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I have a G5 dual 1.8 GHz PPC Mac. It came with an nVidia G5200 AGP card and, while its a nice enough card, I'd like to get a faster/better replacement that will also support the ADC connector for a 23" Cinema Display. What are my options for this machine?
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Opinions needed: Best AGP card for G5 PPC Mac...?
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macnuke 
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Posted 16 March 2009 - 03:46 AM
unfortunate AGP died some years back.
the best would have been the x800xt and still is when you can find them.
still a bit rough for WoW with settings minimized. ( I have one )
current that I have seen is only a 256 card ( ATI card also ) and no where near the card the x800xt is.
the best would have been the x800xt and still is when you can find them.
still a bit rough for WoW with settings minimized. ( I have one )
current that I have seen is only a 256 card ( ATI card also ) and no where near the card the x800xt is.
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Posted 16 March 2009 - 09:03 AM
Hmm, well it seems we can't include URLs right now. Anyway, there is an ATI X800 XT on eBay but I think you'll still need the DVI to ADC adapter to plug into the 23" display.
http://store.apple.c.../B?mco=6C04E07A
http://store.apple.c.../B?mco=6C04E07A
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Posted 17 March 2009 - 03:10 PM
macnuke said:
/slap Dougster
on the bright side.....
one Mac Pro with 6G ram and 4870 vid card should be delivered tomorrow ( fingers crossed FedEx gets it right)
YAY lol
on the bright side.....
one Mac Pro with 6G ram and 4870 vid card should be delivered tomorrow ( fingers crossed FedEx gets it right)
YAY lol
That is why I hate you -Nuke. :::kidding::: :^0 hope it gets to ya on time. Maybe sell one of your power-house video cards to the OP...
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Posted 18 March 2009 - 08:25 AM
Thanks for the responses. I visited the 'Bay after getting the original recommendation. I saw a number of those cards available--all pretty costly--but most of 'em didn't have the extra PC 'fingers' for the card edge ADC power connector that's on the motherboard. I did see a couple with the connectors, but again, they were expen$ive.
OTOH, I have an HIS 2600XT AIi-based AGP card I've recently pulled out of a PC. No ADC connector so I'd have to get the adapter if I wanted to use a Cinema Display, but... I'm just wondering if the card would have to have a Mac BIOS flashed to it, or if it would work as-is?
OTOH, I have an HIS 2600XT AIi-based AGP card I've recently pulled out of a PC. No ADC connector so I'd have to get the adapter if I wanted to use a Cinema Display, but... I'm just wondering if the card would have to have a Mac BIOS flashed to it, or if it would work as-is?
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Posted 18 March 2009 - 08:30 AM
You'd have to flash it.
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Posted 18 March 2009 - 08:56 AM
Great...I just did a couple of searches. HIS doesn't have anything on their site concerning Mac support. Apple sells (sold) this card only in a PCI-e version for Mac Pros and has a flash update for that version. It looks like a flash for the card may be harder to find that I thought it would be. Back to the drawing board...
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Posted 18 March 2009 - 09:16 AM
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...one Mac Pro with 6G ram and 4870 vid card should be delivered tomorrow...
Damn you, Scorpius! Damn you! ;)
You are going to have too much fun being productive with that baby. Now that I have a career?read: no more school?I should be in the market for a Mac Pro sometime in the future, but until I get everything in my MusiCatalog database transferred to Music Collector, I still need Classic. Fortunately, my Power Mac G5 is still serving my needs. In the meantime, an additional 2GB RAM is waiting to be installed and four 1 TB hard drives have been acquired to upgrade my storage (2 internal, 2 external backup).
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