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| Author: | Angelic [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:03 am ] |
| Post subject: | What graphics card? |
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 ^_^ |
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| Author: | saspro [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:22 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
What screen size? |
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| Author: | big_D [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 11:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
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). 
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| Author: | Angelic [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
Damnation. The screen is a 24" 1920x1200. Where would one be able to get hold of such a graphics card? |
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| Author: | big_D [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
FleaBay? |
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| Author: | jonbwfc [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 2:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
here do some. not cheap. |
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| Author: | Angelic [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 3:22 pm ] | |||||||||
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Holy Jehova. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 5:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
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. 
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| Author: | saspro [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
I can flash roms if you get the cards. |
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| Author: | ProfessorF [ Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
This site - http://themacelite.wikidot.com/ati-flash - was pretty useful. I think between us we'd be able to fill in any gaps. |
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| Author: | Angelic [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 1:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
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! |
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| Author: | saspro [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 5:49 am ] | |||||||||
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Just send the card down to me, I'll flash it and post it back to you |
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| Author: | big_D [ Wed Aug 05, 2009 6:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What graphics card? |
150 quid for an old ATi 9600? I wouldn't give you more than a tenner for the PC version! 
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