QUOTE(ychlee @ Apr 25 2016, 02:38 PM)
hello
appreciate your input there...
I use for some gaming like crysis, transistor, bastion, etc, as well as movies, pictures editing, running VMs to test some windows environment stuff.... these cards able to sustain?
with RM700 I can pretty get a good one I believe.
my current configuration on my mac pro
intel xeon 2 x 2.8 ghz
16gb ram
3 TB
1 SSD - system
graphic - HD2600XT
how much u wan to take if I change my card?
I would be the happiest person to purchase your the HD2600XT, if its in a good condition. Just put on some anti-static bag and padding during the postage to me. How much are you selling it off?
Basically, the Mac Pro 2008 isn't designed to run Crysis at ultra/high settings. Probably can get a good 20-30 fps. But with a good card, I definitely believe a GT970, it would be playable at close to medium to high settings on your machine, with a bootcamp partition of course. For Transistor, Bastion and those configurations of games are of no problem. I'm enjoying playing Modern Warfare 3 on my 2008, with a GT640.
Your only worries, would only be the power cables to run your higher end graphics card. Apple uses a mini 6 pin. Thus, you need to find a 6pin to a mini 6pin cable, probably 2 units, depending on your graphics of choice. Just make sure, how many cables and what are the pin heads you need, then you're good to go. Amazon is your place to find such items mate. I can even link you, if you want me to depending on what types of graphic cards you're buying.
*Typing from a similar mac to yours*