Is it worth upgrading an ancient Mac Pro 2008?

In my last video, I upgraded a Mac Pro 2008 to macOS 14, and it worked pretty well, but it was hindered by my ancient Nvidia GeForce 760 and my cheap SSD. Patreon - Bonus video here   / dmug   RX580 8GB on Amazon are cheap again https://amzn.to/40CGn5B Crucial MX500 https://amzn.to/40UWAV8 So I went on an eBay hunt for a RX 580 and Amazon for a SATA SSD to see if I could make an old computer feel a bit newer. In the process I benchmarked my Mac Pro for disk and GPU improvements. I don't exactly make big YouTube money so this was kinda a dumb purchase. I really figured this video would have been all of 8~ minutes long and finished in a weekend.... was I ever wrong. 0:00 Intro and selecting upgrades 1:48 Why not RAM? 2:06 It should be easy 2:31 Frustration 4:16 Core Memory Unlocked 5:09 macOS 12 and SATA 5:41 Disk Benchmarks 6:34 RX 580 6:51 RX 80 Benchmarks 8:27 General Impressions with macOS gaming 10:37 More RX 580 benefits ------------------------------------------- Recommended videos: macOS 14 Sonoma on a 15 year old Mac (classic Mac Pro 2008)    • macOS 14 Sonoma on a 15 year old Mac (clas...   Gaming with a Mac Pro 2019? 6600 XT vs 6900 XT vs M1 Max vs Gaming PCs    • Gaming with a Mac Pro 2019? 6600 XT vs 690...   How to play PlayStation 3 Games on your Mac (PS3 emulation on macOS)    • How to play PlayStation 3 Games on your Ma...   ------------------------------------- Benchmarking Utilities: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amorpho... https://benchmark.unigine.com/ Cited Sources: MacRumors: RX 580 three 3 displays https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/... OpenCore Legacy Patcher https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-L... --------------------------------------- Random Stuff: YouTubers mentioned: MacSoundSolutions (Lance), Jessie's Flying (Jessie), Joerg Henninges, Martin Lo, Mr. Macintosh These are the guys I recommend checking out for OpenCore info. Beer Consumed: pFriem's Druif Blanc - A bit of a backstory on this beer, the first time I had it was "Druif" and it was brand new at the brewery before they made variants of Druif. I had to manually enter the beer info into Untappd making me the first person check the beer in. It'd later win the GABF Gold for barrel aged beer. I recognized it was fantastic from the jump, although not my first pick as chardonnay barrels aren't my jam. It bites a lot like a good white wine and has the tartness and bit of herbal spice to it. Truly one of those "beer as an experience" sort of beer. https://www.pfriembeer.com/beer/druif... https://beerconnoisseur.com/articles/... Quinn's Tech Corner Discord (Fellow youtuber's retro Mac focused discord)   / discord   My cat's instagram:   / jeffleupagus   Shot, edited, and music by me.