The Mac Pro 2013 is iconic
The Mac Pro 2013 is iconic
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The mac pro 2013's iconic "trashcan" design is beautiful on your desk, but it's aging components blunt its usefulness and reduce its appeal.
CPU: 4-12 core Intel Xeon E5 16xx or 26xx V2
GPU: 2x AMD FirePro D300/500/700
RAM: Up to 128 GB ECC DDR3
SSD: PCIe 2.0 4x NVMe up to 1TB (from Apple)
PSU: 450w
IO: 4x USB-A, 6x Thunderbolt 2, 2x 1Gb LAN, 1x HDMI 1.4, 2x Headphone/Speaker Jack
The Mac Pro Project wants to change all that.
The Mac Pro Project wants to change all that.
The Mac Pro Project is attempting to rebuild every PCB in the Mac Pro from the ground up for modern components, breathing new life into the iconic design.
Target Specs:
CPU: AMD AM5 or Intel LGA 1700
GPU: Undefined
RAM: 4x DDR5 DIMMs
SSD: 1x OpenCore SATA M.2, 2-4x PCIe 5.0 NVME SSD
PSU: 450w+
IO: 4x USB-A, 6x USB-C, 2x 2.5Gb LAN, HDMI 2.1, 2x Headphone/Speaker Jack
And even better, we're making our designs PUBLIC!
And even better, we're making our designs PUBLIC!
The Mac Pro Project has a public repo on Github for all of our PCBs and designs made for KiCad. We encourage hobbyists and tinkerers to build your own face cards for our MCIO 5.0 16x interface.
Want to see development in action? Check out my Youtube channel for progress.
Want to see development in action? Check out my Youtube channel for progress.
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