Hi
i have a 2010 Mac Pro 5.1 with the stock Radeon graphics card and my ok cinema HD display has died.
i Would like to get a 34" curved monitor - either the SAMSUNG S34E790C or the LG34u 97
could anyone tell me if those monitors would work with my Macpro, would I need to upgrade the graphics card and if so what card you recommend?
Many thanks
I have a similar setup with a mac pro 5.1 and an apple shipped HD5770.
The LG-UM95-P runs fine via mini-DP to DP at 60Hz (see below). Audio from to this display cannot be changed by the apple OS-sierra.
Using a miniDP to HDMI in this configuration maxes at 30Hz. Also, audio from to this display cannot be changed by the apple OS-sierra.
Maybe this cold be due to the adapter that I tried for HDMI:
"ITANDA Mini DisplayPort (Thunderbolt Port Compatible) to HDMI/VGA Male to Female 2-in-1 Adapter for Apple Macbook in Silver - Supporting 4K Resolution via HDMI"
Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro5,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
Number of Processors: 2
Total Number of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
L3 Cache (per Processor): 12 MB
Memory: 64 GB
Processor Interconnect Speed: 5.86 GT/s
Boot ROM Version: MP51.007F.B03
SMC Version (system): 1.39f11
SMC Version (processor tray): 1.39f11
Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 5770
Type: GPU
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 1024 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x68b8
Revision ID: 0x0000
ROM Revision: 113-C0160C-180
EFI Driver Version: 01.00.436
Displays:
LG ULTRAWIDE:
Resolution: 3440 x 1440 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Connection Type: DisplayPort
Television: Yes
DELL 1703FP:
Resolution: 1280 x 1024 @ 60 Hz
Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
Display Serial Number:
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Rotation: Supported
Adapter Type: Apple Mini DisplayPort To VGA Adapter
Automatically Adjust Brightness: No
Adapter Firmware Version: 1.03
Cheaper Mini Displayport to HDMI adapters are passive adapters and can only do a maximum of 4K at 30fps. To get 4K at 60fps you need an active adapter which typically costs around $30. Like the http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/mini-displayport-12- to-hdmi-20-uhd-active-adapter.html
Either monitor will work. The only note here is that the Mac Pro cannot produce the max resolution these monitors can support. But they should support resolutions below their maximum just fine.
For upgrades, here's osme good reading:
THanks Phil
so if I upgrade the graphics card, would I then get the max resolution that the monitor can provide?
any recommendations for a graphics card upgrade?
CHeers
If you upgrade to a card that supports the Max resolution, yes. You should get it.
This one for instance should generally work:
https://eshop.macsales.com/item/Sapphire/100352MAC2/
Other suggestions here:
User Tip: Mac Pro silver tower (2006-2012) Replacement Graphics cards
TThanks Phil!
BareFeats have just done a test which includes using a classic Mac Pro and an Nvidia GTX 980Ti video card with a 34" ultra wide display. Obviously this means it worked.
See http://barefeats.com/razer_core_uw.html
It maybe the original video card is incapable of driving such a monitor but clearly the GTX 980Ti can and I would think the standard GTX 980 as well. Possibly the 970 and the 960 may do so as well.
2010 Mac Pro 5.1- new monitor
