Is it too old? What are the concerns I will have? I bought a new 20″ imac G5 years ago for over $3000, and it lasted approximately 7 years. After paying that much $, I felt short changed and no longer want to buy a new imac. I’m concerned that maybe it’s not a good idea to buy a 2010 mac pro from a private seller, in comparison to buying a refurbished imac 21.5 with Retina for a little more, from the Apple website.

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To dynamically compare 64-bit Geekbench 3 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's. Details: These Geekbench 4 benchmarks are are for a single processor core and all processor cores, respectively. All Geekbench 4 benchmarks are 64-bit. Both numbers reflect an average of user provided results as submitted to the. Higher numbers are better. You also might be interested in single core and multicore Geekbench 4 user submissions for Macs with the MacBookPro9,2 Model Identifier, which may include. To dynamically compare Geekbench 4 results from different Macs side-by-side, see EveryMac.com's.

The Mid 2012 refurbished Macbook Pro is a really fast Mac laptop with desktop computing power. You ll blast through all your work, whether you are answering email, composing text, running spreadsheets, doing complex data analysis or editing video. MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid 2012) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Mid-2015 IG) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Retina, Mid 2015). MacBook Pro (15-Inch, Retina, Dual Graphics - Mid-2014) MacBook Pro (15-Inch, Retina, Dual Graphics/Force Touch - Mid-2015) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Retina, Early 2013) MacBook Pro (15-inch, Retina, Early 2013). Mac Graphics Card.

And the best question of all: would it be cheaper to buy a laptop just for Gaming? Thats somethiin i dont want to do, having two laptops, thats too much. And also because my mac works really well, he is just to shi**y to play games like Titanfall or BF4.

Now on switching on again the hard drive makes the usual noises, fans are running, the chime sounds, and then the display shows either a black or grey screen, or a screen full of fine multicolour vertical stripes. The keyboard and the USB ports are inactive (the Caps Lock key doesn't light when pressed). The timescale of the failure, from occasional flashing screen to complete failure to boot took less than a day.

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I could buy, 1. Second ATİ 5770 2. Ati 5870 or which graphic new generation graphic cards. I read that quadro 4000 does not work well -and so expensive for me.

We took the entry-level 13-incher for a spin to get a feel for how the dual-core Core i5 CPU, 4GB of RAM and Intel HD Graphics 4000 stack up to the competition. Read on to see how it fared. Look and feel The latest MacBook Pros look nearly identical to their 2011 predecessors, with the same aluminum, unibody construction, backlit, island-style keyboard and glass trackpad. The dimensions and weight also remain unchanged: the 13-inch version tips in at 4.5 pounds and measures 0.95 inches thick, while the new 15-inch Pro weighs 5.6 pounds.

Customer Videos. Verified Buyer Top 50 Contributor Reviewer: JimTheBrewer Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months Rating: 5/5 Great Video Card, Extended Useful life of my MacPro December 17, 2017 Took a shot at installing this to improve performance of MacPro while using Laminar X-Plane. The addition of this card improved performance considerably. This truly extended to life of my 2009 MacPro. This with other OWC upgrades, SSD Drives, Memory and USB 3.0 card have kept this computer humming for a very long time. There is a weird flicker every once and a while but the minimal annoyance is well worth the payoff.

Its running Windows 2008 Server. If at all POSSIBLE i would like to move this over to my MAC. Not sure if this is even possible.

This card has triple the VRAM and the performance improvement is obvious. Renders video much more quickly.

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By narrowing your search to MacBook Pro models with the specifications you need, you can compare the results to find the best deals. Perhaps you require a Quad Core i7 processor in your MacBook Pro. On the left side of the screen, you can see the various filters available. Click on “Intel Quad Core i7” to show only those models. Now you can see the price difference between 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models with a Quad Core i7 processor.

We’ll explain them today in this post and discuss why the 5,1 is held in such high regard amongst creative users. Mac Pro 5,1 History Before looking at why the 5,1 is presently the professional system of choice.

Some days ago I installed Ubuntu 16.04 in dual boot with mac OS and it works very well (although the battery life is very poor). I saw that the default graphic card is nvidia (NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M). When I try to switch from nvidia to intel, Ubuntu boots in low-graphics mode. The current Nvidia driver is 370 open source, but also it gives me a problem when i try to enter in terminal mode, the screen becomes black. I have to switch the graphics card because I must work with Linux.

