new one- 2 x 250gb ssd & 2 x hdd Strix GTX 980 Ti Corsair CX 750 psu (powering my 980) 2 x intel Xeon 5645 2.40 Ghz My main concern is the processors. Are there any good mobos that supports them? Is it worth building the pc around the processors? Or if you have any better suggestion?
-
I found an old Mac Pro G5 single processor version recently and just tried to plug it in. It turns on but won't Display to my monitor. There is a fan inside that continues to get louder the longer it is on. I don't know what it could possibly be doing. I've always heard that these were supposed to be quiet. I don't let it run for long but it keeps getting louder the longer it is left on. Would love to fix it but nothing too expensive. Will most likely scrap for parts. Maybe a good PC case. I await your response while I play Doom on Ultra with my GTX 1070 Strix!
-
I have recently started freelancing heavily for a small production company here in LA. They have a setup of (4) 2010 Mac Pros fairly maxed out. They all have 4GB Fiber cards installed and networked but they are compatible with 10.6.8 at most. They haven’t been using them for anything lately, but with the addition of myself we will be pulling in a lot more work with very large 4K Raw video files + Proxies. We are looking to upgrade the systems to work with the fiber system again so we can have (1) Mac Pro be the storage server and the rest of them just attach to it (for now, a larger SAN/NAS will be the goal later, but that will also need these new fiber cards). *MAIN QUESTION* Does anyone here know of a good fiber card(s) that works with a Mac Pro 2010/2012 Model and 10.10/10.11? Our research hasn’t been very fruitful, as there seems to be very little documentation that’s consistent. We have contacted companies that could help but they are very protective of their information so they can charge over a grand per machine minimum to install a mid-range fiber card. One card we have found that looks to work fine is the LSI7204EP. It has enough speed for what we are doing (10GB would be cool but we don’t pull nearly that much, this isn’t LTT) and the price is right. However, the price seems low so we are just wanting to be very sure first. Personally I don’t like using the Mac Systems but that’s how it is here now when I work out of the studio. Any information or advice is very appreciated! Thank You! -
Source: http://www.anandtech.com/show/10354/cryorig-unveils-mac-prolike-pc-case-for-gaming-pcs-ultraslim-desktop-chassis So, it looks like in one year if you want a PC that looks like a trash can Mac Pro you actually can! It looks kinda cool though I doubt the cooling is as good as a normal tower. As well, it means a low profile CPU cooler is required and so you will probably get less cooling, and a blower GPU is probably also a good idea but blower GPUs don't have great cooling. Still looks cool though. You could probably use it to trick your non-techie friend into thinking you have a trash can Mac Pro as your computer though!
-
I can't find anything online about this subject. I also understand that this is a mostly Windows site but I thought I might ask since its a hardware thing. Is it possible to put a i7-4930K processor in a Mac Pro late 2013? (Yes I know the trash can.) It has all the same specs (LGA-2011, 40 PCIe lanes, PCIe 3.0, 22nm, TDP 130W, even the same release date) that come with the Mac Pro but is just labeled as an i7. The only topic I saw was with the older Mac Pro towers is that the firmware needs to be updated. If thats the case then where would I find such a thing? I have seen almost every hacintosh builds only use an i7 over xeon's because of the cost. I'm new to the insides of computers so any info will help! I have been watching a lot of Linus' videos on PC's and am trying to understand more of the guts of a computer then the software. Thanks, Matt
-
oke so i have some fans out of an apple mac pro from like 2009. so i was wondering the fans have 4-pin connectors but they are not excactly the same(see picture, right is apple fan header left is normal fan header) is it possible to use the apple fan on my normal atx motherboard with a 4-pin connection?
-
I have a mac pro 2009 model with Yosemite OS. When I log out of my account then shut the computer down, upon startup It will have me logged in without giving me an option to choose between my account, that has a password, and the guest account. I don't always remember having this problem until recently and I find it REALLY annoying. This wouldn't make sense for a feature so I presume that its not. Any suggestion why this is happening? -
i was thiknking how many people would be interested in a mac pro similarly sized with 2 cpu sockets , 16 ram slots , an m.2 ssd slot and 2 gpu slots , with great cooling and fully upgradable.
-
Hey guys, so in the next 2-3 weeks I'm going to buy a new desktop, but for a couple of months I've been thinking and still can't decide between the two. My options are or to buy an 8-Core D700 Mac Pro or an 8-Core (i7 5960x) Titan Z PC. Both graphics would be in sli, since I'm planning to use this computer for heavy video editing and gaming, usually light maybe sometimes some higher-res games. I would be editing 1080p video about 2-3 hours a day and game for about 30min/1 hour a day. Just to clarify, my budget is about $5000-6799. I need guidance since this is the first proper desktop I'm buying. Please comment suggestions and maybe constructive criticism, keep "you're wasting your money" comments to yourself please. Mac Pro Specs: Eight Core XEON Processor (V2) 32GB 1866Mhz Memory 1Tb PCI-E Flash Storage AMD FirePro D700 6GB Graphics (x2) Monitors: 1x Asus PQ321Q Custom PC Specs: Eight Core i7 5960X 32GB 2133Mhz Memory (Corsair) 1Tb Samsung 850 SSD GeForce GTX Titan Z 12gb (x2) Seagate 2Tb HDD (x2 in Raid) 1200 watt power supply (Corsair) Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl Monitors: Asus PG278Q + Asus PB278Q Please leave opinions/suggestions below. I am planning on using this computer for 5 years without part switching, which is why I am leaning to the Mac Pro since it has more durable parts, that last more than 1-2 years without replacing.
.png)
