i have a powermac g5 can i use any agp video card
I have a powermac G5 that was given to me, but i need to know if i can use any agp video card or does it have to be mac specfic
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
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I have a powermac G5 that was given to me, but i need to know if i can use any agp video card or does it have to be mac specfic
PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)
It has to be Mac specific, or flashed to Mac ROMs if a like PC AGP card.
See japamacs page here on the best AGP cards for G4s & G5s...
http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D379 42BEE.html
Rated slowest on top, fastest on bottom, hopefully japamac will drop in shortly.
OEM Apple or flashed to Mac ROM is absolutely necessary for a graphics card.
Best performance value for an AGP card in a G5 is a flashed Geforce 6800 GT.
One of the best OEM cards is theGeforce 6800 Ultra.
The other top OEM is the Radeon X800XT.
Hi,
I'm buying a MacBook Pro and have a AGP GeForce 6800 Ultra in my G5 which I am considering selling.
the card is in mint conditions and I still have the original box.
I only use Logic on dual monitors, so it has not been pushed hard at all.
Plaese let me know ASAP if you are interested as I'll be heading over to eBay if not.
Thanks.
If hey were interested, they could not contact you, you're the only one that can see your eMail addy in your Profile. 🙂
Oops.
I thought there may be a private messaging service within the forum here.
Ah well, can always answer in the thread and sort it from there I suppose.
Thanks for the heads up though.
If I come across any of those Video Cards you mentioned japamac, I will get out my trusty Floppy Disc & be ready for another Flash! :-)
i have a powermac g5 can i use any agp video card