NVidia FX 4800?

[Winston A. cely]

Just bumping this to the top, to see if anyone has had a chance to read it.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
8 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 3 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling illusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick

[Mark Spencer]

My understanding is you need a PCIe (express) slot for the 4870 to work so you need to determine if you MacPro has that – I thought all MacPros did but not sure…

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Mark Spencer
Freelance Producer/Editor/Motion Graphics Artist
Apple-certified Master Trainer
Author, Motion 4 from Peachpit Press
https://www.applemotion.net

[Winston A. cely]

Thanks Mark!

Yup, all Mac Pro’s have the PCIe. What was confusing me on Apple’s website were the “Questions & Answers” section. Some people are suggesting that the 4870 will not work in earlier Mac Pro’s (like mine with the identifier 1,1), some are suggesting that it’s not supported on earlier Mac Pro’s even though it will run, and other posts are saying it runs great.

Like I say, the money’s not the issue, it’s just making sure that I’m not wasting it on something that won’t improve my performance with Motion and overall work.

Has anyone had luck with the 4870 on an early Mac Pro (model identifier 1,1)?

PS, Am I the only one who wishes that Apple would name their different revisions of desktops computers with actual names, and not just numbers or years? It gets kinda confusing, when everyone uses a different way – Early 2008, late 2009, etc – to identify them.

Winston A. Cely
Editor/Owner | Della St. Media, LLC

Mac Pro 3GHz Dual-Core Intel Xeon
8 GB RAM | Final Cut Studio 3 | Aja Kona LHe

“If you can talk brilliantly enough about a subject, you can create the consoling illusion it has been mastered.” – Stanley Kubrick