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1. HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD UPDATE
2. HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD UPGRADE
3. HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD FULL
4. HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD SOFTWARE

HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD FULL

I use an upgraded Mac Pro 5,1 with Pro Tools 2018.12 MacOS 10.13.6 (see sig for full details). Look for the fastest Mac Pro 5.1 you can find, the 6 or 12-cores are not far behind the entry level Mac Pro 6.1 in performance. I would consider 64GB Ram if you are using a lot of VIs. My mixes are usually 64-128 tracks with the usual plugins. I had the same setup as you before I upgraded to PT HD Native/Mac 4.1 (flashed to 5.1) 8-core a few years ago. Just seen that you’re in the UK, definitely check out Create Pro Soundtoys, Izotope, Waves) rather than be restricted to the Avid DSP plugins even though they are excellent. What I'm looking to achieve is to be able to use a lot more native plugins (e.g. Mixture of analogue tracks and virtual instruments 50/50 and typical track counts 35-50. Only recording a few tracks simultaneously, most of the time tracking one track at a time. With regards my usage, I'm a home-studio producer working on my own music only. 6-core of 12-core? Is 3.46GHz processor enough? Is 32gb enough memory or should I be looking at 48gb / 64gb / 96gb etc? I despise the cylindrical shape of the newer 6.1 Mac Pros so I'm considering a used 5.1 system and would be grateful if people could advise what spec I should be looking for? e.g.

HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD UPGRADE

I've been considering upgrade to a PT12 or newer HDX setup for a while now (mostly due to the offline bounce and track rendering functionality) however I also understand that the newer tech will handle native plugins more efficiently? I believe PT10 can only utilise 4gb so this may be the reason why. I do like using a LOT of plugins in my work and I find it won't cope with many native plugins and runs out of memory easily, despite the system having 32gb. It runs pretty well provided I stick to mostly DSP plugins. The power to this display is provided by the USB on the MacPro.I'm currently using PT10 HD3 on a Mac Pro 3.1 8-core system. The quick fix that I came up with is to have a small display on my desk that I use to boot into the required drive and then hots swap in the Thunderbolt displays.

HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD SOFTWARE

Notices that boot screen is displayed on HDMI port of the graphics card (RX 580 in my case) after latest MacOS software update. The Thunderbolt displays not displaying OpenCore boot screen. Restart your system after a cold boot to enable USB, FaceTime HD Cameras and internal speakers on the Apple Thunderbolt displays. I am using A pair of Apple Thunderbolt Display and have notices that the brightness functionality, USB ports behind the Thunderbolt Display and the internal display speakers do not work. Note: I do not recommend or support installing unsupported macOS on your Mac Pro. Mojave 10.14.6 (Officially supported with Metal supported cards).

I have tested this is working on the following Operating Systems: I have also tried to Hot Swap the displays successfully.ĭisk speed test results connected to First Display's USBĭisk speed test results connected to Daisy Chained Display's USB

Working Thunderbolt Displays with Mac ProĪfter the Apple Thunderbolt Displays are connected to the system they work in Daisy Chaining and the following is shown in the System report.

HOW TO SWAP OUT A MAC PRO 5.1 GRAPHICS CARD UPDATE

Please follow the links mentioned in the the Useful Links section below for more update to date information about the community postings on this topic. These steps have worked for me but there might be additional steps that might be required for getting other thunderbolt devices to work. This is not a end all be all guide for getting the GC-Titan Ridge thunderbolt card working for every use case. This is purely for educational purposes and I am not responsible for any void in warranty. I do not guaranty that this will work for you but I hope it does. Before we begin a quick disclaimer below.ĭisclaimer: Try this at your own risk. A full detailed guide to add Thunderbolt support using a Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card to a Mac Pro 5,1 is here. This is my story to get Apple Thunderbolt Displays working with my Mac Pro Early 2009 (5,1) assuming that Thunderbolt support is already added using Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card. Home ▸ Thunderbolt Mac Pro Early 2009 with Gigabyte GC-Titan Ridge Card ▸ Mac Pro Early 2009 + Apple Thunderbolt Display Mac Pro Early 2009 + Apple Thunderbolt Display