What Wifi Cards Do Mac Pro 2008 model use???

Hello all, just got my first mac pro ,I usually deal with PC's so this is new for me I wanted to ask which type of cards would I need to get my mac pro blue tooth and wifi compatible and I want to know which is the best graphics card available for this machine , please let me know thanks!!!
Essentials
Family: Mac Pro
Codename: ?
Gestalt ID: 406
Minimum OS: 10.4.7
Maximum OS: 10.7.3
Introduced: August 2006
Terminated: January 2008
Processor
CPU: Intel Xeon 5100 Series ("Woodcrest")
CPU Speed: 2x2.6 GHz (dual-core)
CPU Cores: 2
FPU: integrated
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz
Register Width: 64-bit
Data Bus Width: 64-bit
Address Bus Width: 64-bit
ROM: EFI
RAM Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Minimum RAM Speed: 667 MHz
Onboard RAM: 0 MB
RAM slots: 8
Maximum RAM: 16 GB
Level 1 Cache: 32 kB data, 32 kB instruction
Level 2 Cache: 4 MB on-processor
Expansion Slots: 3x 16-lane PCI Express
Video
GPU: Nvidia GeForce 7300GT (16-lane double-wide PCI Express slot)
VRAM: 256 MB <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<Whats the highest I can put here???????
Max Resolution: all resolutions supported
Video Out: DVI (dual link)
Networking
Modem: optional external 56 kbps
Ethernet: 2x 10/100/1000Base-T
Airport Extreme: optional <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<which one i search and keep getting the G5 one, can I use that one on this?
Bluetooth: optional 2.0+EDR

For video either the ATI HD 5770 or the ATI HD 5870 from Apple will work fine in your Mac Pro however you will not be able to take full advantage of the 5870 so it may be a waste. I use the 5770 with great results.
For Bluetooth I use the Belkin mini bluetooth adapter and it works great is is very small.
If you want the actual Apple Internal bluetooth card.
For the WiFi I use the original Apple WiFi cards but even a USB one thats Mac compatible will work fine.

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PCIe 3.0
USB3
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Socket LGA1356, a direct replacement for the current Socket LGA1366. The parts here are 6-core and 8-core Sandy Bridge single-socket and dual-socket capable but mid-range positioned Sandy Bridge Xeon - and, ultimately, Core i7 - parts with up to 20MB of L3 cache, three DDR3-1600 memory channels just like the existing LGA1366 Westmeres with one memory speed grade higher, and 24 PCIe v3 lanes on-chip.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/feature/1811091/2011-intel-xeon-update-holy- socket-trinity
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGA_2011

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You may have stumbled upon or checked some of the support pages?
http://www.apple.com/support/macpro/
- which has a link to an article titled "about your PCI Express slots"
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304122
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PCI Express expansion7
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I have tried using both the gray install disc that came with the computer and the Snow Leopard Install DVD disc.
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Clone
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Using Cloning as a Backup Strategy
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
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Migration Assistant Update for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
http://www.apple.com/support/lion/installrecovery/
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http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone-backup.html
http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-HowToClone.html
http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/7032/carbon-copy-cloner
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When you clone pull the old drive and boot from the newly cloned.
After that keep a backup clone around all the time. Takes less than 10 minutes to do a smart update to copy just the changes to keep it current. So you have working copy of the system. I keep Clone "A" that I keep "as was" the system as of last month or whatever (like 10.7.4 before upgrade to 7.5).
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dump the 2600XT and there I would pay for a Mac Edition AMD 7950, else PC card
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HD 7970 video card for Mac Pro 2009

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Here is the link:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/141058814...84.m1438.l2649
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yes-i agree with what kaz-k has written. As long as you get the correct power cables for your graphics card you should be okay. I think the Mac Pro has 2 6pin sockets. We don't flash the card ( thought I'm assuming it could be done elsewhere) , and Apple doesn't support anything other than a few graphics cards anyways, and it doesn't really read what's been posted here. here's the takeway: The card will probably work, however, due to the lack of a Mac EFI (basically a boot rom), you won't see a startup screen should you choose to install the card into your mac pro 2009. As the OS gets going you will see graphics. Should you need to do basic troubleshooting, eg choosing which drive to start up from
(command R on startup, I believe), the lack of a boot screen could be troublesome. If you don't care about that, by all means go ahead. 10.9.2 should have support for this card. If it helps, I bought a Sapphire 7950 for my Mac Pro 2008 (3,1) and although it doesn't run at quite full speed, it was a breeze to install, and it beat the 8800GT which was in that slot
good luck
John B

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