What options do I have for upgrading the video card in a Late 2006 XServe?

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What options do I have for upgrading the video card in a Late 2006 XServe?

Hi all.

I have a late 2006 XServe that I am using as a media server for Plex Media Server, Time Machine, etc., and as well as a workstation for music, video and 3D. I would like to use the available PCI-X slot to install a better video card in the server so Lion graphics work better, as well as for improved performance in the applications. Are there options out there folks would recommend for the upgrade? Thanks in advance.

Xserve, Mac OS X (10.7.2)

Posted on Nov 15, 2011 9:43 AM

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ClassicII

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Nov 15, 2011 10:50 AM in response to dinoelio

You do not have very many options as the Xserve does not have an extra power supply plug for a higher end video card. Beatle here on the forum has said that you can use an NVIDIA 7300 GT which has 256mb of memory and dual dvi outputs. This is basically the same card that the low level mac pro had and the higher end powermac g5's.

Here is Beatles post.. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3131161?answerId=15452695022#15452695022

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dinoelio Author

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Nov 15, 2011 1:04 PM in response to ClassicII

Thanks for directing me to that post. I added a follow up question to that thread. If you have an opinion about my post there, let me know.

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