On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:28:37 -0800, pat wrote
(in article
<62a84cee-dbff-4ac6-9fc2-9b40ece03c2e@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>
>
> Stephen C. wrote:
>> On Mon, 26 Nov 2007 08:11:42 -0800, pat wrote
>> (in article
>> <25b55ac1-7487-46e5-a942-da47a5af997d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>>
>>> I would like to know which is the best video card ever made for legacy
>>> Mac?
>>>
>>> The Radeon 9200 PCI or the Radeon 7000 PCI, or something else?
>>>
>>> In the connection area (somebody call it teeth, somebody call it
>>> legs), there are two notches, but the PCI cards that I have only have
>>> one notch. Are these two Radeon PCI cards compatible with the old
>>> legacy mac? (for now, don't worry about OS)
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Pat
>>
>> Pat,
>>
>> The best video card depends on what Mac you are putting the card into,
and
>> what you are going to do with Mac.
>>
>> If you want a usable answer, let's start with what Mac you have. Please
post
>> the model name/number.
>>
>> StephenC
>
> The legacy Macs are 73/75/76/85/86/95/96xx
> I would like to have the best 2D/3D graphics.
>
> Thanks!
> Pat
On spec, the 9200 is superior to the 7000 due to more RAM. The question
becomes, can you install the 9200 in all these machines, and do you need
the
extra RAM.
The 9200 specs say the lowest Mac OS sup****ted is 9.2.2. Which Apple says
is
not sup****ted on even the fastest Mac you list. This doesn't mean that a
9200
card wouldn't run with OS 7.5, just that you would have to verify for
yourself to be sure.
Whether you need the added RAM of the 9200 depends on what you are doing
with
the Macs. For an application like Photoshop (an old version) the main
difference would be the time it takes to perform a processor intensive
task.
What might take 90 seconds with the 7000 card might only take 30 seconds
with
the 9200 card.
If you are talking gaming, you always want to go with the fastest and most
RAM. It can't hurt to have too much for gaming. As I said, it is mostly a
matter of whether that particular card will run with whatever OS you are
going to use.
If you are planning on outfitting a bunch of machines, you could buy one
of
each card, and test, test, test.
Good luck,
StephenC
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