Macpro 1st Gen Graphics Card Upgrade

[sandman404]

New Mac Pros mid-October?

Judging from the buyer's guide, we're ripe for a refresh of some sort. I am actually hoping they'll put some current-gen video card support in. By that I mean 4xxx series ATI and/or GT2xx Nvidia with the possibility of dual-card.

Given that Adobe has started integrating GPU support for their products to utilize the floating point processors, I would hope this is a good indicator.

The one thing I wish is that the hard drives were cheaper.

 

[Umbongo]

Judging from the buyer's guide, we're ripe for a refresh of some sort. I am actually hoping they'll put some current-gen video card support in. By that I mean 4xxx series ATI and/or GT2xx Nvidia with the possibility of dual-card.

Given that Adobe has started integrating GPU support for their products to utilize the floating point processors, I would hope this is a good indicator.

The one thing I wish is that the hard drives were cheaper.

Nope. Mac Pro releases are all based around new processors. We will see a new Mac Pro in Q1 2009 most likely with those cards. A dual card is unlikely as someone would need to develop drivers for it and that doesn't seem viable.

 

[grue]

The one thing I wish is that the hard drives were cheaper.

What the crap? Are you kidding? 1TB drives are under $200. WELL under $200 if you don't insist on Barracudas.

 

[sandman404]

What the crap? Are you kidding? 1TB drives are under $200. WELL under $200 if you don't insist on Barracudas.

I am not familiar with the non-oem sled requirements for the Mac Pros. Hence why I only have the Apple drives to look at. If there is something else available, I'd go with that (and of course the bare drives are cheaper).

 

[Mackilroy]

You can use pretty much any standard 3.5" SATA drive in the Mac Pro's HDD bays - like this 1TB hard drive.

 

[nightfly13]

Are there any other options - like flashing a faster/cheaper Windows card? I'm running a flashed Windows 1900xt right now.

Thanks