| Author |
Message |
|
Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm
Posts: 704
Location: Leeds, UK
|
I've decided to upgrade the Graphics card in my PowerMac G5.
It's a measly 64mb FX5200, and gives considerable graphics lag in cover-view, garageband and iphoto.
I know I need AGP, and seeing as I run quite a number of loops onscreen at any given time in garageband, memory will be more important than speed. I'll never ever play a game on the Mac ^_^
Are there any limits to what I can get? Also, does anyone know where you can get these things dirt-cheap nowadays? I'm fairly sure I USED to have a 512mb FX5500 but that was about 6 years ago ^_^
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:03 am |
 
|
|
|
saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Posts: 8603
Location: location, location
|
What screen size?
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:22 am |
|
|
|
big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
|
Generally, the graphics card has to be for a Mac! That restricts your choice considerably, although there used to be some ROM images for Mach64 cards... I don't know whether this is because of the big-endian / little-endian differences between Intel and PowerPC (because Apple still limit choice, even with the Mac Pro). 
_________________
"Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:48 am |
|
|
|
Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm
Posts: 704
Location: Leeds, UK
|
Damnation.
The screen is a 24" 1920x1200.
Where would one be able to get hold of such a graphics card?
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:37 pm |
|
|
|
big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
|
FleaBay?
_________________
"Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:51 pm |
|
|
|
jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
Posts: 17040
|
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:57 pm |
|
|
|
Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm
Posts: 704
Location: Leeds, UK
|
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:22 pm |
|
|
|
ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
Posts: 12030
|
If you're handy with flashing ROMs on your PC, then there are places out there with the appropriate Mac ROMs. Drop in an AGP 9800XT Pro, flash it, stick it in your Mac. Then do one for me, for money. 
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:01 pm |
|
|
|
saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Posts: 8603
Location: location, location
|
I can flash roms if you get the cards.
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:36 pm |
|
|
|
ProfessorF
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:56 pm
Posts: 12030
|
This site - http://themacelite.wikidot.com/ati-flash - was pretty useful. I think between us we'd be able to fill in any gaps.
|
| Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:39 pm |
|
|
|
Angelic
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:16 pm
Posts: 704
Location: Leeds, UK
|
Hmm...
I rather think that it'd be safer for me to hold out until I can find a mac-compatible one, i'm really not that good at stuff like this!
|
| Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:17 am |
|
|
|
saspro
Site Admin
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 5:53 pm
Posts: 8603
Location: location, location
|
Just send the card down to me, I'll flash it and post it back to you
|
| Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:49 am |
|
|
|
big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
|
150 quid for an old ATi 9600? I wouldn't give you more than a tenner for the PC version! 
_________________
"Do you know what this is? Hmm? No, I can see you do not. You have that vacant look in your eyes, which says hold my head to your ear, you will hear the sea!" - Londo Molari
Executive Producer No Agenda Show 246
|
| Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:20 am |
|
|
