The information is out there but knowing what is possible, what questions to ask, and where to find it isn't nearly as easy. The largest/most-complete guide to all possible classic Mac Pro upgrades covering OS, Firmware, GPU, CPU, Storage, USB and Network upgrades.
Collected Articles on classic Mac Pro and the 2019 Mac Pro. Upgrading from a single CPU to dual CPU on a 2009 - 2012. Enabling Apple Watch Auto Unlock with the Mac Pro. Update Recovery Partition on Unsupported Macs. Fan / Heat Sink / other case part Replacement, Liquid Cooling. 3D Printed Replacement Hard Drive Trays / 2.5-inch Adapters. Recommended Places to go for Monitor Recommendations. Apple Thunderbolt 27-Inch Cinema Display (and the LED 27-inch Display). Control Brightness on a 3rd Party Display. Why you can go HDMI to DisplayPort but not the inverse. Dual-Link DVI Displays & Modern GPUs (and the 30-inch Cinema Display). Summary: Getting the most out of your SSD. Making PCIe drives appear as internal Drives. Can I use a card that isn't listed that hosts multiple NVMe drives?. Installing a 2.5x height GPU (such as a Radeon 590x). I want a GPU that has a boot screen and is Metal (Mojave 10.14+) compatible. Radeon Navi 21 GPUs (Radeon 6800 - 6900 XT). 
OEM EFI Bootable Cards / Aftermarket EFI Bootable. Microarchitectural Data Sampling (MDS) vulnerabilities. Instruction Sets, SSE 4.2, VT-x/EPT, AVX/AVX2. Running Apps from unidentified developers. 
OpenCore: Codec acceleration, boot selection, and unpatched OS updates. Upgrading beyond 10.14 Mojave: OpenCore vs DosDude1. The Rise and fall of OS modification scripts, to OpenCore. Updating Firmware Strategies for Mac Pro 5,1s. Fast Resource Loading API / DirectStorage API. 3.0 vs 4.0 and its impact on GPU performance The Cheese Grater's last stand & Big Sur. Video out (mini-DVI) this allows for maximum resolution of 2560×1600 for 2nd display support either dual or mirroring your built-in 15.This guide is a living document, it was last updated: 02/01/23. 
Optical digital audio in/out for connecting some external audio equipment like headphones and microphones. Two USB 2.0 Ports are supplied for the connection of external keyboards, printers, external hard disks etc. One FireWire “400” port is provided allowing data transfer to and from external hard drives, video cameras and Sound Cards at speeds of up to 400 megabits per second. Gigabit Ethernet is provided for your Local Area Network (LAN) connections. Bluetooth 2.0+ EDR allowing for quick PAN (Personal Area Network) connections and transfers. AirPort Extreme (802.11 a/b/g) which allows connection to the best Wi-Fi bands available. 4 Single-Layer (SL) DVD-RW/CD-RW SuperDrive. 
Inclusive Features The MacBook Pro includes the following features and ports:
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