Can I make the 2010 Mac Pro as fast as the new one?! - 2TB NVMe Upgrade

The decade old 5,1 Mac Pro's are still high performers when it comes to CPU and memory performance but the biggest bottle neck being the SATA 2 interface which offers painfully slow speeds compared to modern computers. In this video I am going to be taking this Mac to the max.
Just how fast can the storage in this old Mac Pro go? and can it exceed Apples new Late 2019 Mac Pro?
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[Jonilive]

And you did all of that for less price than the new Apple XDR Monitor Stand!

[mymidschoollife]

I've never heard "reliable" and "RAID 0" in the same sentence before.

[ricardorgomez]

Great video. I love it when people try to upgrade their gear, or simply optimize their software, before running out to spend a bunch of money on a new system. Unless you're a true power user, which is like 1% of us, a computer properly spec'd out from the beginning can last a lot longer than most people think...

[rednwhite]

You are my favorite tech YouTuber! I hope the best for Australia 🇦🇺🙏🌏😢

[davidorama]

I’ve been a long term fan of using second hand macs - this mac would be the fastest mac I’ve ever used and, having just found one for $250 online, you’ve got me thinking...

[juliusnorling]

To be honest I really like 2010 Mac computers. They at least have a headphone jack :)

[the_charter]

Love your vids been watching for over a year and haven’t missed a video

[kickpublishing]

I plan on using my 5.1 Mac Pro for another 3 years until I can get the newer one used. I have Nvme drives and a Metal compliant 8gb graphics card and its blazing fast - nowhere near obsolete (way faster than my 2018 Macbook Pro) and people have already found ways to install Catalina and I suspect that trend will continue for quite some time. Im now tempted to go from 8 core to 12 core as the 6 core xeons are now just £50 a pop which is bonkers. These machines are good for at least another 5 years.

[screensavers]

Great machine. I still have a 2006 Mac Pro 1, 1, just for the sake of upgrading it. It's not my main machine, but I've upgraded the GPU, put in dual 3.00 GHz Quad Xeons, 32 GB RAM (it can handle 64!) and an SSD with 3 TB hard drives for backups and RAID. Of course, it's limited to El Capitan, but it has plenty of power to spare.

[kaygeebee]

This is an example that justifies prices for good tech. Reliability and future upgradability that can make a machine like this useful for over a decade. I wish more manufacturers, even beyond computing, would understand this.

[sunsetcycling]

Excellently produced video with lots of informative tips, hope you do more videos like this with mac pro upgrades and imac upgrades.

[gooseman]

I think TronicsFix needs your help with some Iphone Xs!

[vaughngaminghd]

That is the cleanest-looking inside of a Mac Pro I've ever seen…

[ORIOLESFan]

I still wish that you went back to the old intro :(

[DrumApe]

Fantastic video! I think with time people will come to appreciate just how good these old macs are.

[inachu]

They used to sell them on amazon a few years ago and almost instantly sold out.
I just want to buy one new or old or totally broken. I love the case!

[jroar]

I upgraded and it’s incredible. Think of what the old Mac costs compared to a brand new one. My computer does everything I need it to do and then some.

[numberIII-ktqn]

0:59 these drives are known to be really fast

I have one of those 1tb and it doesn’t slow below 1700MB/s unless it throttles

[myronbushell]

Could do that to an Xserve then how interesting

[leangxd]

I do really enjoy this kind of videos
I mean old apple laptops&computers restoration