Hey all - I just upgrade my 2009 Mac pro (4,1) to a dual CPU (12-core), new tray, etc.
- 16gb ram, 1066 mhz.
- Nvidia GTX 980ti 6gb
I upgraded the firmware to 5,1, wiped the drive (SSD), and went from OSX 10.11 to 10.13.
I have 10.13 on my laptop, it's not great, but it runs way better than this Mac Pro desktop. After installing the new OS, the performance is complete crap. I can't tell if the performance is related to putting in the new CPU/tray, or just the OS upgrade.
There is a LAG with everything. Almost every action causes the little beachball to show up. For example, if i right click on the recycle bin, it waits a few seconds, then the animation stutters and the menu pops up.
I have tried:
- resetting the PRAM
- reinstalling the NVIDIA drivers (that helped a little actually)
Performance was never like this when i had OSX 10.11. Even with the new CPU installed, I ran 10.11 for a few days and did not have issues like this.
Worth noting, in my system info, the Memory is listed as: 16gb 1333 MHZ DDR3.
I do not have 1333 MHZ ram. I have a photo of the info screen pre-upgrade, and the ram is listed as 1066MHZ. Would the OS overclock the ram?? If so, that is most likely the issue. Is there a way to downgrade that?
Outside of that, could this really be related to OSX 10.13 being a turd? Or does the fact that i have this new hardware not play well with the new OSX?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
- 16gb ram, 1066 mhz.
- Nvidia GTX 980ti 6gb
I upgraded the firmware to 5,1, wiped the drive (SSD), and went from OSX 10.11 to 10.13.
I have 10.13 on my laptop, it's not great, but it runs way better than this Mac Pro desktop. After installing the new OS, the performance is complete crap. I can't tell if the performance is related to putting in the new CPU/tray, or just the OS upgrade.
There is a LAG with everything. Almost every action causes the little beachball to show up. For example, if i right click on the recycle bin, it waits a few seconds, then the animation stutters and the menu pops up.
I have tried:
- resetting the PRAM
- reinstalling the NVIDIA drivers (that helped a little actually)
Performance was never like this when i had OSX 10.11. Even with the new CPU installed, I ran 10.11 for a few days and did not have issues like this.
Worth noting, in my system info, the Memory is listed as: 16gb 1333 MHZ DDR3.
I do not have 1333 MHZ ram. I have a photo of the info screen pre-upgrade, and the ram is listed as 1066MHZ. Would the OS overclock the ram?? If so, that is most likely the issue. Is there a way to downgrade that?
Outside of that, could this really be related to OSX 10.13 being a turd? Or does the fact that i have this new hardware not play well with the new OSX?
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks!
