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Can I change the graphics card?

I have no doubt in my ability to do this but one day when I decide I need more power, Can I call apple and order a new graphics card and then just put it in?

Or do I have to send the unit to them and let the post man take all my money to do it?

My primary task on my future mac pro is web design, so I can drop the x1900 i wanted if i can upgrade to it later.

thanks for your time
adam

ibook g4, Mac OS X (10.4)

Posted on Aug 14, 2006 10:36 AM

35 replies

Oct 17, 2006 11:00 PM in response to Mathew Hennessy

...7800GTX out of my PC, stick it into a Mac Pro...
Yes, if you want it to work in Windows on the MacPro. A better solution, one that will work with OSX, is to obtain the card, and follow the procedures detailed HERE.

FW800 Dual 1.25, TiBook 667, 1.4GHz Sawtooth Mac OS X (10.4.8) 😉

jsymon

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Oct 18, 2006 4:59 AM in response to leaknoil

"System boots with 7300gt in first slot and x1900 in second. ID'd as a x1900 card under windows but, as just 'Display' under OSX."

Does the system boot ok with the 7300gt in the second slot and the x1900 in the first?

3dluvr

Level 1

50 points

Oct 18, 2006 8:21 AM in response to leaknoil

The power cable part number is 922-7128. You can order one from www.welovemacs.com (http://www.welovemacs.com/9227128.html) for example.

Oct 20, 2006 2:28 PM in response to Adam Croot

I've only been following the Mac Pro graphics card casually because it still seems a bit early for anything competitive to emerge.

Look at how much 3rd party ram prices have dropped.

Regarding ASUS - I've built several PC based workstations and servers in the past using ASUS motherboards among other brands.

ASUS has a knack of combinung mb chipsets in ways Intel says can't be done and making them work very well.

Haven't used any of their graphics cards though so I can't say anything about those.

But the only real 'complaint' I have with mb's is that the ATX form factor ones tend have the components really squeezed together. This requires a bit of extra thought and extra heatsinks plus a well thought out cooling system sometimes requiring extra ducting to direct and shape airflow.

Nothing all that difficult - just needs to be considered.

Point is - if there's some way to do something with Mac computer hardware most likely ASUS will be the first 3rd party vendor to figure it out and deliver a performance boost over and above at the same time.

Only time will tell on this - but ASUS is worth keeping an eye on.

Oct 21, 2006 12:05 AM in response to TrojanUSC

I have the Apple ATI X1900 powering two 24" Dell monitors for editing and want to add an Apple Geforce 7300 for sending VGA to a 32" LCD TV (3rd monitor) for clients to view my work. Using a firewire device for the TV works for FinalCut Pro but does not work for other programs such as Safari or PowerPoint.

The Mac Pro only has three video card options... Geforce 7800 GT, ATI X1900 XT and the GeForce Quadro FX 4500. Apple supports multiple Geforce 7800 GT cards but does not have any info about mixing cards at this time. The problem is that the Geforce will have to be set to 8 lanes so the ATI can use 16 lanes. Has anyone tried this with success?

Can I change the graphics card?