Can you run a 120 AND 4870 in a 2009 mac pro?

[jimmypopjr]

Sorry if it seems like a dumb question. I would just like to have the (relative) power of the 4870, and use the 120 for two extra monitors.

When I say I'd want the power of the 4870, I mostly mean gaming with that card. Now that I've typed this out, it sounds less and less like it would work.

Any input would be appreciated. Also, I asked an Apple guy (through Apple's chat) if I could run two 4870s, and he didn't think so due to power limitations. Can anyone confirm this?

Thanks a bunch, everyone.

 

[VirtualRain]

Yes you can do both.

Too lazy to search?

4870 and GT120... (works fine in OSX and XP or Win7 but not Vista)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/700730/

Dual 4870's... (works fine in any OS if you kludge a power solution but no benefits from Crossfire as Apple cards have that disabled)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/665034/

 

[jimmypopjr]

Hey hey. I'm by no means too lazy to search... but I also come from using the IGN boards mainly, and their search function is 100% useless. Not in a joking way... it's actually useless. So it's been a while since I thought to 'search before posting' - My idea of search before posting is to scan the first few pages, which I did. I reviewed the first few pages on the board and didn't catch anything near my question.


Didn't mean to offend by posting a question.

 

[dekka007]

Nobody is offended. Just Virtual Rain being an arrogant impolite a**