Mac Pro early 2009 8 core ATI Radeon 9290

[imbasimba]

Hi ,


I have a Mac Pro early 2009 8 core and I would like to replace its GPU with an ATI R9 290.

I read here somewhere that the power provided by the Mac Pro PSU does not cover newer GPUs.

So is it possible to buy the Card (any Card f.e this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814202043) together with an external PSU and make it work?

How does an external PSU work, can I just connect it to the grid directly and then the GPU to the external PSU? What external PSUs do you recommend?


Thanks in advance

imbasimba

 

[pastrychef]

FSP Group Booster X5 and ePower Juice Box can work.

 

[666sheep]

R9 290 won't work in OS X with current AMD drivers.

 

[imbasimba]

FSP Group Booster X5 and ePower Juice Box can work.

Ok , thanks, any idea why the Price gap is so big between the two you suggested? Are you using one of them? Which?

R9 290 won't work in OS X with current AMD drivers.

Would it boot into Bootcamp right now? And then update OSX later with my old one?

 

[pastrychef]

I have no idea why there is such a large price gap between the two, nor do I have any experience with either.