Re: Graphics Cards

Andy Hewitt <wildrover.andy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> James Dore <james.dore@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 
> > Andy Hewitt <wildrover.andy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> > > James Dore <james.dore@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > What's the best graphics card to stick in a Quad Core Powermac G5
these
> > > > days? A good all round card, I don't do anything specific. Just
want
> > > > more powah! 
> > > 
> > > If it's an AGP 8X G5, then the Radeon X800XT is the best you can go
for.
> > > However, I never had any luck with running ATI cards in mine, the
stock
> > > Nvidia card worked much better most of the time.
> > 
> > No, it's PCI Express (16 Lane, IIRC)
> 
> OK, one of these two then:
> 
> http://eshop.macsales.com/search/video+cards+PCI+Express
> 
> BTW, I've bought from these people, and they are superb. It was the
> Radeon 9800 card I put into my G5, and it arrived in two days (almost
> exactly in fact). Much cheaper than buying here.

Nice. Would you know if there's a difference between the Radeon 3870's
that are labelled Mac Version and those that aren't? Can they be
converted? (Firmware upgrade?)

cheers,
-- 
james dore
IT Officer,
New College, Oxford
http://www.new.ox.ac.uk/
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