EVGA 6gb GTX 780 card compatibility?

[Paul Nordin]

I'm planning on pulling the trigger on a upgrade of my Resolve system's GPUs.

Currently in my 2009 Mac Pro (running 10.8.5, upgraded to 5,1 -thanks Mr.Blackstone) have a Q4000 for GUI, in CUBIX: 2x GTX285s for GPU, along with RRocket & SAS-HBA.

Considering moving to: in Mac Pro: EVGA 6gb 780 for GUI/GPU, in CUBIX: 2x 6gb GTX 780s for GPU…

A couple of questions if anybody has direct experience:
1. Has anybody got the new 6gb 780 working in a Mac Pro yet? Any issues?

2. If I get the GUI/GPU 780 flashed by MacVidCards, but don't flash the two 780s in the CUBIX, will i still lose the boot ui? In other words do all the cards need to be flashed or just the GUI card that monitors are connected to?

Thanks!!!

 

[Paul Provost]

I would leave q4000 in Mac GUI only, and 3 780 in cubix. Sell the red rocket. And upgrade your CPUs. And get the highpoint usb3/esata card

 

[Robert Ruffo New]

I'm planning on pulling the trigger on a upgrade of my Resolve system's GPUs.

Currently in my 2009 Mac Pro (running 10.8.5, upgraded to 5,1 -thanks Mr.Blackstone) have a Q4000 for GUI, in CUBIX: 2x GTX285s for GPU, along with RRocket & SAS-HBA.

Considering moving to: in Mac Pro: EVGA 6gb 780 for GUI/GPU, in CUBIX: 2x 6gb GTX 780s for GPU…

A couple of questions if anybody has direct experience:
1. Has anybody got the new 6gb 780 working in a Mac Pro yet? Any issues?

2. If I get the GUI/GPU 780 flashed by MacVidCards, but don't flash the two 780s in the CUBIX, will i still lose the boot ui? In other words do all the cards need to be flashed or just the GUI card that monitors are connected to?

Thanks!!!

No flashed cards will run at bus 1/2 speed on Windows bootcamp side - you (ironically) need flashed cards to run full speed in Windows on a Mac Pro. On the Mac side you only need a flashed card to see the bootscreen, and because MacVidCards, if claimed safe on power draw, are always safe, whereas no-flashed cards can sometimes be risky, otherwise you can use a PC unflashed card and it will run just fine.