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Re: Mac Pro 5.1 for PT 2018?
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Deliding CPU’s is insanely easy. |
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Hey ProtoolsLover, I have an AMD Radeon R9 280X 3072MB. That is upgraded...isn't it?
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James Welch Recording Engineer | Producer Masterlink Productions Mac Mini 8,1 (2018) | 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel i7 | 64GB Ram | Apple 27" LED Cinema | 2TB System Drive | LaCie Rugged USB-C 2TB SSD NVMe Audio Drive | UAD-2 Quad Satellite (Firewire) macOS Catalina 10.15.7 | Pro Tools Ultimate 2021.7 | Avid HDX TB3 Chassis | HDX | Avid Omni | Avid 16x16 HD I/O x2 | Digidesign 192 | Digidesign C24 |
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I can tell you that a 4.1 to 5.1 12 core MacPro with a comparable video card slays it. I don’t remember which Video Card I chose (will check when I get gone) but it enables me to run 2 34” ultra-wide monitors and I have zero issues graphically, and the computer screams. 31k Geekbench Scores. |
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Thanks for the info, would love to hear which graphics card you're using.
I did have an issue with power cables but got it sorted.
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James Welch Recording Engineer | Producer Masterlink Productions Mac Mini 8,1 (2018) | 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel i7 | 64GB Ram | Apple 27" LED Cinema | 2TB System Drive | LaCie Rugged USB-C 2TB SSD NVMe Audio Drive | UAD-2 Quad Satellite (Firewire) macOS Catalina 10.15.7 | Pro Tools Ultimate 2021.7 | Avid HDX TB3 Chassis | HDX | Avid Omni | Avid 16x16 HD I/O x2 | Digidesign 192 | Digidesign C24 |
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I just put in a flashed AMD 7950 and I seem to be having less graphics lag, although I haven't really put it through its paces yet.
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Would love to hear how you get on with after more extensive testing. I went for my current card as it has 2x Mini Display Ports which work with my 27" LED Cinema Display
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James Welch Recording Engineer | Producer Masterlink Productions Mac Mini 8,1 (2018) | 3.2 GHz 6-Core Intel i7 | 64GB Ram | Apple 27" LED Cinema | 2TB System Drive | LaCie Rugged USB-C 2TB SSD NVMe Audio Drive | UAD-2 Quad Satellite (Firewire) macOS Catalina 10.15.7 | Pro Tools Ultimate 2021.7 | Avid HDX TB3 Chassis | HDX | Avid Omni | Avid 16x16 HD I/O x2 | Digidesign 192 | Digidesign C24 |
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I use 1 DVI and 1 Mini Display port to run two 'vintage' 20" Apple LCD Cinema Displays, but the card has one more Mini Display port. Not sure what these would run in the UK, but I got it off ebay for less than $200. It was flashed by the seller and supports boot screen. Hope that's helpful. |
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a few notes on the 5,1 dual processor , I have found its better to fill memory slots 123 then 567, leave 4 and 8 empty, geek bench scores jump up a great deal in doing so, and beat a few trash can Mac pros score wise now,
I run a macvidcards flashed 780ti card and it works well power wise just using the two 6 pin on backplane to 8 pin cables using the a EVGA PowerLink. and have my boot manager! I tryed using pcie card for my ssd's messed up boot camp and removed my boot manager, and 3 days of issues...errr removed card. the difference in speed from the old drive sleds that work perfect,and the outboard hard drive cards is not all that great, 400mbs, vrs 500. "ish" never have I had issues with drive speeds using ssds anyway in pro tools. ...I just use the drive sleads now. plug the ssd directly in the backplane, run usb3 and usb-c cards and both work well. and I find useful, no issues. anyway about the only thing I have found that even pushed this rig, cpu wise, is running a mastering program like isotope, on a big mix, not that I would master on a full*mix, anyway love my old Mac Pro, it beats a few trashcan Mac pros, on Geekbench, and has worked just fine on some pretty large mixes, with a bunch of plugs. biggest problem is I still suck at mixing and mastering..... |
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