Too many PCI cards?

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Marcos_G Author

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Too many PCI cards?

Hello

On my Mac Pro 2010 I have three PCI slots that are being used.

GTX 680 graphic card, USB3 card and a PCIe Sata III card with a SSD mounted on it.

My question is. Am I over loading my Mac with so many cards?

I have two USB3 external drives connected to the USB3 PCI card and also trying to decide weather if it is a good idea to have my boot system using the ssd on the PCIe card or leaving it under the optical bay.

Apologize for making this a two questions topic.

Thanks

Mac Pro 1x3.33

Mac Pro, OS X Yosemite (10.10.1), GTX680 - 6 cores-32GB-Samung SSD

Posted on Apr 28, 2015 5:24 AM

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The hatter

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Apr 28, 2015 5:54 AM in response to Marcos_G

No. PCIe slots are to be used, not left empty.

I prefer the OEM Apple/Samsung blade + adapter - or XP941 from Samsung instead of SATA III.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1685821

The make and model of the cards or controllers is vital of course, not just the "type."

That isn't to say that sometimes when using a PC GTX 9xx/7xx or something and other controllers that mix and match and which slot each uses can require some ingenuty.

Questions about USB3 Support:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1501482

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1866301

GTX 980 Support (yes I see you have a 680 - PC or flashed or "Mac Edition EVG")

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1838090

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1872847

PC GTX cards:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1440150

SATA III Support:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1871196

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