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    MP 6,1 OWC/MacSales' CPU upgrade servcie for late 2013 MP

    I have a late 2013 Mac Pro with a 4-core CPU. I have upgraded the RAM to 64MB using OWC's dimms. It has worked fine since I bought it in early 2014. The main purposes for this MP are: (1) data science/machine learning model development, and (2) Photoshop and the like image processing software...
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    2010 Mac Pro 5,1 - No EFI/ Boot, no chime, black screen

    2010 Mac Pro 5,1 2x 2.93ghz Westmere 20gb RAM OWC 256gb SSD ATI Radeon 5780 The last time this system booted (at all) was just before I took out the GPU to try in another Mac Pro. Once I reinstalled the GPU: - system starts up - front power button light illuminates - all fans run - gpu...
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    Switching CPU tray from Mac Pro 2010 to Mac Pro 2012

    I just bought a Mac Pro 2010 12 core. The CPU tray looks like this: I was wondering if i could put it into my Mac Pro 2012 which is a 6 core. I am a video editor and i figured it would give me more RAM and make it run faster for editing. Am i able to do this? What problems would it cause?
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    Apple Mac Pro 2011 12-core 128gb Ram - No Power - Help

    Hello everyone my mac pro 2011 won't turn on, tried power pads not working. Red light flashes when AC cord is plug in wall socket. pressing DIG button i get 5v Stand by led. Only Jumper pads are not working. Removed all devices (Ram, Fans, ...(all) and tried with no successes. order a AC...
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    iMac 2017 5k or Mac Pro 2012?

    Hi guys, Especially for this 'problem', I have created an account with MacRumors. Hopefully, you can give me advice on this, because I have been in doubt for months and now want to finally make a decision! I'm a graphic designer who works mainly with Adobe Photoshop / InDesign / Illustrator...
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    Upgrading my CPU (early 2009 4,1) advice?

    First post... Glad to be here! So, I've decided to overhaul my early 2009 Mac Pro tower. I've already upgraded the firmware from 4,1 to 5,1... upgraded the RAM from 16gb to 48gb (for now). Will be adding a PCI SSD boot disk and new GPU once I get the CPU sorted. So, next step is to upgrade my...