Unbox and install of Ati Radeon HD 5870 Mac

This is an unboxing and an install of the ATI Radeon HD 5870 Mac edition into my 2009 Mac pro

specs
- 8 core ( dual Xeon X5550) 2.66ghz
- 24gb ECC DDR 3 ram
- ATI Radeon 5870
- geforce gt 120.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Mac
• Pro
• OS
• 2009
• Lion
• 10.7
• snow
• leopard
• core
• ATI
• Radeon
• 5870
• HD

[wrexfreebuild]

do you have both the gt 120 and the 5870 installed in the mac pro at the same time? (allowing 4 monitors?)

because i read: "Note: The radeon HD 5870 card requires Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later and it requires the use of both auxiliary power connections."

[pkerry12]

@wrexfreebuild yep 5 monitors the 5870 can have 3 monitors on the one card.

[puntb]

dos it fit on a mac pro 4,1 early 2009 with mini 6 pin to normal 6 pin?

[pkerry12]

@puntb yes this works in a 2009 Mac pro as I was installing it into a 2009 mac pro.

[34skyline]

Can't wait to upgrade my Video Card, The 5870 is a awesome card I got the 5870 BTO with my Mac Pro.

[pkerry12]

@34skyline yeah I know. yeah its a good card does better than the GTX 285 for sure.

[wrexfreebuild]

@FalangasProductions this might help you: support.apple.com/kb/ht2848

[FalangasProductions]

Hi I have 2009 model of Mac Pro and I was told my Apple today that I can not upgrade my gt 120 to the HD 5870 bc it would not be compatible... Have you upgrade to lion and is everything working??

[puntb]

thanks for the reaction...i have to read/hear/ look better next time.you say so in your video.it was a mac pro early 2009.

[puntb]

it was a mac pro early 2009.

but I went crazy because nobody in the apple store knows about installing a video card.or the power cables that I have to use. unbelievable. the say to me ''we don't sell so many mac pro's'' and now i see in your other video you install you gtx 285 and you point out the two mini 6 pin on your motherboard. i was happy to see that because i bought gtx 570 and that don't fit in a mac pro 2009. i had to bring him back. thanks again greetings from holland.

[kickballa]

probably will fit the macbook air!

jk lol

[MiXeDGaMeR1]

i find the ati 6 series a beast :D