From: "Bruce Tovsky" Received: from mailc1.tigertech.net ([208.80.4.155] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5533525 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 15:27:42 +0200 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mailc1.tigertech.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 05BC31C97146 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:27:42 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at c1.tigertech.net Received: from [10.10.10.71] (unknown [65.223.213.2]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mailc1.tigertech.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 542821C97145 for ; Fri, 25 Jul 2014 06:27:41 -0700 (PDT) Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_48F49A0A-9C9F-4D00-8ED2-8941E25A0405" Message-Id: <44491EC0-9CF5-41B2-B957-9299066CB84A@skeletonhome.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 6.6 \(1510\)) Subject: Re: [AE] GPU upgrade for Mac Pro 3,1 Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:27:40 -0400 References: To: "After Effects Mail List" In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1510) --Apple-Mail=_48F49A0A-9C9F-4D00-8ED2-8941E25A0405 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii thanks danny! i'm going to compare the two and see - if the power supply = is expensive and/or tricky i might opt for the lesser card, but if it's = straightforward - and i'm no stranger to dismantling a mac and having it = work when i reassemble it - i'll go for the better one. cheers b On 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. >=20 > 570 is a great card. and you wont need a new power supply >=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 >=20 > Robert W. Walker > WalkerSound > Walker/Fitzgibbon TV & Film > Los Angeles CA USA >=20 > > -------- 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 >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > danny princz >=20 > vimeo.com/rendernyc --Apple-Mail=_48F49A0A-9C9F-4D00-8ED2-8941E25A0405 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii AE-List@media-motion.tv> = 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 <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = 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" <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 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 <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. 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 <AE-List@media-motion.tv> = 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
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