Is the Radeon 7500 Mac Edition Leopard compatible?

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Is the Radeon 7500 Mac Edition Leopard compatible?

thats it. simple yes or no question preferably answered by someone who knows for a fact that their answer is correct. thanks

G4 1.25ghz MDD, G4 Dual 1.0ghz MDD, Ibook g4 800mhz, Ibook G4 1.33ghz, Mac OS X (10.5.8), big secret

Posted on Dec 11, 2010 1:26 PM

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BDAqua

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Dec 11, 2010 1:34 PM in response to slakr7555

Compatible in which way?

It doesn't support Core Image which is a big part of Leopard.

See japamacs page here on the best AGP cards for G4s & G5s, & have Core Image support...

http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D379 42BEE.html

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japamac

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Dec 11, 2010 4:55 PM in response to slakr7555

Hi-

Yes, it will run Leopard.
No, it will not support Leopard well.

There are 6 pages of graphics tests that I have done showing that the 7500 does work in Leopard:
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/JapamacsPage/All_ThingsPPC.html

Not all features, nor all apps, will run with the 7500 in Leopard.

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BDAqua

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Dec 11, 2010 5:07 PM in response to japamac

A lot of great work on that site, thanks from all of us! 🙂

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Dec 11, 2010 6:37 PM in response to BDAqua

thats what i need to hear. can anyone tell me the best bang for my buck thatll fully support everything leopard has to throw at it. rite now im using an adc apple monitor but i know those cards r very rare and overpriced so a dvi output card will be fine. the stock card that came in my mdd ***** so i had to go back to tiger and i want leopard back. thanks everyone. sorry if the post came off rude but im sick of tards out there telling me they think so or its possible or maybe....

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japamac

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Dec 11, 2010 7:52 PM in response to slakr7555

For the MDD, the most common choices in order from slower to faster are the Radeon 9700 Pro, Radeon 9800 Pro, Radeon 9800 XT, Geforce 7800 GS and Radeon X800 XT.

Flashed (converted PC) cards are the most common.
eBay is a good source for these cards and some bargains may be had.

eBay cards MUST state Mac/OS X compatibility in the description or they WON'T work.

With other than the Radeon 9800 Pro, flashed cards are the only option, as Mac OEM won't work (they are all G5 cards).

All of the cards with the exception of the Radeon 9800 Pro +Mac Edition+ (real retail) require taping of the #3 and #11 pins.
This is NOT a big deal.
http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11

ALL cards require additional power via Molex extension or splitter from existing hard drive power connections.

Pictures and specs of the commonly available, compatible cards are here:
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/JapamacsPage/GraphicsCards.html

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