MAC PRO and Geforce GTX 980 ti

Hi Christian,

I am sorry to just jump into the thread but you seem to be the one to know about mac gpu's and getting them up and running. I hope you don't mind my questions. I could converse with you through email if that is any better.

Basically I have a macbook pro running on a wacom cintiq is my secondary monitor and I want to use a program called Octane. When I go online and browse forums and youtube I get completely lost with what I would need to get in order to use this program as my MacBooks graphics card is not powerful enough and since I only have a 2012 macbook pro my thunderbolt is the first version so I can't get an egpu like a bison box (which cost a lot of money anyway). So the closest I have found to staying with apple and affordable is to buy an older model Mac Pro i.e. 4.1 2009 Model. I just get confused with all the talk of cables, pins, cooling things, overclocking, flashed more power cables etc etc. I was hoping you could put it simply for me what I would need to purchase from preferably a uk store, even amazon.uk just not the states. Im sorry again to trouble you with this but I would really appreciate any guidance here.

Thank you

Gregg - Greetings from England ;-)

Hi Gregg(xit), 😉

when you intend to buy a used mac pro, try to get a 5.1 / 2010 model. It is the same hardware as the 4.1 (maybe my information in this case is incorrect), but it´s firmware is one step more modern.

periodically apple give older models out of service, that means you will not get any software updates for it. So in the future someday there will be no more updates to osx 10.14., 10.15, 10.16 or similar.

When you want to install 10.12, a mac pro 5.1 / 2010 already is the minimum hardware in the mac pro line you must have (http://www.macwrench.de/wiki/OS_X_Systemvoraussetzungen scroll down).

If El Capitan 10.11. is all you need, a mp 2008 is the minimum. But nobody knows when el cap will go out of service, so i strongly recommend a 2010 / 5.1 as minimum.

AND for cpu / memory intensive jobs the 5.1 is the better machine, as the two processor model can be upgraded up to 128 gb ram.

greetings from germany

Chris

ps.: sorry for the Gregg(xit) joke 😝

@Ken Auggie MacVidCards hasn't return my emails since I sent him the high res images he requested. I'm kind of out of ideas now. The card I ordered wasn't support to be a special version; I specifically avoided anything that would need additional power, such as a Ti. Maybe he sent me the wrong one, but unless he communicates with me, we'll never know. Until then, the card is sitting on my desk useless. Have you heard anything about MacVidCards customer support? Is this behavior common?

Please read ALL information on all links. You MUST installdriversfor this card.

From:

http://www.macvidcards.com/store/p49/Nvidia_GTX_980_Ti_6_GB.html

As illas said, you should better install a driver...

http://us.download.nvidia.com/Mac/Quadro_Certified/346.03.04f02/WebDriver-346.03 .04f02.pkg

<This is a Direct Download Link>

re-install your old video card, install the nvidia driver, then insert the gtx 980 ti again and reboot. Maybe you will need settings / nvidia driver manager to switch from osx standard driver to nvidia web driver.

I have the same card. Under 10.11.2, this card will work too without the dedicated nvidia driver, so standard osx video driver will give you a visible screen. But in this case performance is very poor, low refresh rates, flickering. With the dedicated nvidia driver all is good and well.

And without a flashed version of the card you will not get the bootscreen or boot selection screen, your monitor will stay black until osx and video driver has been fully loaded.

greetings from germany

Chris

You have to use both AUX power connectors n the logic boards as well as both power connectors on the graphics card.

You have to use both AUX power connectors n the logic boards as well as both power connectors on the graphics card.

Today is skipped my framework 4000 for mac.

The fan spins wildly and the mac after the first beep does not turn on.

Sometimes it turns on, but after 2 minutes locks.

Ok, I think the GPU.

Using premiere CC

I would buy 980 TI geforce

questions:

- The end of 2010 mac pro with 2 - intel xeon supports this card?

- The power supply has to be changed?

- Are there any special instructions?

thank you

yes, the 2010 / 5.1 mac pro will support the card, i have the same configuration.

Power supply doesnt need to be changed, but you must connect the second extra power cable to the card. Macvidcards delivers it with the card.

You only should install the nvidia web driver before you install the card, macvidcards has the link to the download side at nvidia.com

greetings from germany

Chris

OK thanks!

Last question, my previousGPU,nowburned,is the"4000quadro"

I couldavoid this step?

http://www.macvidcards.com/how-do-i-install-new-drivers-if-i-cant-boot-without-d rivers.html

grazie

Hi,

I installed 980Ti on my macpro last night and found 10.11.6 OSX update with 980Ti crashes mac Adobe AE, PP, Media Encore startup.

I had to roll back to 10.11.5 and install appropriate drivers. Now its working.

I don't know if this will help you guys but here it is.

Wrong thread, sorry.

Maybe you can help me. I also bought a flashed 980 from MacVidCards, installed the most recent drivers prior to install, connected both cables, booted once but then shut down and now I only get a double click when I push the power button but no start up--no fan movement, nothing. If put the original 5780 back in it works, but 980 won't run. Any ideas?