Which single-slot, slot-powered GPU will power a 23" ~ 30" screen to reasonable levels? No gaming, but regular applications, etc. I need to set up a Windows-heavy Mac Pro and an HD5870 won't cut it - and I don't want to deal with things like external PSU's, drive-bay taps, etc.
Apple's Mac Pro hasn't been updated since early 2010. The case itself has seen the same design since 2003. The machines are notoriously expensive and have often catered to Apple's more creative and professional customers (music, video, graphics, servers, etc). Recent reports have hinted that Apple has been thinking of killing off the Mac Pro for awhile now. Sales of the computers are sluggish and Apple has focused most of its attention on their laptops and the iMac. Is it time to say goodbye to...
It was funny to see a few people complaining about how Steve Jobs didn't introduce a new iPhone during his keynote at WWDC yesterday -- and even funnier to see a bunch of other people responding that they were being ridiculous to expect a new iPhone since Apple never announces new hardware at WWDC (though there are plenty of other reasons why it was unrealistic to expect a new iPhone yesterday). Of course, Apple has launched new hardware at WWDC before, they introduced the Mac Pro at 2006's...
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Even when I make sure that the clips have the same settings, just one or two effects and it can take 11 minutes to render one minute of video. Or is that just the way things are?
What are more viable options than the 5870 for use on the '10 Pro's? I'm looking for a little (well, a lot to be honest) more kick than the ATI's are able to deliver (in OS X of course). I'm aware of the Quadro 4000, but what I don't know is how much more (if any) performance it brings to the table, especially given the relatively non-optimised nature of previous NVidia drivers. Any opinions? Other suggestions? Thanks
consumption. The reason I'm considering a Mac Pro is upgradeability. A Mac mini looks good too because it's small but it's hard upgrading to a bigger harddisk if at all. With the Mac Pro you can easily swap out different parts like memory, harddisk, etc. Nowadays I watch all my media from my Apple TV or blu-ray player. This weekend I got the new Apple TV and it doesn't have storage so it's either rental or streaming from a computer on the network. I do rent a lot,...
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I'm getting some performance bottlenecks with the Apple SSD's and given that a RAID controller + alternative drives may not be the best option, I'm wondering if one of these (or maybe 2 1Tb?) + keeping one Apple SSD as the boot drive would do the job better. http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Technology-Drive-Express... (OS X compatibility is promised soon, so obviously I can't buy right now). Basically, I'm aiming to get 2Tb (actually 1.2 is the...
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My main computer which I do most of my work, gaming, ect. , is a Mac Pro. I had built a Windows based PC a couple years ago and it is now out of date. I have a 5.1 surround sound setup that I got for my PC, only problem is that my Mac seems to only take optical audio (or headphone jack). Unlike my PC it doesn't have the same setup. Im not really looking for the surround sound setup, just a good set of speakers that I can use with my Mac Pro. Anyone have any recommendation? Thanks in advance
Just curious to see if anyone else has the same problem that I have. Got a Mac Pro 1,1 (2007, 2x 3.0GHZ Dual Core Xeon, 2GB Ram) which I have sat at my desk converting my entire media collection to .m4v for use with my shiny new Apple TV. Every now and again it gets very loud (fan noise) while working on its new mission, and cannot be awoken from sleep. I think this is a graphics malfunction as the machine is clearly turned on but will not produce a video signal. So anyone else had trouble with...
Beauty outside. Beast inside.
Get nearly 2x faster performance with the new Mac Pro, now powered by all-new Quad-Core Intel Xeon “Nehalem” processors. With a new system architecture, 8MB of fully shared L3 cache, an integrated memory controller, and 1066MHz DDR3 ECC memory, these processors deliver up to 2.4x greater memory bandwidth. And new Turbo Boost technology speeds up the processor when all cores aren’t in use.
The new Mac Pro features the fastest graphics ever on a Mac. Its standard configuration includes the up to 2.9x faster NVIDIA GeForce GT 120 with 512MB of GDDR3 memory. For even greater performance —
