Questions & Answers for ATI Radeon HD 5770 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Mid 2010)

No. This card is for Apple Mac Pro desktop tower systems only, which have internal expansion slots. Your iMac doesn't have these slots.

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• Answered by Grant S from Bexley
• Jul 25, 2012
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I have 55700HD in my MacPro 1.1 and as far as I can tell its ok.. I just made a post asking about other users experiences with this setup.

However, I am recently experiencing Kernel crashes when using DVDSP4 but this seem to happen (i think!) only after I installed DVDSP4, Cinema Tools and Qmaster (which I was forced to install as I added DVDStudio etc..)

When my system had only FCPX, Motion 5 & Compressor 4 its seemed fine for 98% of the time! Only when I excessively used the mouse and fiddling with a particular Behaviour in Motion, did it crash (cant remember that particular error). I cannot be sure this is anything to do without he Graphics Card though.

• Answered by Jay R
• Jul 19, 2011
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Gently rip the old card out of the machine and replace it with the new one. If you must run 4 or more screens, put the old card in a the next slot. I have a 24" ACD with a mini DP and a 30" ACD with the dual link DVI-mDP cable and a 24" Eizo CG243W which ironically comes with both DVI and Displayport connections. I haven't found a DP -> mDP adaptor so the Eizo uses the DVI connection, but all 3 screens run perfectly. Were I to re-install the old card, it wouldn't run at the same speed as it did in slot 1 as slot 1 is the only fast slot. I also have a 1.1 MP.

• Answered by Keith N from Toronto
• Jan 12, 2011
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Yes. I have a mid 2008 Mac Pro 3,1 - 2x2.8 Intel Xeon Quad Core. It also comes with the power cable, or you can use the old one, which I did.

You can install the 5770 with confidence that it will work, just be sure to be running 10.6.4 or newer.


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Grant

• Answered by Grant S from Bexley
• Nov 30, 2011
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Just fitted a 5770 to 2009 Mac Pro 2.93Ghz Quad-Core with two 24" Cinema displays - works fine, easy to fit. Speakers and Webcam/Facetime only work one monitor at a time.
You will need a 1m Mini DisplayPort extension cable if you Mac is under your desk and over to one side.
Seems faster then the 4870 taken out with the double memory.

• Answered by Kent S
• Feb 8, 2011
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No. This card is for a Mac Pro desktop tower system.

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Grant

• Answered by Grant S from Bexley
• Apr 25, 2012
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In my experience, no. It will not run on 10.6.4 either, must be latest os 10.6.5.

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• Answered by Tim A from Manchester
• Dec 13, 2010
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