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Mac Pro
Apple Mac Pro - Early 2008*
2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, or 3.2GHz 8-Core
Model ID: MacPro3,1 View how to find model ID

Processor / Memory

  • Two 2.8GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon E5462 processors
    • 12MB on-chip L2 cache per processor
  • Optional Two 3.0GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon E5472 processors
    • 12MB on-chip L2 cache per processor
  • Optional Two 3.2GHz Quad-core Intel Xeon X5482 processors
    • 12MB on-chip L2 cache per processor
  • Base RAM: 2GB (two 1GB DIMMs)
  • 800MHz DDR2 ECC SDRAM PC-6400 memory
  • Eight memory slots
OWC Memory Upgrades: Add up to 64GB of memory. OWC certified for up to 64GB of memory.

Internal Drives

  • SATA Revision 2.0 (3Gb/s) Hard Drive Bus
  • Four 3.5-inch Hard Drive Bays
    • 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    • Optional 500GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    • Optional 750GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    • Optional 1.0TB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
    • Optional 300GB 15,000RPM SAS Hard Drive
  • Ultra ATA/100 Optical Drive Bus
  • Two 5.25-inch Optical Drive Bays
    • 16x SuperDrive with double-layer support (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
      Maximum write: 16x DVD-R, DVD+R; 8x DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD+RW; 6x DVD-RW; 32x CD-R; 32x CD-RW
      Maximum read: 16x DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM; DVD-ROM (double layer DVD-9), DVD-R DL (double layer), DVD+R DL (double layer), DVD-RW, DVD+RW; 32x CD
OWC SSD upgrade: Upgrade to OWC SSD performance
Add an External Optical Drive: Blu-ray or DVD options available
 

Internal Expansion

  • Two 16-Lane PCIe 2.0 Expansion Slots
    • ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor
    • Optional 2nd ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor
  • Two 4-Lane PCIe 1.1 Expansion Slots
    • Optional 3rd ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor
    • Optional 4th ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor

Ports

  • Two FireWire 400 ports
  • Two FireWire 800 ports
  • Five USB 2.0 ports
  • Front-panel headphone minijack and speaker
  • Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
  • Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

Power

  • Line voltage: 100-240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz, single phase
  • Maximum continuous power: 318W
  • Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet

Network

  • 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR (Enchanced Data Rate) wireless technology
  • Optional Built-in AirPort Extreme 802.11n Wi-Fi wireless networking

Sound

  • Front-panel headphone minijack and speaker
  • Optical digital audio input and output TOSLINK ports
  • Analog stereo line-level input and output minijacks

Graphics / Video

  • ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT graphics processor with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
  • Configurable to NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT graphics processor with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports.
  • Configurable to NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 graphics processors with 1.5GB of GDDR3 memory, two dual-link DVI ports, and one stereo 3D port.
  • Multiple graphics card configurations including two, three, or four ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT cards
  • Support for digital resolutions up to 2560 by 1600 pixels
  • Support for dual display extended and video mirroring

Keyboard / Mouse

  • Keyboard not included
  • Mouse not included

Dimensions / Weight

Height: 20.1" (51.1cm)
Width: 8.1" (20.6cm)
Depth: 18.7" (47.5cm)
Weight: 42.4lb. (19.2kg)