Mac Pro 08 PCi USB card

[irishgrizzly]

Would this card work in a '08 Mac Pro?

http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=335104

Or can anyone recommend another?

 

[zmttoxics]

PCI? No. Your computer only has PCI-E slots and they are not compatible.

 

[flatfoot]

Pretty much ANY PCIe USB card with a NEC chipset will work without additional drivers.
No need to look for one that's explicitly "Mac compatible".

Edit: Sorry, just noticed you picked a NEC-card. So, just find a PCIe one.

 

[irishgrizzly]

Cool, so using this pic as an example, does it make a difference were the card goes;

http://macbitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/img_2023.jpg

i.e. 4 or x16

and can anyone link to a place online to purchase?

Thanks

 

[zmttoxics]

Cool, so using this pic as an example, does it make a difference were the card goes;

http://macbitz.files.wordpress.com/2008/10/img_2023.jpg

i.e. 4 or x16

and can anyone link to a place online to purchase?

Thanks

Typically you would use the x16 speed slots for data hungry devices like video cards / raid cards, but it wont make a difference to the usb card which slot it lives in (x4 is enough bandwidth to max it out).