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Graphics/Memory upgrade on older Mac Pro? - DDR2 (667MHz) and Radeon HD 4870
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I do a lot of motion graphics and 3D animation on my Mac Pro (1.2/2007) and I'm trying to upgrade my RAM and Graphics card but there is a lot conflicting information. I currently have 4GB (1GB x 4) o…
Tagged: DDR2, memory, Motion, graphics, 3D
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What if you woke up one morning with a spear sticking through your chest? or how about rolling over seeing your body... separate from you head? haha - ok sorry those are pretty morbid but still! Good questions to ask right?
I think I'm going to add the 8 gigs of DDR2 (667 MHz) and give the 4870 a go. Thanks for the advice everyone
the 4870 is officially supported by apple, in the new mac pro at least...so driver are not the problem, are already included in the last update of the OS.
and even the 4890 could work with some tweak.
the problem as you said may be just the mobo...d…
i would attempt both parts, but confirm that your motherboard supports more than 4 gigs
more ram is good, whereas more ram and more graphics power is even better
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- At 11:32am on November 21, 2009,
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- Thanks for the add and welcome to Geeks.
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- Hi Ryan... thanks for friending!
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- Hey! thanks for the add :]
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- thanks for the "add"!
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- Hi Ryan - welcome to Geeks!
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