DVI graphics card for PowerMac G4

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DVI graphics card for PowerMac G4

Is there a graphics card for the PowerMac G4 Quicksilver that supports DVI? If so what brand and series?

My graphics card is gone. I think I took it out a long time ago, and I either misplaced it or discarded it. I think it was VGA and ADC. Probably the reason I took it out. All the ones I see on Ebay are ADC and VGA.

The G4 manual on the support website has an illustration of the back of the G4 with a graphics card with a DVI and ADC port. I've never seen one like that, so I guess they exist. Would really like to get my G4 up and running again. Thanks

Posted on Apr 26, 2017 1:08 PM

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Answer 1

BDAqua

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Apr 27, 2017 8:56 AM in response to straycat23

Looks like the MDDs had the first DVI ports...

http://www.everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/faq/power-mac-g4-standard-grap hics-cards-vga-adc-dvi-ports-resolutions…

See japamac's page here on the best AGP cards for G4s & G5s...

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

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Answer 2

Apr 27, 2017 8:57 AM in response to straycat23

Alternately, you could go with an older, slower, possibly cheaper PCI video card as well. You could use a PCI video in combination with the AGP card. Not sure if the AGP card is missing, if you can run with a PCI video only.

ATI made a couple of PCI Radeon cards for Mac, 7000 and 9200, I think, with VGA & DVI outputs. Might be hard to find these days.

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