GeForce 7800GTX PCI-Express Cards on Ebay

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GeForce 7800GTX PCI-Express Cards on Ebay

Will any nVidia GeForce 7800GTX PCI-Express card be compatible with a Quad Core G5 (latest spec), or are some of them PC-only versions, and if so - how to tell the difference?

I really want to upgrade the GeForce 6600 which I purchased the machine with, but the only listings which mention Mac specifically are buy-it now from the other side of the world (I'm in UK) at inflated prices.

T.I.A.

Richard

G5 Quad, G4 933 & PB Ti G4, Mac OS X (10.4.11), cinema 23" + sony DVI 15"

Posted on May 20, 2008 4:00 PM

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Answer 1

May 20, 2008 4:30 PM in response to Richard Goldsmith

The card has to be a Mac-specific card. Since there were never any official 7800GTX cards offered for the G5 Quad, the only way to get one that will work is to get one that's been flashed with a Mac ROM. They won't work otherwise.

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Answer 2

May 25, 2008 9:34 AM in response to Richard Goldsmith

Hi,

you can try to search for an 'ATI Radeon X1900 G5 Mac edition', like this one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Mac-ATI-Radeon-X1900-GT-256MB-DDR3-G5-PCI-E-Video-CardW0QQitemZ250251455258QQihZ015QQcategoryZ25449QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewIt emQQtrksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el1247

This card is compatible with your Quad.

Good luck.

Alain

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Answer 3

Jun 6, 2008 4:51 PM in response to alainofiets

Just be sure to keep that ATI Radeon card dusted!

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Answer 4

japamac

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Jun 7, 2008 7:35 AM in response to Richard Goldsmith

Hi-

The 7800 GTX cards that are listed on eBay for Mac's, are PC cards that have had the ROM replaced with Mac ROM- they're flashed.
As said, the 7800 GTX was never a Mac option, so the one's that are available as "Mac" cards, are flashed PC cards.

BTW, the 7800 GTX PC version is an average of US$500 ($300-$640+). The price asked by the fellow from Hong Kong isn't outrageous for a new card that has been converted (thus "refurbished"), especially considering the lack of upgrade options available for the Mac.
No personal interest, just keeping it real......

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