From: "Bruce Tovsky" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
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Subject: GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1
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Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 14:55:10 -0400
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hi all
apologies for the crosspost. i'm in the need of a GPU bump on my early =
2008 mac pro (2x3ghz Quad Core Xeon / 32 gb ram / os x 10.8.5) that's =
hosting a Avid Nitris DX running MC 7.0.4 and After Effects CS6) and i'm =
looking for some real world advice. i've snooped around quite a bit, am =
now familiar with the options available to me: PC cards that work but =
will sacrifice the boot screen due to lack of EFI support; older mac =
compatible cards that aren't that much more horsepower than my current =
NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (which is just not quite enough for Element =
3D and some other After Effects related tasks on the same machine); or =
newer cards like the Sapphire 7950 3GB GDDR5 Mac Edition, which some =
people say works but that the manufacturer and vendors like OWC say =
doesn't. budget doesn't have the wiggle room for a newer Mac Pro, and i =
can't take the plunge for the newest Mac Pro anytime soon. my current =
system is running well overall, but it's bogging down with some heavier =
after effects use.
any help would be appreciated. i've searched all of the forums and usual =
places, and found a lot of useful info, but no lightbulb moment.
cheers
bruce