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

Processor / Memory

  • Two 2.8GHz, 3.0GHz, or 3.2GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processors
  • Quad-core: One 2.8GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon 5400 series processor
  • 800MHz DDR2 ECC fully buffered DIMM (FB-DIMM) memory
  • Eight FB-DIMM slots on two memory riser cards (four slots per card)
OWC Memory Upgrades: Add up to 32GB of memory. OWC certified for up to 32GB of memory.

Internal Drives

  • 320GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
  • Optional 500GB, 750GB, 1TB 7200RPM or 300GB 15,000RPM hard drive
  • 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, DVD+RW; 32x CD-R; 24x 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
Hard drive upgrade: Add up to 16.0TB of storage

Ports

  • Two FireWire 800 ports
  • Two FireWire 400 ports
  • Five USB 2.0 ports
  • Two USB 1.1 ports on included keyboard
  • 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: 100-120V - 200-240V AC
  • Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz single phase
  • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
  • Maximum altitude: 10,000 feet

Network

  • Two independent 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • Optional 802.11n AirPort Extreme wireless networking
  • Optional Bluetooth 2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate (EDR) up to 3Mb/s
  • Optional external Apple USB Modem (RJ-11)

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 with 256MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 memory and two dual-link DVI ports
  • NVIDIA Quadro FX 5600 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

Keyboard / Mouse

  • Full-size keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted "T" arrangement)
  • Apple Mighty Mouse

Dimensions / Weight

Height: 20.1" (51.1cm)
Width: 8.1" (20.6cm)
Depth: 18.7" (47.5cm)
Weight: 42.2lb. (19.2 kg)