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Mac Pro (2006-2008)

A1186 · MacPro1,1 · MacPro2,1 · MacPro3,1 · 2006–2009 · tower

Specifications

Cpu: Two Intel Xeon 5150 2.66 GHz dual-core at launch (2.0-3.0 GHz options); up to two 3.2 GHz quad-core Xeons on Early 2008
Gpu: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Radeon X1900 XT, Quadro FX 4500 options); ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT on Early 2008
Ram: max: 32 GB (2006/2007, 8x4 GB); 64 GB real-world on Early 2008 (Apple listed 32 GB) · base: 1 GB FB-DIMM DDR2 ECC
Ports: USB 2.0 x5 · FireWire 400 x2 · FireWire 800 x2 · Gigabit Ethernet x2 · Optical audio in/out · Analog audio in/out · 4 PCI Express slots
Storage: base: 250 GB SATA HDD · options: Four tool-free 3.5" SATA drive bays · Up to 750 GB per bay at launch
Os Support: latest: Mac OS X 10.7.5 Lion (2006/2007); OS X 10.11 El Capitan on Early 2008 · shipped: Mac OS X 10.4.7 Tiger
Release Price: $2,499

Variants

Models

Mac Pro (2006)MacPro1,1(August 2006, Woodcrest Xeons, 32-bit EFI)Mac Pro 8-core (2007)MacPro2,1(April 2007, two quad-core 3.0 GHz Clovertown Xeons)Mac Pro (Early 2008)MacPro3,1(January 2008, Harpertown Xeons, 64-bit EFI, PCIe 2.0)

Upgrade paths

RAM

32 GB FB-DIMM (2006/2007); 64 GB on Early 2008 · FB-DIMMs on slide-out riser cards; they run hot, use modules with proper heat spreaders.

EASY

storage

Four tool-free SATA bays plus two optical bays; SSDs and SATA cards extend it further

EASY

CPU

Socketed Xeons; 2006 models upgrade to eight cores with Clovertown chips · Well-documented community swap.

MODERATE

GPU

PCIe graphics; flashed PC cards widely used · The 32-bit EFI on 2006/2007 machines limits late OS and driver support.

MODERATE