From: "rendernyc" Received: from mail-oa0-f52.google.com ([209.85.219.52] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5533504 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:17:09 +0200 Received: by mail-oa0-f52.google.com with SMTP id o6so5428655oag.25 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:17:08 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=YtElH85Ii15uaBcDNrumxn+rJEpAKN5v2pcA15stHAw=; b=oqRgCfse9CKumJuiiqqoewuX08oAlPX44+2/XW0g2hlVHPb2GmGpQ0VdZ1Wp1vpVZV GYblGjRv/1IjVxqLukABs5UvA1lssHatoIRw1T3gwXBUlXmmgy2DWXQ2eaQTGm91YQQN TtJ0R49xF3ZllEnGjsbLvfFMNDMBRfh/1NpEgx6nENL50qlQNMGDlFr5jGlg3m4Pk2WW hRqo820eZVZBni6cBmThkhxTwSL6x9MZIekG6Fst06ac7XS8KCTNxxa5VBgVBS+2JtQp Pt/g+6ke/gbs1VgBingrb+f3NbhnhbKR78hp1SgfhHZAYz9eTK6ooO966AqlZb/KyYFl TAeA== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.60.140.234 with SMTP id rj10mr22854363oeb.6.1406294228854; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:17:08 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.71.77 with HTTP; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:17:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:17:08 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=047d7b4725eaf5ec2a04ff0463de --047d7b4725eaf5ec2a04ff0463de Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 if you must have the boot screen then as robert says you can go the MacVidCards route. 570 is a great card. and you wont need a new power supply On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Robert W. Walker wrote: > Ebay > macvidcards. For $700 you can get an efi-flashed GTX780 that > enables your boot screen and is a fantastic performer for just your > purposes. If you must stick to $500 or below, a 570 is the best > bang-for-the-buck card he offers, at ~$450. > > > Robert W. Walker > WalkerSound > Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film > Los Angeles CA USA > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 > > From: "Bruce Tovsky" > > Date: Fri, July 25, 2014 8:58 am > > To: "After Effects Mail List" > > > > > > thanks steve > > sadly, i don't think i can use these cards without sacrificing the boot > screen due to lack of efi. it's a pickle with this older machine - i'd love > to just chuck it and buy a new(er) one but am hampered by zero budget. i'm > running into problems with Element 3D with my existing GPU - i've tweaked > everything else as much as i can: SSD boot drive, fibre connectivity, RAM, > etc. GPU is the last thing i can do, and it's frustrating that i can't find > an affordable solution, say something around $500. the other step is moving > up to CC (i'm CS6 now) and i'll likely do that soon as well. > > cheers > > b > > > > On Jul 24, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steve Oakley > wrote: > > > > > I have a nV K5000 which is a beast. basically any current gen 780 or > prev gen 680 nV card with at least 2gb of Vram will be a big upgrade. > ideally get a card with 3 or 4gb of Vram. > > > > > > I'd also highly recommend a 256gb (min) SSD for system HD if you are > still using a spinning drive. It'll make a dramatic difference in machine > performance along with a good GPU upgrade. if your spinning disc is 4+ > years old or even the original drive replacing it will be a big difference. > this will really help AE caching along with normal system performance. > > > > > > between doing the two it'll feel like a new machine :) and moving the > CC 2014 is also a great performance upgrade too. > > > > > > S > > > > > > On Jul 24, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Bruce Tovsky > wrote: > > > > > >> 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 > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> +---End of message---+ > > >> To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > > > > > > > +---End of message---+ > > To unsubscribe send any message to > > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to > -- danny princz vimeo.com/rendernyc --047d7b4725eaf5ec2a04ff0463de Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
if you must have the boot screen then as robert says you c= an go the MacVidCards route.

570 is a great card. and yo= u wont need a new power supply

On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:13 AM, Robert W. Walke= r <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
Ebay > macvidcards. =C2=A0For $700 you can get an efi-flashed GTX780 tha= t
enables your boot screen and is a fantastic performer for just your
purposes. =C2=A0If you must stick to $500 or below, a 570 is the best
bang-for-the-buck card he offers, at ~$450.


Robert W. Walker
WalkerSound
Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film
Los Angeles CA USA

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1
> From: "Bruce Tovsky" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
> Date: Fri, July 25, 2014 8:58 am
> To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
>
>
> thanks steve
> sadly, i don't think i can use these cards without sacrificing the= boot screen due to lack of efi. it's a pickle with this older machine = - i'd love to just chuck it and buy a new(er) one but am hampered by ze= ro budget. i'm running into problems with Element 3D with my existing G= PU - i've tweaked everything else as much as i can: SSD boot drive, fib= re connectivity, RAM, etc. GPU is the last thing i can do, and it's fru= strating that i can't find an affordable solution, say something around= $500. the other step is moving up to CC (i'm CS6 now) and i'll lik= ely do that soon as well.
> cheers
> b
>
> On Jul 24, 2014, at 11:06 PM, Steve Oakley <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
>
> > I have a nV K5000 which is a beast. basically any current gen 780= or prev gen 680 nV card with at least 2gb of Vram will be a big upgrade. i= deally get a card with 3 or 4gb of Vram.
> >
> > I'd also highly recommend a 256gb (min) SSD for system HD if = you are still using a spinning drive. It'll make a dramatic difference = in machine performance along with a good GPU upgrade. if your spinning disc= is 4+ years old or even the original drive replacing it will be a big diff= erence. =C2=A0this will really help AE caching along with normal system per= formance.
> >
> > between doing the two it'll feel like a new machine :) =C2=A0= and moving the CC 2014 is also a great performance upgrade too.
> >
> > S
> >
> > On Jul 24, 2014, at 1:55 PM, Bruce Tovsky <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
> >
> >> hi all
> >> apologies for the crosspost. i'm in the need of a GPU bum= p 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 CS= 6) 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 tha= t 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 cur= rent NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT 512MB (which is just not quite enough for Eleme= nt 3D and some other After Effects related tasks on the same machine); or n= ewer 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. b= udget 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 eff= ects use.
> >> any help would be appreciated. i've searched all of the f= orums and usual places, and found a lot of useful info, but no lightbulb mo= ment.
> >> cheers
> >> bruce
> >>
> >>
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