Mac Pro (Early 2008) running GeForce 460 or 560?

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Hi

I am thinking about getting a new GPU for my Mac Pro (Early 2008).

I run Windows 7 64bit all the time.

I plan to take out the old 8800GT and keep it safe until needed.

I am thinking about getting either a Gigabyte 460 SOC or a Gigabyte 560 Ti SOC.

It has to be Nvidia and these seem like great value for money.

I have brought a spare Mac PCI-Express power cable and now have a total of two.

The reviews at Guru3d suggests that the max power needed is about 350 watts for both the 460 and the 560 - or am I reading it incorrectly?!

I think I read somewhere that the Mac Pro (Early 2008) would output a total of 300 watt PCI power.



Question:

• Has anyone successfully installed same or similar setup?
  
  
• Will my Mac Pro be able to handle the power requirements using two PCI-Express cables or do I need to rewire power directly from the PSU to the GPU?
  
  
• If the latter is the case what do I need and how do I do it?

Suggestions to better value/performance Nvidia GPU's are welcome - btw. I hate noise.

Thanks!

 

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As long as you are running Windows, you can pretty much run any card you wish to.