Basically, everything just locks up for one second, then the screens go black. The machine becomes totally unresponsive, and requires a reboot. You can’t screen share. No sleep-mode wake up. We first tried addressing the issue by having our GTX 980’s flashed with the correct firmware through a service provided by MacVidCards.com.

How is that possible for a non 4K rated video card to run 4k with another mfg driver? That question is just for curiosity, what i really want to fix is the sound on the GTX 980ti. All help and suggestions will be greatly appreciated. I’m wondering if you can help me remedy some behavior we’ve been experiencing at the studio with a similar setup. Every so often while using video card heavy workflows (editing 6k video, rendering composite vfx) we’ll experience what we’ve been calling BSOD, or, the “black screen of death”.

If this is a software issue I hope somebody comes up with a permanent fix. So, hopefully the above info will help most people.

Step 3: External GPU Driver Installation Besides enabling the recognition of external graphics card in Mac OS, automate-eGPU script also facilitates the graphics card driver installation process. Some AMD Radeon graphics cards have native and partially working drivers in Mac OS while Nvidia GeForce graphics cards use Nvidia web drivers. Running v1.0.1 script will either load the appropriate Mac OS drivers for your AMD GPU or install web drivers for your Nvidia GPU. On April 11th, 2017 Nvidia released the long-awaited web drivers for Pascal graphics cards. The drivers are currently beta but nevertheless allow Macs to use GTX 10 series GPUs.

Upgrading to 16Gb of RAM should allow the machine to move around Apps with ease. Adding both of these may also help me in my quest to migrate my Server Environment over to my MacPro.

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Just like Jon Snow, i know nothing. So please speak to me as if i was a toddler smashing a star shaped block into the circle shaped hole.

- Apple MD101LL/A • Manufacture Part # - MD101LL/A • Options - Customize your Macbook Pro to select: Condition, Hard Drive, Memory, Optional Windows OS and Battery. Extended Warranty and Insurance must be added at time of purchase. • Product Includes - Macbook Pro Laptop shipped in heavy duty shipping boxes for maximum protection, battery, AC adapter and power cord, Apple macOS Sierra, optional Microsoft Windows OS and optional Parrallels installed, iSight and iLife installed on hard drive. Paper manuals not included. Electronic versions are available online. The Used and Refurbished 13.3-inch MacBook Pro with 2.5GHz Intel Dual Core i5 Processor Take advantage of the low GainSaver price on this 13-inch GainSaver refurbished MacBook Pro with an Intel Dual Core i5 processor running at a fast 2.5GHz. This is a Mid-2012 MacBook Pro.

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It makes it simple to install a second hard drive or SSD in the optical drive bay of. Details: This model has an SDXC card slot. No expansion bays are provided. In the US (and many other countries), site sponsor sells a wide variety of external expansion options and accessories, including docking stations, adapters, input devices, cases, and more for. In Australia, site sponsor offers an extensive selection of external expansion options and accessories like docks, stands, chargers, cases, security products, and more for. Also see: SD Card slot storage expansion options available for the 'Unibody' MacBook Pro models? Which are compatible?

While the computer was still working I checked the hard drive SMART status and it was showing 'Verified'. I have checked that the display is operating correctly by connecting to a MacBook.

Sierra has the appropriate drivers to make it work, so if you haven't already upgraded, you'll need to. I currently have it running two DELL 4k monitors, and its working wonderfully. Some photoshop lags I experienced with the ATI Radeon 5770 have gone away. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from. Customer Videos. Verified Buyer Top 250 Contributor Reviewer: eanbadean Location: Boston, MA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: IT Professional Owned Product: less than a month Rating: 5/5 Extended life for an old Mac Pro March 15, 2017 My old Mac Pro tower had a graphics card that was badass back in the day.

Navigation with the Multi-Touch Trackpad is fast and easy. You have incredibly fine control. I need to set a rule in outlook for mac 2016 automatically cc my boss. Swipe, pinch and tap the spacious Multi-Touch Trackpad anywhere on its large glass surface to scroll through documents and web pages. You’ll quickly prefer it to a mouse. Desktop Performance The Mid 2012 refurbished Macbook Pro is a really fast Mac laptop with desktop computing power. You’ll blast through all your work, whether you are answering email, composing text, running spreadsheets, doing complex data analysis or editing video. The 2.5GHz Dual Core i5 processor from Intel has processor, cache and graphics processor all together on the same chip.

