Andy Hewitt <wildrover.andy@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Rowland McDonnell <real-address-in-sig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> [..]
> > > I think the 7800GT card commands a premium, and is out of stock,
because
> > > it's the card to go for.
> >
> > It was the mid-range graphics card on the build-to-order options when
we
> > bought the machine on the last day Apple sold PowerMacs - mere hours
> > before The Steve announced the Mac Pros. There was one card better -
> > and more expensive.
>
> Quite possibly. It might have been the ATI card though. I think most
> still hunt down the Nvidia cards, even though they're 'on paper' not as
> powerful, they are more likely to be more stable.
Righto.
> Certainly my
> experience of trying different cards would back that up - on an AGP G5
> anyway.
Fair enough. I can't say that I've noticed any untoward behaviour at
all from this Mac that's not been attributable to hardware problems or
common or garden OS/USB driver screwups (along with the usual percentage
of cra****ng apps).
And for what I do, the graphics performance is - as they say about the
power of Rolls Royce motor cars - `adequate'. That is, if there's any
need for any more graphics power, I've not noticed it.
> > [snip]
> >
> > > In any case, by the time it comes over from the US, it's only
£150.70 +
> > > a bit of im****t tax.
> >
> > Still damned pricey if you ask me.
>
> The X800XT AGP card was well over £300 in most places, it was the most
> powerful card you can get for the older G5s. However, it was also rife
> with problems, firmware issues and cooling problems in particular.
Hmm!
> I tried three 'more powerful' ATI cards, and still went back to the
> bottom-spec Nvidia card that came with my G5, as it still ran most
> things better - it was even faster than the ATI cards in Aperture.
Blimey.
> Of course they may have got things sorted better by now. However, you
> could get the Nvidia 800 and 7800 cards for the AGP Macs, but I couldn't
> get one at a reasonable price anywhere.
Righto.
Rowland.
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