From: "rendernyc" Received: from mail-oi0-f51.google.com ([209.85.218.51] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5533510 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:24:05 +0200 Received: by mail-oi0-f51.google.com with SMTP id g201so3319531oib.38 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:24:04 -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=GSsPY7NXKe2V0zx62JXRoFeeOnfvgesTYw28s22O+UM=; b=qV+S6hSMDMGOqr/G/pWLMVP5M9AzvuddkZnebrMTtbtSpwpUq+xxx5Zp2wJDrwhvKq cQOcfHaPO/2jl4QOrKKq0QlD1A9y9aCuGVTBv4XQ+o+U7e18QhK+YrYE5c+hxP4d4Xgd GJTJ2R1Ic41X+br7lCh0kJox7Q8zZA8c7hYYDjaCRcJLoZf6h+gO84TxommetG7E3Zbt DlzN/R7eO1v4Q7XOlRIrpRcz7ixU1lfb65GiBnVCguNzeRjXcFuQUnizIDX4VMctmeAR kVuWw3OfF2fpAQpoVwCpyj6vRuOmjmAT5fxMaAvQ3mn+Y4+li5iW26X7/2UsSNCmrv3x +E0Q== MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Received: by 10.182.199.5 with SMTP id jg5mr22653886obc.75.1406294644193; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:24:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.202.71.77 with HTTP; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:24:04 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:24:04 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=e89a8ff25028b77e2e04ff047cb8 --e89a8ff25028b77e2e04ff047cb8 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 GTX 570 2.4GB is $390 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-GTX-570-2-5-GB-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-DUAL-DVI-Version-/261371096399?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3cdaee6d4f he also has a 580 3GB that runs on the internal power supply http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nvidia-GTX-580-3GB-for-Apple-Mac-Pro-Internal-Power-Version-/331231904862?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item4d1ef5c45e the rest are here http://www.ebay.com/sch/macvidcards/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from= On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:17 AM, rendernyc wrote: > 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 > -- danny princz vimeo.com/rendernyc --e89a8ff25028b77e2e04ff047cb8 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


O= n Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 9:17 AM, rendernyc <AE-List@media-motion.tv> wrote:
if you must have the boot screen then as robert says you can g= o 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. 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> w= rote:
> >
> >> 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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