Post by mikx on Sept 11, 2007 20:14:34 GMT
My 3 Ghz Dual Quad Xeon Mac Pro arrived yesterday (here in Japan) from Apple Osaka.
I went for 1 gig of RAM and the ATI X1900XT. Compared to my G5 it is virtually silent.
I noticed early on that Apple seems to have set all the fan speeds too low and rather than download the Apple SMC firmware I opted for the free app; smcFanControl which simply works wonderfully. The Northbridge Heatsink was running from 82°C ~ 92°C which I thought way too hot, smcFanControl fixed every thermal reading and I still cannot hear this wonderful computer.
I ordered 4 gig of Apple Certified RAM (2 X 2 gig) from OWC who managed to get it to me from the USA to Japan in 3 days! My total is now 5 gig with the 2 gig modules in the upper riser.
I installed two extra 400 & 250 gig respectively, Barracuda SATA II drives after removing the 1.5 gig limit jumpers.
They should have included a seatbelt with this beast
I haven't put the X1900XT through a workout yet, I have a new Accelero X2 and an accompanying rear-extracting fan that sits in a PCI slot to go with it if I encounter any graphics issues.
Despite the cost, I feel this Mac Pro is worth every penny.
Now I'm off to scrounge up some rice for the family
I went for 1 gig of RAM and the ATI X1900XT. Compared to my G5 it is virtually silent.
I noticed early on that Apple seems to have set all the fan speeds too low and rather than download the Apple SMC firmware I opted for the free app; smcFanControl which simply works wonderfully. The Northbridge Heatsink was running from 82°C ~ 92°C which I thought way too hot, smcFanControl fixed every thermal reading and I still cannot hear this wonderful computer.
I ordered 4 gig of Apple Certified RAM (2 X 2 gig) from OWC who managed to get it to me from the USA to Japan in 3 days! My total is now 5 gig with the 2 gig modules in the upper riser.
I installed two extra 400 & 250 gig respectively, Barracuda SATA II drives after removing the 1.5 gig limit jumpers.
They should have included a seatbelt with this beast
I haven't put the X1900XT through a workout yet, I have a new Accelero X2 and an accompanying rear-extracting fan that sits in a PCI slot to go with it if I encounter any graphics issues.
Despite the cost, I feel this Mac Pro is worth every penny.
Now I'm off to scrounge up some rice for the family
