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bakedbeansrecord

11-28-2013 03:55 AM

HD Native PCIe card--which slot

I have a 12 core 5,1 Westmere Mac Pro coming in two days to replace my original 2007 model. Does it matter which PCIe slot I put the HD native card in regarding performance?

JFreak

11-28-2013 05:50 AM

Re: HD Native PCIe card--which slot

I don't think there is a difference, but out of an old habit I always put the cards in adjacent slots -- EXCEPT if the card runs very hot, in which case I put it as far to the GPU as I can. But it's not the case here.

nst7	11-28-2013 04:35 PM

Re: HD Native PCIe card--which slot

If you end up needing to do the firmware update, and you're having trouble, move it to a different slot and it should help.

CygnusX-1Bk2

11-28-2013 11:21 PM

Re: HD Native PCIe card--which slot

I think the installation instructions mention placing it in the lowest numbered slot available. In a Mac Pro the video card is in slot 1 so mine is in slot 2.

denka

11-29-2013 06:52 AM

Re: HD Native PCIe card--which slot

Quote:

Originally Posted by CygnusX-1Bk2 (Post 2106462)

I think the installation instructions mention placing it in the lowest numbered slot available. In a Mac Pro the video card is in slot 1 so mine is in slot 2.

Mine is in slot 2, too.

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