Re: nVidia GTX 580

I had David P. flash my new egg EVGA GTX570 w/2.5 GB. I actually use this for resolve without a separate GUI card in a 12-core 2010 Mac Pro . I get 24fps with like 10-12 nodes with Pro Res HQ 1920x1080. Prior to the flash I got like 10-15 fps on pre-flashed card.

If you use resolve it seems to make a big diff. Power-wise it seems to run well. I'm even using a splitter for the power... a one into two... which if you don't need it then connect it the "right way". I have a Pro Tools HDX audio DSP card in the system which also requires a PCI-e power connection.

There's also an LSI dual 4gb Fibre channel and a decklink cards + 4x enterprise HDD' + 48gb ram. No issues yet.

Anyhow, the flash will run your card faster. DP is a cool dude. Use your second card in a cheap-o PC and make a resolve free DIT station.. that's what I used my old 285 for. An HPz400 can be had for under 1k.