where can I buy the new NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT for my existing Mac Pro?

Any news on this one?

I bought a Mac Pro 1.5 year ago and the crappy ati 1900 card is having some serious issues with heat problems. Im even starting to have artifacts in the desktop.

There is no way Im buying a 2.5 year old card for the price Apple is offering. The only option is at least a nvidia 8800 card.

Please dont tell me that the only way to have a decent card is to boot into Vista. I used Windows for a couple of years but decided to switch back to Apple after they launched their Intel Macs. Now I deeply regret this decision.

Best regards
Dissapointed customer

OK...I won't tell you...but if you read enough you'll be able to figure out that I didn't tell you what you didn't want to know but really already knew before I didn't tell you.

Well I was so disgusted I wrote to BBC watchdog and complained

A quick update to this interesting topic, from http://www.macrumors.com/2008/04/07/mac-pro-owners-still-waiting-for-nvidia-8800 gt-option-due-next-month/ where Steve himself seems involved.
{quote:title=Arnold Kim wrote:}A recent email response from Steve Jobs suggests that the upgrade is still coming, possibly in the next month{quote}

FINALLY!!!!!!
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?s=topSe llers&fnode=home/shopmac/macaccessories/displays&nplm=MB560Z/A&mco=OTkzNDY

So it should not last too long to get it in Europe.....

THANK YOU!!!!!

My order has been placed 🙂

As you said, FINALLY!!!!!

Of course we'll all be waiting to see some benchmarks, but great that Apple has responded with an upgrade path for the original 8 cores.

Does anybody have any Cinebench benchmarks with that card in current MacPros?

Adam

Man, nice to see this. As long as the weird noise lines don't show up and it at least equals performance of my 1900, I'm fine with it. I just placed my order too but I'm eagerly waiting from Gen 1 benchmarks.

I can love Apple again 🙂

Price seems reasonable also.

Pop up in France Store too at 230€ : http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObjects/francestore.woa/wa/RSLID?mco=7E4F2D7D&np lm=MB560

Patience was the good choice, then (we hope).