[Sean Kapleton]

thank you for your reply!

So i have added 2 pics which i just took – you can see the ATI in slot 1 still and the extreme3D in slot 3 but it is still not clear to me where you mean to unclip – is it where the wire is plugged in from the ATI’s single black cord or further towards the power button (front) of the machine? As you mentioned I do see 2 black cords in the box with the 285.

sorry to be a newbie just never had to remove something like this – i have only installed BMD cards and nothing else. Any more specifics would be awesome or if anyone else can chime in having also done this procedure.
thank you

[Sean Kapleton]

ok so the coord and black plastic bottom all come with the card when I slide it out of the slot? I selling the ati on amazon for $200 to try to make something back for the nvidea purchases so I need to make sure it’s got everything and is not damaged during removal. just want to be sure and careful – the extreme card was easy to install.
thank you

[Sean Kapleton]

Love your training too Walter!
thanks for all your help and hard work.

[Sean Kapleton]

I have watched a few and I must say I like robbie’s Lynda.com the best…now if they would just have him do an advanced class and a resolve 101!
cheers

[Sean Kapleton]

Great question been wondering about these specifics myself, hopefully someone can shed light!

From what i have read here it seems that without a Cubix the fastest setup is the 120/285 combo – a further more in depth explanation of how these cards differ and why would be great.

[Sean Kapleton]

what is your current setup – sounds awesome!

so psyched get up and running…just need nvidea cards, I was going to do the 120/285 combo and take out my 5770 to sell on amazon.
cheers
sean

[Sean Kapleton]

One thing I have read involving other applications is about the color shift and possible performance hits when not running Apple Color off ATI. It seems a fair amount of people here seem to think its not noticeable with color running Nvidea only, but that one needs to be aware that color is different in each brand.

I would be curious to hear what others might say in this forum on my previou question and this, as well as exactly how to run the 285/120 combo when using both Color & Davinci on the same system – do any cards / inputs have to be swapped when switching – i cant remember exactly what needs to be done.

thanks for the help
best
sean

[Sean Kapleton]

thanks for the reply on xmas eve!

Having followed this forum for the last couple months it would seem that the 120/285 combo is faster than the 120/4000 (without expansion in 7.1). Is this true or did I miss something about the new 4000 besides the higher price compared to the 285? I run CS5, C4D and a bunch of other apps and am also curious how these different card combos might come into play for my system performance. Unfortunately i have 32gb ram (4x 8gb sticks) but beyond that seem to have a pretty robust davinci-friendly system home setup.

Does it just make more sense to sell the ATI 5770 card my 12-core came with (amazon or ebay) and use $250 towards buying a 120 & 285?

any help would be awesome – I’m like my own santa today!

happy holidays
sean

[Sean Kapleton]

In terms of slot organization for the ATI 5770 / GT 120 / Extreme 3D combo what is recommended?

Right now I have the ATI in SLOT 1

the Extreme 3D in SLOT 4

[Sean Kapleton]

I was just looking on EBAY for the 285 card and I am curious what people think about doing a ATI 5770(GUI) & Nvidea 285(GPU) combo?

These are the 2 versions of the 285 I found but it seems the 1GB version is the one I need no?

https://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-Pro-2008-2010-nVidia-GeForce-GTX285-1GB-Video-Card-/280600368052?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item415515d3b4

or

https://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Mac-Pro-nVidia-GeForce-GTX-260-896MB-Video-Card-285-/270675187701?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3f057f97f5

Any thoughts on this combo and card would be great. Ultimately if it will hugely increase performance then although i am using this for learning at home, for just a little bit more than the GT 120 it might be worth it if I will greatly benefit in the long run.

cheers
sean