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nutter77

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Jun 24, 2025
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hi all, im looking for a viable upgrade path for a 5,1 mac pro with xeons i have enough drives however i want to get a good gpu and upgrade ram cooling and cpu to higher end components and if possible use amd crossfire for the ram what timing and speed and amount is best for the gpus what should i get i know it only supports up to rdna 2 so thats up to rx6000 series what cpu should i upgrade would i have to upgrade the powersupply i also need thunderbolt or usbc ports a gpu with displayport and an nvme m.2 ssd adapter with a budget of 700aud or around 460 usd i just need it to be the best it will be

i will use opencore legacy patcher for this to keep it up to date with bootcamp im thinking of having a drive for booting windows and a drive for macos is this possible

i will be using pro video apps divinci resolve final cut pro 3d modeling some gaming like cyberpunk gtav forza asseto coursa

any advice will be great and appreciated
(sorry for the spelling grammar and punctuation)
 
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