New Video Card (GTX 285) in Mac Pro 8-core 2.8 - Help?!

Do I need mini-lameport to DVI if I am planning on hooking up two monitors (24" Dell LCD in portrait mode and Samsung 305t)

Have you looked at the specs for the GTX? Looks like dual DVI to me.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/macEVGA_GTX285review/index.html
http://www.barefeats.com/nehal11.html
http://arstechnica.com/hardware/news/2009/07/review-nvidia-gtx-285-on-the-mac.ar s/3
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I am about to purchase a new Mac Pro and am curious which video card to buy - particularly when it comes to rendering speed.
Apple offers the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT with 256MB of GDDR3 as a standard option, with the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 as a $150 BTO option.
I primarily use AE CS3 using adaptive resolution in lieu of Open GL. The projects are very 3d intensive. My initial thought is that the NVIDIA card has more VRAM and would be a better pick - but would my $$$ be better off toward more RAM? Does using CS4 make a difference?
Any thoughts would be appreciated. And yes, I have searched the forums but have not found anything definitive.

Personally, I'd buy more RAM. The standard display card supplied with the Mac Pro will have perfectly good specs for AE and Prem Pro.
Yes, CS4 should render faster than CS3.

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I'm currently running a Mid 2010 Mac Pro with a 5870 video card in it. I feel that it's bottlenecking processes, and want to upgrade it. I'm not looking to upgrade the computer itself, but want to get the fastest video card that I can.
Looking for suggestions, and links if possible to what you know works.
Thanks!

Why do you a) need a "fast" video card, and b) think it is the bottleneck (it might)?
Maybe you need dual AMD's and a 2nd 5870 (with the addition of 2nd 450W PSU to drive it).
This: July 25th, 2014 -- GeForce GTX 780 6G: Mac Pro Tower 'Sweet Spot'?
Do you have some SSDs for system and scratch? that often is where you can attack a bottleneck and improve performance.
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New graphics card in an old Mac Pro?

Greetings. Is it possible to upgrade my 2008 Mac Pro with a new mini display port graphics card to low me to use a new Apple monitor? Can I still retain and use the original DVI port/card?
Many thanks, CC

The Apple/ATI 5770 is the best bet for general use. It is sold for use in 2009 and 2010 models, by works in all models of Mac Pro. Drivers are in q0.6.4 and later. Make sure its an Apple card, or it will only work in Windows. Requires on aux power cord, should be in the box if you buy from Apple.

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My X1900 card in the Mac Pro 1st generation has died. I've searched the board and the replacement cards seem to be older and not sold any more. Does anyone know what will work? I went to an Apple Store today and the "genius" said I needed a new X1900. I told him I didn't think they were made any more. I did a Web search and it seems Apple has known about this problem and was replacing them up to January 2011. Wish I was contacted about this by Apple; they have records that I purchased the card. I've had problems with this for quite some time. I thought upgrading to Snow Leopard would help but I seemed to get more crashes after the upgrade.

If this image attached is what you have that died you can have this to bolt on to your original graphics card, it should work just fine as a GPU replacement. It worked fine for me, it's just that the X1900 for me when I used the 1st gen Mac Pro didn't suit my needs.
I've never wanted to throw it away. The board and copper cooling system it was attached to was too cumbersome.
Let me know and I'll ship it to you.

Confused about upgrading Video card on 1st Gen Mac Pro

When looking in the Apple store under video cards it looks like the 8800 or even the ati 2600xt say :
PCI Express 2.0 but under the reviews for the ati card there are a few posts that say they used this card to upgrade their '06 ' and '07 Mac Pro from the Nvidia 7300 ...
But if the older Mac Pro's dont have pci express 2.0 how can this be ?
I also have read that a nvidia 8800 for the 1st gen mac pro may come out but what if it does not ? Whats the deal ? Will there be a video upgrade path for the 1st gen mac pro or not ?
Why are we being " left out " in the cold for buying a machine a year and a half ago ?
So basically there is the 7300 or the ati 1900 and thats it for the 1st gen mac pro's ?
Even my 4 year old PC has video options and its agp !

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How much power is supplied for the video card in the 2009 mac pro?

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I have just received my new Mac Pro 12-core today.
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I first thought there was a problem with the internal DVD drive, but I could boot the provided Mac OS X Install DVD. I also tried to boot the "Server" DVD from a firewire external DVD drive, with no success. I even tried "target" mode, using the DVD drive from a Mac Book Pro, with no success.
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New hardware = newer minimum OS build
Mid 2010 Specs: http://support.apple.com/kb/SP589
http://www.apple.com/support/macpro/
Mac Pro (Mid 2010) Aug 2010 10.6.4 - 10F2251
Mac Pro with Mac OS X Server (Mid 2010) Aug 2010 10.6.4 - 10F2252 (Server)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1159
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http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3286
*Mac OS X Server 10.6.4 Update for Mac Pro (Mid 2010)*
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http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1082
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Logic Express Mac OS X Server v10.6 (Unlimited-client license) Apple Remote Desktop
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GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition Graphics Card advice wanted 2008 Mac Pro. Eight core desktop.

