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It's basically a PCIe x4 interface, so it's about 1/4 the bandwidth of most high-end video cards, and you should be able to make an external enclosure for them.
by calinet6 13y ago
It's basically a PCIe x4 interface, so it's about 1/4 the bandwidth of most high-end video cards, and you should be able to make an external enclosure for them. So yes, it's possible to add one, it just won't be quite as fast.
More likely, you've got 2 upgradeable graphics cards in there, already running in an SLI configuration. It should be entirely upgradeable.
- jewel 13y agoIt's hard to tell from the pictures, but since the video cards share the same thermal core, I'm not sure they are going to be easy to upgrade anymore.
- leoc 13y agoYes. You'd have to remove the stock heatsink and fans from the card you were putting in, which would surely invalidate its warranty straight away. Then you'd have to somehow mate it with the heatsink bases on that side of the Mac Pro's thermal core, not something that's not likely to be straightforward if the replacement card's make and model don't closely match that of the stock card it's replacing. And that's just the beginning of the possible problems.
- ebbv 13y agoEvery indication seems to be the cards inside the Mac Pro are not upgradeable.