20" Apple Cinema LCD Display and GeForce FX 5200

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20" Apple Cinema LCD Display and GeForce FX 5200

Hi,

My video card is GeForce FX 5200. I want to upgrade my monitor (finally!) to 20" Cinema Display. Do I need to upgrade my video/graphic card too? If so, what would be your recommendations?

Thanks!

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.10)

Posted on Sep 10, 2007 2:09 PM

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japamac

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Sep 10, 2007 4:30 PM in response to JasonBChen

Hi-

The GeForce FX 5200 will support the 20" Cinema Display.

If you want to upgrade the 8x AGP graphics in your G5 (what model G5?), the ATI Radeon 9600 PC & Mac version would be a good upgrade from the 5200:

http://ati.amd.com/products/radeon9600/radeon9600propcmac/specs.html

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JasonBChen Author

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Sep 11, 2007 7:40 AM in response to japamac

Thank you.

My Mac is Power Mac G5 / model 7.3 / CPU type G5 (2.2)

Would ATI Radeon 9600 support two monitors? (I think it does according to the link you gave me.. just wanted to be sure...)
Thanks again!

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Answer 3

Sep 11, 2007 7:52 AM in response to JasonBChen

All G5 graphics cards support two monitors.

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Sep 11, 2007 1:25 PM in response to JasonBChen

Hi JasonBChen-

This document may be helpful in identifying things: Power Mac G5: Display Compatibility

Luck-

-DaddyPaycheck

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JasonBChen Author

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Sep 19, 2007 5:01 PM in response to JasonBChen

Thank you all. I bought my video card and everything works fine so far.

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