- #MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR HOW TO#
- #MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR INSTALL#
- #MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR MOD#
- #MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR UPGRADE#
- #MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR FREE#
(There is a valid argument for installing backplane into one of the x4 slots and is something I may look into e blow for an explanation.)Ĭhuck out the DVD Drive and replace it with one or two massive HDDs for backups or project storage.
#MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR FREE#
That being said there are still two free x4 slots that will host compatible single m.2 drive hot cards, single or double SATA III SSDs, mSATA etc. It's an "either / or" situation as far as having the SQUID or Backplane. Worth noting is that PCI slot 2 (above the video card) is the only other slot that will has x8 or x16 connectivity. A less expensive alternative to a SQUID and practical way to get more speed out of your pre-exisiting internal drive bays. This basically lets you feed SATA III Speed to each of your drive bays via a PCIe card and a cable.
#MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR MOD#
I haven't put this mod in my machine since the SQUID was my preference, but it's popular for sure and practical. I have my SQUID set up with one as my boot drive, 2 in RAID 0, and a 3rd one on its way.Ĭonvert your drive bays from SATA II to SATA III with a Backplane Attachement. It's only been a couple months I've had mine but so far smooth sailing and snappy sample load times. A 980 GB Predator will run you $490, and they perform between 13 MB/sec. The Kingston HyperX Predator m.2 is a solid and affordable alternative that won't bankrupt you. Check Macrumors before buying anything if you're hellbent on Samsungs. (Even if you find one claiming it is, it most likely is not unless used. (Even if NVMe were possible each drive would still be limited to 1500 MB/sec.) AHCI ensures stability and performs at the machines speed limit.Īlthough people with SQUIDs tend to prefer Samsung drives, Samsung AHCI m.2s have become impossible to find and are astronomically overpriced and used if you do.
The way to fly on these machines are AHCI m.2 drives. Some have managed to get them to work with custom kexts but performance is dodgy and unreliable. Important to note: These Mac Pros do not properly recognize NVMe drives. The SQUIDS are pricy, they'll set you back about $400, but not only do you gain performance out of your machine, you can host 4 drives on it via one slot, leaving you with 2 more PCIe slots for other things like USB3 or a UAD card. If run in Raid 0 though these cards are capable of performing at almost 6 Gigs/sec. Due to the Mac Pro being limited to PCI 2 the max speed limit is 1.5 Gigs/sec per drive.
#MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR INSTALL#
This card allows you to install 4 m.2 drives in your Mac Pro via one PCIe Slot. (RAID not necessary, and still plenty speedy.) This is where the classic machines can actually outperform the new ones if you're not afraid to RAID.
#MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR UPGRADE#
Upgrade 2: The Amfeltec SQUID PCIe x16 m.2 SSD "Carrier Board". If you prefer to pay extra for a dealer who will stand behind their work OWC in the states and Create Pro in the UK will perform CPU upgrades. This guy did mine and couldn't recommend him any more highly.
#MAC PRO 5.1 YEAR HOW TO#
There are videos on how to perform the upgrade yourself, it's pretty delicate, and more difficult than replacing your average CPU, Id recommend having it done by someone who does them regularly. It takes about a minute and basically impossible to fuck up. Swapping CPU trays and upgrading the firmware is painless. The 3.46 Ghz in particular scores within 2% performance of the highest end Mac Pro cylinder. This upgrade virtually doubled the CPU performance of my previous CPU. It's a whole new machine that puts its previous CPU to shame.
I converted my 2009 Mac Pro 8-core 2.26 Ghz Mac Pro 4,1 into one of these. These options can be pricy, but if you still own one of these machines than it's a worthwhile purchase, and one less machine destined for a landfill. 2% is virtually unnoticeable, and with additional hardware upgrades the machines can outperform the latest Mac Pro in some areas as well. I thought it would be nice to start the new year with some very simple hardware changes to your Mac Pro that can drastically improve its performance, and bring it up to current Mac Pro speeds.Ī Mac Pro 4,1 or 5,1 outfitted with two 3.46 Ghz processors (12-Cores) is only about 2% "slower" than the top of the line Mac Pro cylinder that'll run you damn near 10k if ordered with all of the necessary upgrades to do the heavy lifting many of us need from a machine. (Hell I'm sure there are some I'll learn about as the thread grows.) Many of us Mac Pro folks know about some of these tweaks, but may not be aware of all of them. I've had my Late 2009 8 core Mac Pro 4,1, (now spec'd to a 12 core Mac Pro 5,1) running like butter since buying it 2009.
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