I picked up an 07/08 Mac Pro 2.1 cheap on FB marketplace and I’m trying to max it out as best as I can just as a hobby and to pass the time.
Here are the specs so far:
Mac Pro “Eight Core” 3.0 (2.1)
3ghz Quad Core Xeon X5365 x2
64gb RAM
1tb SSD
1gb Radeon HD 5770 video card
Mac is currently dual booting El Capitan and Win7 64bit. Windows recognizes all 64gb of RAM while MacOS only sees 48gb
My question is what’s the best video card info opt for in this set up (reliably and without some crazy difficult modifications etc). Should I stick with the 5770 1gb? Can I run dual 5770s?
Any help would be appreciated. Having fun seeing what I can squeeze out of this beautiful box.
Here are the specs so far:
Mac Pro “Eight Core” 3.0 (2.1)
3ghz Quad Core Xeon X5365 x2
64gb RAM
1tb SSD
1gb Radeon HD 5770 video card
Mac is currently dual booting El Capitan and Win7 64bit. Windows recognizes all 64gb of RAM while MacOS only sees 48gb
My question is what’s the best video card info opt for in this set up (reliably and without some crazy difficult modifications etc). Should I stick with the 5770 1gb? Can I run dual 5770s?
Any help would be appreciated. Having fun seeing what I can squeeze out of this beautiful box.