Return-Path: Received: from gateway14.websitewelcome.com ([67.18.22.82] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 4766079 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 21:54:43 +0200 Received: by gateway14.websitewelcome.com (Postfix, from userid 5007) id CBE10A31CC528; Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:58:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from gator1184.hostgator.com (gator1184.hostgator.com [174.121.151.98]) by gateway14.websitewelcome.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE4E6A31CC505 for ; Fri, 6 Jul 2012 14:58:09 -0500 (CDT) Received: from [24.167.166.243] (port=63605 helo=Neptune) by gator1184.hostgator.com with esmtpa (Exim 4.77) (envelope-from ) id 1SnEfI-0006eJ-8y for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 06 Jul 2012 14:58:08 -0500 Reply-To: From: "Stephen van Vuuren" To: "'After Effects Mail List'" References: In-Reply-To: Subject: RE: [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in MacPro Date: Fri, 6 Jul 2012 15:57:57 -0400 Organization: SV2 Studios Message-ID: <020901cd5bb1$a39125b0$eab37110$@sv2studios.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_020A_01CD5B90.1C809720" X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook 14.0 Thread-Index: AQKQFU9OkBNwPwKe3rBISCvyKZQmL5WXOJRA Content-Language: en-us X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - gator1184.hostgator.com X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - media-motion.tv X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - sv2studios.com X-BWhitelist: no X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Source-Sender: (Neptune) [24.167.166.243]:63605 X-Source-Auth: stephen@sv2studios.com X-Email-Count: 2 X-Source-Cap: c3RlcGhlbnY7c3RlcGhlbnY7Z2F0b3IxMTg0Lmhvc3RnYXRvci5jb20= This is a multipart message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01CD5B90.1C809720 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812200935 But do make sure your rail can support it. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Byron Nash Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 3:55 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in MacPro Thanks for the input. Anyone have a link to a splitter? On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Stephen van Vuuren wrote: There is nothing inherently wrong with splitters if you have enough power on the relevant rail. I've used splitters for years with nary an issue. However, making sure you have the right PSU in the right rail configuration is critical for good performance, stability and reliability. stephen van vuuren 336.202.4777 http://www.sv2dcp.com/ http://www.sv2studios.com/ http://www.insaturnsrings.com/ A film is - or should be - more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what's behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. -Stanley Kubrick -----Original Message----- From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of Robert W. Walker Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 3:36 PM To: After Effects Mail List Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in MacPro I have read anecdotal evidence of problems, if not disasters, with power-splitters. There are third-party aux power supplies that can be mounted in a spare drive bay (including optical), provide plenty of extra wattage without taxing your onboard PSU. Also external PSU's, but those are not too elegant - gotta run cables into the tower through an open PCI slot cover. Anyway, I thought I'd pass along what I found when researching this a few weeks ago. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in MacPro > From: Byron Nash > Date: Fri, July 06, 2012 3:26 pm > To: "After Effects Mail List" > > > I'd like to add a spare GTX285 to my MacPro with a Radeon in it. There > aren't enough power plugs to go around but I can't seem to find one online. > I keep searching on various sites and haven't seen the type of Y > connector that it would need. I'm sure some of you have done this so > I'm tapping the group think on this one. > > Thanks! > > Byron +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to +---End of message---+ To unsubscribe send any message to ------=_NextPart_000_020A_01CD5B90.1C809720 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

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From:= = After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On Behalf Of = Byron Nash
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 3:55 = PM
To: After Effects Mail List
Subject: Re: [AE] OT: = Two Graphics Cards in MacPro

 

Thanks for the input. Anyone have a link = to a splitter?

On Fri, Jul 6, = 2012 at 3:50 PM, Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com> wrote:

There is nothing inherently wrong with splitters if = you have enough power on the relevant rail. I've used splitters for = years with nary an issue. However, making sure you have the right PSU in = the right rail configuration is critical for good performance, stability = and reliability.

stephen van vuuren
336.202.4777

http://www.sv2dcp.com/
http://www.sv2studios.com/
http://www.insaturnsrings.com/

A film is = – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It = should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s = behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later.
–Stanley = Kubrick



-----Original = Message-----
From: After Effects Mail List [mailto:AE-List@media-motion.tv] On = Behalf Of Robert W. Walker
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 3:36 PM
To: = After Effects Mail List

Subject: Re: [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in = MacPro

I have read anecdotal evidence of problems, if not = disasters, with power-splitters.  There are third-party aux power = supplies that can be mounted in a spare drive bay (including optical), = provide plenty of extra wattage without taxing your onboard PSU. =  Also external PSU's, but those are not too elegant - gotta run = cables into the tower through an open PCI slot cover.

Anyway, I = thought I'd pass along what I found when researching this a few weeks = ago.

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: = [AE] OT: Two Graphics Cards in MacPro
> From: Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com>
> = Date: Fri, July 06, 2012 3:26 pm
> To: "After Effects Mail = List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>>
>
> I'd like to add a spare GTX285 to my MacPro with = a Radeon in it. There
> aren't enough power plugs to go around but = I can't seem to find one online.
> I keep searching on various = sites and haven't seen the type of Y
> connector that it would = need. I'm sure some of you have done this so
> I'm tapping the = group think on this one.
>
> Thanks!
>
> = Byron


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