Summary In the end, it rings true that size does matter. The Mac Pro 6,1 relies on Thunderbolt for expansion, but the tech isn’t quite there yet. External GPUs are not yet possible meaning no CUDA/Nvidia. The 5,1, however, has bags of room on the inside and can accommodate multiple AMD/Nvidia GPUs, flash storage/SSD RAIDs and a host of traditional SSDs.

Techtool only shows the onboard Intel graphics. Sounds like the NVIDIA GPU is coming unseated. Unfortunately there is no Apple Store/Genius bar nearby.

Why do so many audio, video, 3D & still image professionals choose to employ the Mac Pro 5,1 workstation? There are many reasons for the classic Mac Pro’s continued dominance of the professional market.

The PCIe SSD should be more than powerful enough to handle the load of the VMware. And the addition of more RAM cant hurt either. My only concern is the processor. I'm in no way shape or form a professional when it comes to this topic. This is why i am looking to the forum community for some assistance. Let me know what you think.

Details: This model is powered by a 22 nm, 64-bit Intel Mobile Core i5 'Ivy Bridge' (I5-3210M) processor which includes two independent processor 'cores' on a single silicon chip. Each core has a dedicated 256k level 2 cache, shares 3 MB of level 3 cache, and has an integrated memory controller (dual channel). This system also supports 'Turbo Boost 2.0' -- which 'automatically increases the speed of the active cores' to improve performance when needed (up to 3.1 GHz for this model) -- and 'Hyper Threading' -- which allows the system to recognize four total 'cores' or 'threads' (two real and two virtual).

If you don't have two Thunderbolt Displays, you are kind of still out of luck hooking up dual displays to even a Thunderbolt MacBook Pro, with out the need for expensive external adapters. Would an iMac, Mac Mini, or Mac Pro better suit your computing needs, complimented with a basic MacBook Air or iPad of some kind for your mobility needs.

Install it on the PCI-E slots. Need more PCI-E slots? Install a PCI-E expander. Thunderbolt is a great piece of technology but it still has a few flaws.

So the second option would be to put the new card in an external chassis, and link to PCIe, with it’s own power. Which if either do you think is the better option? Thanks a lot, Alex. Hello, I followed your guide to install my NVIDIA GTX 980 on my Mac Pro 5.1 (late 2012) about a year ago, maybe less. I had everything working great, even audio over HDMI with a few kexts I found. Whenever I had an OS update I’ve always been able to swap the native card back in, install driver updates, and good to go again.

Highlights • macOS 10.14 Mojave Compatible—Support for Metal allows a Mac Pro (Mid 2010) or Mac Pro (Mid 2012) to be upgraded to mac OS 10.14 Mojave. • HDMI (with 3D)—Support for Deep Color, 7.1 High Bitrate Audio, and 3D Stereoscopic, ensuring the highest quality Blu-ray and video experience possible from your PC. • Mini-DisplayPort—Enjoy the benefits of the latest generation display interface, DisplayPort. With the ultra high HD resolution, the graphics card ensures that you are able to support the latest generation of LCD monitors. • Dual-Link DVI-I—Equipped with the most popular Dual Link DVI (Digital Visual Interface), this card is able to display ultra high resolutions of up to 2560 x 1600 at 60Hz. • Advanced GDDR5 Memory Technology—GDDR5 memory provides twice the bandwidth per pin of GDDR3 memory, delivering more speed and higher bandwidth.

Customer Videos. Verified Buyer Reviewer: FAAR Location: Austin, TX Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months Rating: 4/5 great upgrade from the stock video card January 24, 2018 the Sapphire HD 7950 Mac Edition video card was a great upgrade from the stock video card in my mid-2010 MacPro. It just worked right out of the box. I didn't even need to install drivers on either of my 2 partitions. Running OS 10.13 on one and OS 10.8 on the other. I would recommend this item to a friend! This review is from.

So get 3x8G 1333 DDR3 ECC registered Ram. Dont get 4x4. Also it s better to use 3 sticks to allow FULL THREE CHANNEL MODE. If you add 4 it will be slower FLEX mode and not triple channel mode.