Comments on: The ‘Apple’ HD5770

By: Erik Lindahl

Erik Lindahl — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 09:47:54 +0000

I’ve got a Radeon 5870 card in my 2008 MacPro (8-core) and I to went from a 8800 to this massive upgrade. I don’t experience the fan’s going at a crazy speed after the system is woken from sleep. It could be they do and the card just holds far bigger fans, but over all the system works very nice.

I’m using 2 DVI monitors with out a hitch also. One connected via a mini DisplayPort to a DVI converter.

By: Andy Foster

Andy Foster — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 16:16:41 +0000

Be aware that for anyone wanting to put this card in anything but a mid-2010 Mac Pro, if you have any problems with the card, you must return it during the 14 day return period. Apple Support will do nothing to help you troubleshoot or swap out a card if it’s problematic after that. You’ll just be SOL.

By: Nick Forge

Nick Forge — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 02:03:22 +0000

Nice write-up.

I’ve got a 2008 Mac Pro with an 8800GT, and I’m starting to see driver problems and crashes, so I’m looking at upgrading. One of the annoying things about my current setup is that whenever you wake the Mac Pro from sleep or boot it up, the fan on the GPU goes at full speed for a couple of seconds. It’s loud, and quite annoying. Does the HD5770 exhibit this behaviour also?

By: Regis

Regis — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:56:29 +0000

Thanks a lot for this post.

By: SÆ¡n

SÆ¡n — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 20:44:09 +0000

Lol tf2. I’m playing it too. Too bad don’t have a mac and desperately want some earbuds.