Hello all,
I am very new to Mac and unfortunately financially struggling and would like your feedback and opinions on a build that i may take.
At home i have my built PC running windows 10, i5 7600K, GTX 1070 OC and numerous SSDs and HDs.
At work i found a dusty old Mac Pro 5.1 from 2009 (i believe), the specs are:
2 x Xeon 4 Core E5640s (8 Cores/16 Threads) 2,66Ghz
18 GB Ram (2 slots taken, 6 slots free)
Nvidia GT 120 512MB
Sierra 10.13.6
4 x HDs installed
I tried upgadting the OS, but it would not allow me due to the GPU being not supported (metal?)
My question is the following:
- Can i just wipe all drives clean, install my SSD instead`?
- Can i use Windows 10 or 11?
- Can i use my GTX 1070 OC?
- Ram can be increased-/upgraded (i am guessing yes, but asking)
I could probably get the system for free if i push them internally, since IT consideres it "junk".
I am aiming for 1080p gaming, is it worth goiung through all the software loops-/process to get windows installed and use the PC as a gaming rig?
I appreciate any feedback!
Have a wonderful day.
I am very new to Mac and unfortunately financially struggling and would like your feedback and opinions on a build that i may take.
At home i have my built PC running windows 10, i5 7600K, GTX 1070 OC and numerous SSDs and HDs.
At work i found a dusty old Mac Pro 5.1 from 2009 (i believe), the specs are:
2 x Xeon 4 Core E5640s (8 Cores/16 Threads) 2,66Ghz
18 GB Ram (2 slots taken, 6 slots free)
Nvidia GT 120 512MB
Sierra 10.13.6
4 x HDs installed
I tried upgadting the OS, but it would not allow me due to the GPU being not supported (metal?)
My question is the following:
- Can i just wipe all drives clean, install my SSD instead`?
- Can i use Windows 10 or 11?
- Can i use my GTX 1070 OC?
- Ram can be increased-/upgraded (i am guessing yes, but asking)
I could probably get the system for free if i push them internally, since IT consideres it "junk".
I am aiming for 1080p gaming, is it worth goiung through all the software loops-/process to get windows installed and use the PC as a gaming rig?
I appreciate any feedback!
Have a wonderful day.