2009 Mac Pro can i save it / some questions

[sparkie1984]

thanks for that! I never realised that.

I wonder if it'll work with the new apple accessories

 

[bartvandebiezen]

I also upgraded my Mac Pro 2009: CPU, video card, WiFi/Bluetooth, memory, SSD... It takes some time to find the best options. I advice not to upgrade everything at once. Just part after part and read the topics in this forum.

For the WiFi/Bluetooth I chose for OSXWifi.com's solution and it works great. You replace the internal cards and cables and you get the latest version of WiFi and Bluetooth without installing drivers.

http://www.osxwifi.com/apple-broadc...-with-adapter-for-macpro-2009-and-macpro-2010

Also choose the Extension Cable for the Bluetooth Antenna.

Extra note: I just bought an Apple Magic Mouse 2, and it works with this setup 🙂

 

[sparkie1984]

thanks, may I ask what SSD you are using?

I am a bit confused by whats actually needed to put a fast SSD into the system.

 

[bartvandebiezen]

I added a Samsung 850 pro with an OWC Mount Pro 2.5 in bay 1. I use it only to run my system and applications. I moved my user folder to on an other larger disk in bay 2. In bay 3 I have a backup disk.

The next upgrade will be the Sonnet Tempo SSD Pro Plus + another Samsung 850 pro SSD.

 

[bartvandebiezen]

I now have the new Magic Mouse 2 for a few hours and it is much much smoother. With the older Magic Mouse I had sometimes lag problems because of the thickness of the Mac Pro case.

 

[sparkie1984]

are any of those the PCIE SSDs? or are they sata 3 ones?

 

[bartvandebiezen]

are any of those the PCIE SSDs? or are they sata 3 ones?

Those are SATA. You can put them later on the Tempo SSD Pro card to connect them through PCIE.
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/tempossdproplus.html

 

[sparkie1984]

well I've just ordered the inateck usb 3 card for mac.

and the samsung PCIE SSD 256gb!!

excited now to try and get the beast and running.