MP 1,1-5,1 Flashed ASUS GTX 1080Ti on MacPro5,1 from MacVidCards

[timidhermit]

Recently, I got at a flee market sale a flashed ASUS GTX 1080Ti card that was supposedly sold by MacVidCards originally.

I am trying to look up the history of this card. However, as far as I can recall, the flashed 1080 cards previously sold MacVidCards were all from MSI or Gigabyte or Founder's card.

Anyone actually recall an ASUS 1080Ti card ever sold by MacVidCards?

From what I researched so far, the base card is an ASUS Trubo GTX 1080 Ti, released in March 2017, Pascal based, 11GB DDR5.

Also, since the card uses DisplayPort and not mini-DisplayPort, where can I get an Apple branded DisplayPort to mini-DisplayPort cable? If this is not available, what is the most popular cable people use to connect to a LED Cinema Display or Thunderbolt Display?

 

[Macschrauber]

Also, since the card uses DisplayPort and not mini-DisplayPort, where can I get an Apple branded DisplayPort to mini-DisplayPort cable? If this is not available, what is the most popular cable people use to connect to a LED Cinema Display or Thunderbolt Display?

You can not connect a Thunderbolt display to a DisplayPort GPU. Even, if the connectors are same form factor, its another technique. Thunderbolt 2 cables and ports have this symbol: File:Thunderbolt_Symbol.svg

MVC did a lot of GPUs, all kinds of types, whatever they got, almost impossible to tell, if this specific GPU was from them. Also there is MVC Europe.

 

[timidhermit]

You can not connect a Thunderbolt display to a DisplayPort GPU. Even, if the connectors are same form factor, its another technique. Thunderbolt 2 cables and ports have this symbol: File:Thunderbolt_Symbol.svg

MVC did a lot of GPUs, all kinds of types, whatever they got, almost impossible to tell, if this specific GPU was from them. Also there is MVC Europe.

Thank you, Macschrauber. What about connection to the Apple 27-in LED Cinema Display that uses mini-DisplayPort? Does Apple make a stock cable connector / converter for this to connect to the DisplayPort on the graphics card? If not, what is the most popular connector / converter that people get for this as a substitute?

 

[timidhermit]

Also, does anyone know if this flashed ASUS GTX 1080Ti card can be hooked up to my MacPro5,1 on-board power using only 2 6pin-to-8pin cables WITHOUT any MODIFICATION. I can't find any info on this online. I don't want to risk a fire hazard. Help!

 

[h9826790]

Does Apple make a stock cable connector / converter for this to connect to the DisplayPort on the graphics card?

No

If not, what is the most popular connector / converter that people get for this as a substitute?

There are some DP to mDP adaptor on the net, just $1-2.

DP and mDP is really just form factor difference, no controller / chips etc inside the adaptor. No need to go for any ridiculous high price options.