Video Cards for a Powermac G4 Quicksilver (2002)

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Video Cards for a Powermac G4 Quicksilver (2002)

Hi. Will a Radeon® 9800 Pro Mac Edition 256MB AGP work with my G4 Quicksilver (2002) ? How about the ATI Radeon 9600 Mac Edition 256 ?
Thanks, David

Dual G5, G4 Quicksilver (2002), Mac OS X (10.4.7), 30" Cinema display

Posted on Sep 17, 2006 9:17 AM

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Answer 1

Sep 17, 2006 11:24 AM in response to David Kelson

Hello! Either card should work fine except several are reporting temp problems with the heat generated especially with the 9800. Older computer power supplies also may be weak to power the computer and the 9800. Tom

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FangSuede

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Sep 17, 2006 11:59 AM in response to Thomas Bryant

Hi,
Well, I for one would be just a bit leery of the ATI 9600 Dual Mac/PC Version in a QS 2002 because of this warning from ATI's website.
The information in this article applies to the following configurations:
Radeon® 9600 PRO PC & MAC Edition
"Quicksilver" Power Mac G4 model
"Quicksilver 2002" Power Mac G4 model
"Digital Audio" Power Mac G4 model
The Radeon 9600 Mac & PC Edition is not compatible with the "Quicksilver", "Quicksilver 2002" or the "Digital Audio" PowerMac G4. If a Radeon 9600 Mac & PC Edition board is installed in one of these systems the result is a blank display.

That does not mean that ALL 9600 can have a problem but it is certainly possible. I'd stick to the ATI 9800 256MB, your QS should power it just fine.

Regards,
Dave

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