Damiansasha1972

Q: Mac pro g5 monitor

i need to change my cinema display for my G5 mac pro. Which monitor other than Mac can i buy that is compatible ?

Power Mac G5 (Early 2005)

Posted on Apr 26, 2015 9:48 AM

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Q: Mac pro g5 monitor

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  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 26, 2015 10:09 AM in response to Damiansasha1972
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    Apr 26, 2015 10:09 AM in response to Damiansasha1972

    Power Mac G5: Display Compatibility

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2707?viewlocale=en_US

     

    So, you should be able to use a DVI monitor, do you know which card it has in it?

  • by Damiansasha1972,

    Damiansasha1972 Damiansasha1972 Apr 26, 2015 10:12 AM in response to BDAqua
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    Apr 26, 2015 10:12 AM in response to BDAqua

    Thanks for you reply. I dont know what card i have. I know that the sharp 4k screen plugs in my g5 mac pro but i dont want to spend 3 k for it. So i am looking at other monitor. I just want to make sure it will work. I am looking at Asus PA328Q

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 26, 2015 10:52 AM in response to Damiansasha1972
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    Apr 26, 2015 10:52 AM in response to Damiansasha1972

    At the Apple Icon at top left>About this Mac.

     

    Then click on More Info>Hardware>Graphics/Displays and report like this...

     

    NVIDIA GeForce 7800GT:

     

      Chipset Model:    GeForce 7800GT

      Type:    Display

      Bus:    PCI

      Slot:    SLOT-1

      VRAM (Total):    256 MB

      Vendor:    nVIDIA (0x10de)

      Device ID:    0x0092

      Revision ID:    0x00a1

      ROM Revision:    2152.2

      Displays:

    VGA Display:

      Resolution:    1920 x 1080 @ 60 Hz

      Depth:    32-bit Color

      Core Image:    Supported

      Main Display:    Yes

      Mirror:    Off

      Online:    Yes

      Quartz Extreme:    Supported

    Display:

      Status:    No display connected

     

    Then click on More Info>Hardware and report this upto *but not including the Serial#*...

     

    Hardware Overview:

     

    Machine Name: Power Mac G5 Quad

    Machine Model: PowerMac11,2

    CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.1)

    Number Of CPUs: 4

    CPU Speed: 2.5 GHz

    L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB

    Memory: 10 GB

    Bus Speed: 1.25 GHz

    Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1

     

    I don't think any G5 card is going to do 3840 x 2160, but let's see your info please.

  • by Damiansasha1972,

    Damiansasha1972 Damiansasha1972 Apr 26, 2015 10:55 AM in response to BDAqua
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    Apr 26, 2015 10:55 AM in response to BDAqua

    thats very helpful, i will check this tomorrow from my office and let you know ;-)

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 26, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Damiansasha1972
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    Apr 26, 2015 11:11 AM in response to Damiansasha1972

    OK.