2009 Mac Pro 12 Core upgrade (2x Intel x5680) - Part 1

Recently picked up a used 2009 Mac Pro 8 core machine and decided it needed some more horsepower. In this video we cover the cpu and ram upgrade for it. I purchased the Mac Pro itself from MacofAllTrades: http://www.macofalltrades.com/ The 6 core Intel Xeon x5680's were purchased from DN Computers: https://www.dncomputers.com/parts-acc... Highpoint RocketU 1144C: http://amzn.to/2i7T5nu Apricorn Velocity Solo x2 Sata 3 card http://amzn.to/2i6Ls0x Samsung 850 Evo 500 gig SSD: http://amzn.to/2gGR7tW Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB Kit (3 of these) http://amzn.to/2i7f2Tz If you would like to help my channel, please consider joining my Patreon campaign:   / overview   Follow me on Twitter!   / toddsnerdcave   and Facebook!   / toddsnerdcave   DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links, I’ll receive a small commission. This help support the channel and allows me to continue to make videos like this. Thanks for the support!