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  1. Cat4 and Mac

    Hey.
    I have at Cat3.3 and an old MacPro. I am going to get a new MacPro and upgrade to Cat4.
    Can you help me with config af the mac?? What to buy and what not.
    And what´s the price of the upgrade?? from Cat3pro to Cat4pro.
    //Steffen

  2. Hi Steffen - please contact me off board and I can help with upgrade pricing.

    At the moment there are some issues with the new Mac Pro computers and OS graphics drivers. The 2 x 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon (8 cores) with ATI Radeon HD 5870 seems to be a good starting point.

    regards

    Nev.
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    Also see post:

    http://chaldee1.gotadsl.co.uk/~richa...=9421#post9421
    and
    http://chaldee1.gotadsl.co.uk/~richa...ead.php?t=1875

    Try an Nvidia GT120 Graphics card until apple have sorted out the drivers

    Also suggest a USB card (sonnet Allegro) with an internal port for dongle security and an SSD for content

    Upgrade cost is £1000.00 (list) from V3 to V4 (Pro-Pro, DV-DV etc...)

    Let me know if you need any further assistance

    Simon
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  4. #4
    gtx 285 is back in stock in uk applestore

    http://store.apple.com/uk/product/TW387ZM/A

    this is the only mid range graphics card thats ok

    ati cards currently have driver problem post 10.6.2

  5. and out of stock again...... all of the wholesalers I use can't get them either.

    ;-(

    Nev.
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    Pixels Plus Limited
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    Catalyst Software - Upgrades - Server Hardware - Accessories - Training - Support

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    skype: nevillebull
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  6. #6
    Quote Originally Posted by NevBull View Post
    and out of stock again...... all of the wholesalers I use can't get them either.

    ;-(

    Nev.
    i bought 4 this week before they got EOLed again

    evga confirmed EOL from 3 weeks ago- and hinted at replacement - but nothing announced -

    there are 2 manufacturers of nvidia cards for mac
    pny and evga
    http://www3.pny.com/homepage.aspx
    http://www.evga.com/

    pny make the 4800 for mac
    http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-FX...P2815C409.aspx

    which is the only mid-high end card - from nVidia this month-
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW...co=MTY3ODQ5OTY

    -

    next nvidia card going to be something like this:
    http://www3.pny.com/GTX-580-1536MB-PCIe-P2940C451.aspx

  7. #7
    Quote Originally Posted by samsc View Post
    i bought 4 this week before they got EOLed again

    evga confirmed EOL from 3 weeks ago- and hinted at replacement - but nothing announced -

    there are 2 manufacturers of nvidia cards for mac
    pny and evga
    http://www3.pny.com/homepage.aspx
    http://www.evga.com/

    pny make the 4800 for mac
    http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-FX...P2815C409.aspx

    which is the only mid-high end card - from nVidia this month-
    http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW...co=MTY3ODQ5OTY

    -

    next nvidia card going to be something like this:
    http://www3.pny.com/GTX-580-1536MB-PCIe-P2940C451.aspx
    Richard,

    What are your results with these new cards? I just put a 4800 in my new 12-core post machine and it works fine for everything I've tried so far.
    SourceChild
    TODD SCRUTCHFIELD

    ...if it ain't broke...
    gimme 5 and then don't act surprised

  8. #8
    Quote Originally Posted by SourceChild View Post
    Richard,

    What are your results with these new cards? I just put a 4800 in my new 12-core post machine and it works fine for everything I've tried so far.
    Quadro 4000 doesnt seem to be broken -

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