However, for subsequently released Mac Pro models there also are compatible aftermarket video cards available, including the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X with 12 GB of GGDR5 VRAM, the most powerful video card available for these Mac Pro models.

AMD RADEON R9 280X 3GB for APPLE MAC PRO 2008 to 2012 3,1 4,1 5,1. ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Card for Mac Pro. $89.99 (4 used offers). NVIDIA GTX 980 Ti graphics card upgrade for Mac Pro 2008-2012. NVIDIA TITAN X 12 GB for Mac Pro 2008-2012 (graphics card upgrade KIT; 4K and 5K support) by BIZON. I have a radeon hd 4879 for the mac pro 2009 4.1 model, but 3 of the capacitors are broken and i need new ones. But i dont know the number / value of them. Kinda need a service manual or something, or someone with det same card can send me a picture. If you're not sure which Mac Pro you have, several lines share the A1186 Model Number so this identifier is insufficient for the purpose of ensuring PCIe card compatibility. The A1289 model number is sufficient to identify the 'Early 2009,' 'Mid-2010' and 'Mid-2012' Mac Pro lines, which share the same PCIe slots.

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Pros
Excellent battery life. Core i9 processing muscle. Sleek, thin all-metal design. Beautiful display with automatic color-temperature adjustment. Roomy SSD.
Cons
High starting price, and painfully expensive as configured. Limited I/O options.
Bottom Line
With the addition of an Intel Core i9 processor, the sleek 15-inch MacBook Pro is now one of the most powerful desktop-replacement laptops you can buy, making it an excellent choice for well-heeled, on-the-go creative pros.

The option for an Intel Core i9 processor with six cores and a clock-speed ceiling of 4.8GHz makes its way to the 2018 refresh of Apple's 15-inch MacBook Pro (starts at $2,399; $4,699 as tested). Not only does it offer the best raw computing performance we've seen from an Apple laptop, but it also helps make the MacBook Pro competitive with similarly priced Windows machines—mostly gaming laptops and workstations. Even better, this beast of a chip fits into the same sleek enclosure that the MacBook Pro has sported for a few years now, making it the rare desktop-replacement laptop that's also handsome, thin, and light. Perhaps best of all for people who actually want to use this machine away from a power outlet, the machine returned excellent results on our battery-life testing. It costs a pretty penny, but overall it's one of the best 15-inch laptops that power users can buy right now.

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A Familiar Chassis Meets the Core i9

The new MacBook Pro's crowning achievement is shoehorning a much-upgraded processor and a potent graphics chip into the same enclosure as last year's model without changing the physical design. Our review unit is the very same size (0.61 by 13.75 by 9.48 inches, HWD) and weight (4.02 pounds) as last year's 15-inch MacBook Pro. Of course, the mobile version of the Intel Core i9 consumes far less heat and requires far less power than the desktop versions. Still, this is by far the sleekest Core i9-powered laptop, even though the chassis design has been around for a few years now.

Consider that the only other Core i9 mainstream laptop we've tested is the Asus ZenBook Pro 15, which comes in at 0.75 by 14.37 by 9.88 inches. Even though it weighs about the same as the MacBook Pro (4.1 pounds), the ZenBook Pro's taller and wider stature makes it feel considerably heftier. Other laptops with Core i9 CPUs and similar price ranges are bulkier still. For instance, the gargantuan Alienware 17 R5 gaming laptop measures 1.18 by 16.7 by 13.1 inches and weighs 9.77 pounds.

Normally, a years-old design would be a downside, especially for deep-pocketed early adopters who want both an Intel Core i9 and a PC that will look cutting-edge for several years. But the MacBook Pro, available in either silver or the darker Space Gray of our review unit, is one exception. Apple's design decisions are often in the vanguard, with pioneering flourishes like unibody construction and Thunderbolt 3 ports now present on a wide range of both inexpensive and high-end Windows machines. You can bet that even if Apple radically changes the MacBook Pro's design next year, the current model will still look very modern.

Some of the familiar downsides to the MacBook Pro's physical design aren't improved with the 2018 refresh, however. Chief among them is the extremely limited port selection. All you get is a 3.5mm audio jack and four USB Type-C ports, two on the left edge and two on the right edge. This is the same selection you get with the Touch Bar-equipped 13-inch MacBook Pro. That's unfortunate, because many photographers use MacBook Pros as in-the-field editing workhorses and would therefore benefit from an SD card slot to offload photos. Even charging your iPhone requires an adapter, since iPhones still use conventional USB Type-A charging cables.

There are a few silver linings to this port setup. For example, any of the four USB Type-C ports can accept the MacBook Pro's power adapter, and all of them support Thunderbolt 3. Four Thunderbolt 3 ports is a rarity on any computer, let alone a laptop. More important, multimedia pros probably won't need any adapters if they've bought into the Apple ecosystem. Apple iPads, computers, and iPhones can quickly transfer data among themselves wirelessly using AirDrop (a proprietary interface that uses the MacBook Pro's built-in 802.11ac Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0). And you can find several professional and prosumer external hard drives that connect via USB Type-C or Thunderbolt 3 and include built-in card readers.

Truer Colors

Besides the Core i9 CPU offering, the updated Retina Display on the MacBook Pro is the only other significant new feature offering for 2018. It now features the True Tone automatic white-balance adjustment that debuted on the Apple iPad Pro. True Tone uses a sensor to evaluate the color temperature of the light around you to provide what Apple calls, cryptically, a 'more natural viewing experience.' In practice, I found the color temperature becomes noticeably warmer (that is, more red) in fluorescent-lit environments like PC Labs, while it's noticeably cooler (more blue) in my softly lit living room.

Overall, True Tone improves what is already an excellent display, thanks to its 2,880-by-1,800-pixel native resolution, In-Plane Switching (IPS) technology to prevent washout at extreme off-center viewing angles, and support for the P3 color gamut. The only thing missing from the MacBook Pro's display is support for touch input, but that's a moot nitpick, since the macOS operating system itself doesn't support touch input, and Apple has shown no sign of adding it anytime soon.

You can interact with the MacBook Pro using touch, however, thanks to the Touch Bar, a long, thin touchscreen that replaces the row of function keys traditionally located above the keyboard. Its usefulness depends on which apps you use frequently. Adobe Photoshop and the Safari web browser make extensive use of the Touch Bar, while other third-party apps don't use it at all. (For more on the Touch Bar's strengths and weaknesses, check out our review of last year's 15-inch MacBook Pro as well of our list of cool things to do with it.)

The Touch Bar includes a power button that doubles as a fingerprint reader, which you can use to unlock your MacBook Pro, permit app installations, and authenticate online purchases using Apple Pay, among other uses. The fingerprint reader is among the most accurate I've used on a laptop, which is good since the MacBook Pro lacks the face-recognizing webcam that many premium Windows PCs sport to make logging in even easier.

That said, the MacBook Pro's webcam is among the better laptop cameras I've used. Its 720p resolution trails the full HD (1080p) resolution that you'll find on the camera in the Apple iMac Pro, but it nevertheless captured videos and photos that were almost entirely free of the graininess that many portable webcams suffer from.

The sound system offers richly detailed and impressively loud audio, thanks to a total of four speaker grilles: two upward-firing ones that flank the keyboar

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