I have read some threads yet it is not clear to me if it is a good move to upgrade an Mac Pro eight core 3.1- 2008 to use GeForce GTX 680 Mac Edition Graphics Card. I ask as my GeForce 8800 GT 2008 card has given up the ghost, and it has done sterling service R.I.P.. The machine is in the repair shop for a service itself, and this problem. So I thought an upgrade, as I am at it. Daunting choice out there. Um, learning curve and all that!
I mainly do 2D graphics, Canvas, Adobe stuff, yet a little amount of video, which may grow some. No games on this work horse!
So here I am fishing for experienced advice were my own is not, from anyone who has done this. Has it held up, do you get a boot screen, does it run two monsters easily via DVI.
If you have one or something good fitted please share the skinny!
For me it is turning into the year of the video card. My laptop looks like it got the disease first!
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#1: AMD 7950 Mac Edition, or not. $425
#2: GTX 680 Mac $625
#3: MacVidCards - various but worth a look
http://www.ebay.com/sch/macvidcards/m.html
#4: GTX 285, no idea how 'safe' as often read someone (not Macvidcards) flashed PC card and sold as "Mac" and they are old, and may not be supported in Mavericks (and that would apply to a 8800 too).
Information purposes only:
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Geforce-Gtx285-Graphics-Pci-express/dp/B00G9TQMOE/
Check out Barefeats, again, for ideas if you want 'near best.'
A new gpu is $5000 cheaper than an overhaul and new MP.
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Even a top of the line iMac with GTX if you are having a lot of trouble and thinking of ditching the 2008.

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GeForce GTX 285 for Mac with Mavericks OK on Mac Pro early-2008?

I am running a GTX 285 video card in an Early 2008 Mac Pro under Mavericks with no problems whatsoever. I get all the usual start up screens and the Alt-Boot screen as well.
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Need a new video card for 2008 pro

hi to all,
i have a mac pro early 2008
with next parts
2*2,8 ghz quad core
10gb 800 mhz ddr2
ati radeon hd 2600 xt 256mb
and osx 10.8.4
i like to upgrade this so that i can use flight game x-plane
the recommend system specifications are
3ghz(multi core)
4gb ram
a directx 11 video card with 1 gb onboard,dedicated vram
i realy don't know what they mean with this,so what's the best video card that i can use in this system
a good(best) card without problems
i would stay with ati radeon bcse at this moment no problems with them
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Monday's news had a report from a Mac Pro owner that the (Sept. 19th) Nvidia Driver Update for OS X 10.8.5 (12F37) were broken by the OS X 10.8.5 Supplemental Update (12F45). Wednesday he sent a FYI on another driver update. (Popup from the previous install's web check I assume.)
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GTX from EVGA is a 680, but some do go for a PC version 670.

The AVI Radeon X1900 XT video card in my Mac Pro Dual-Core went bad and I need to replace it. I found one that is $250 but I don't think that I need the gaming-type processor. I am using a 23" Apple Display. Are there lower cost options? -C

The Radeon X1900 XT video card went bad in my Mac Pro Dual-Core Intel Xeon. (I tried it with a good one at the office). I found one online that was $250. I don't need the gaming capacity of this card and was wondering if there were less expensive video cards that I could use in this machine. I run Adobe Creative Suites for graphics design and have a 23" Apply display. Thank you for any help that you can provide. -PretzelMcK

Then pick up the ATI 5770 AND upgrade to 10.6.8.
Same price for a good card that will work and helps to have 1GB VRAM.
There aren't any other real choices let alone less expensive.
Even the ebay links I had and not a lot of choices.

Will After Effects CS6 support the new EVGA GeForce GTX 680 for Mac?

With this new graphics card out will Adobe/Mac OS X add support for it in AE CS6 for excellerated graphics and ray traced 3D? Also, will Adobe bring back live 3D from Photoshop to AE?

Sorry, should have been more specific. I was referring to this desktop card the Gforce GTX 680 (mac edition) http://www.evga.com/articles/00730/. I just saw a recent article about its release but not sure how long it has been out and not sure what evga is. I'm in the learning phase of all the ins and outs of graphics card compatibility and the manufactures intent. I'm curious about inserting it into my Mac Pro 2010 and getting improved performance along with accelerating my processing in After Effects CS6 since it has an ATI card with no CUDA architecture. Want to beef my RAM too. So I'm wondering if this card is A. Compatible with my machine/OS and B. If Adobe will add it to its list of supported CUDA cards. Again, not sure if this is an Adobe thing or an OS thing, I heard on some tutorial video that Mac OS is part of the issue. I am aware of the current state of limbo Mac Pro users are in with Apple's hiatus from a major update to this line. But even with a major new release my employer won't be in the market for that kind of investment which sucks because I'd like to move to thunderbolt for my video storage. Personally, I'm investing in a MBP with the 650M card which I've done tests with and it beats my Mac Pro with having CUDA. As for 3D layers from Photoshop to AE it is just kind of makes sense as well as being a price point issue. If you can draw and create 3D objects in PS why not be able to animate them in AE? Just like being able to animate AI and PS layers, it should be one big happy Adobe family, no? Why pay for Cinema 4D if I don't need it for everyday advanced 3D work? I do however love the Element plug-in from Video Co-pilot and it works great so that is my solution for now, then 4D if I get into more advanced custom 3D. But still you should be able to make 3D objects in PS and bring them in to AE, it just makes sense.
Thank you for your time!
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16GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 5870 1gig
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New video card or new computer?

I have a Mac Pro 3.1 (8-core) and I upgraded my video card to an Geforce GT 120 in order to run Final Cut Pro X. I have 10 GB of ram and am running 10.7.1. FCPX is somewhat annoying to work in that scrubbing seems to lag and the user interface generally seems to be slow. I just walked down to the Apple store and tried it on a 2010 Mac Pro (quad core with 3Gb ram) with an Radeon 5770 and it was MUCH more responsive.
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Thanks very much!
Brian

In briefly looking at the specs of the two cards, it looks to me like the Radeon 5770 blows the GT 120 away. I also can't see why an 2008 8-core Mac Pro with 10GB would be a bottleneck for FCPX.
My advice would be to try upgrading your video card, especially since the 5770 is still pretty cheap relatively speaking (especially compared to a brand new computer).
If you buy the card from somewhere like Amazon, I think you can return it with just a restocking fee. (if it doesn't work out, that is)
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Thanks, Grant.
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