Going from the current 16 to 32 would be a nice boost and put that much more working set in RAM rather than having to swap in/out to slower spinning disk. Mac Pro 'Quad Core' 2.8 (2008) Specs (Early 2008, BTO/CTO, MacPro3,1, A1186, 2180) indicates you could go up to 64GB RAM.

I picked your model generation for the initial link SSD Upgrades by Model of Mac - Select Your Mac Model & Upgrade Today!įor 2 x SSDs, you could spend as little as $100, or over $1,200 depending upon SSD capacity. Your current system is still quite nicely configured, although I'd like to have a new Mac Pro tooįor the SSDs, you could get an idea on the cost here OWC Mercury Electra 3G Solid State Drive (SSD) Solutions - High Performance, Reliability, and Endurance This site has a selector for various Mac models and years. Its a bit rambling as I wrote it incrementally while researching the various upgrade options.