GeForce FX 5200 Video Card

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GeForce FX 5200 Video Card

Hi everyone!

I'm finding conflicting info concerning the graphics card requirement for FCE HD.

I have an original 20 inch iMac with a G5 Power PC processor and a GeForce FX 5200 Video Card, running Panther on the internal HD and Tiger on an external FW drive.

Will FCE HD work with the GeForce FX 5200 Video Card?

Many thanks,

flyboy01

iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.3.9)

Posted on Mar 30, 2007 10:34 PM

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Mar 31, 2007 5:06 AM in response to Andy Kenagy

Hi(Bonjour)!

On Apple Support specification for original G5 20" iMac :
http://support.apple.com/specs/imac/iMac_G5.html

We can see:
"NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM with AGP 8X support"

On Final Cut Express HD specifications page:
http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/specs.html

We can see:
"An AGP or PCI Express graphics card compatible with Quartz Extreme or an Intel GMA integrated graphics processor in MacBook or Mac mini"

Quartz Extreme needs at least:spec says:
"Quartz Extreme functionality is supported by the following video GPUs: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX and later, or any AGP-based ATI RADEON GPU. A minimum of 16MB VRAM is required."

FCE HD3.5 application must be installed on your system disk to run without problem, and needs Mac OS X 10.4.6 (Tiger) to run.

So, yes, your iMac can run FCE HD 3.5 .

I Currently use FCE HD 3.0 on my other computer: an iMac G4 17"

Michel Boissonneault

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Andy Kenagy Author

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Mar 31, 2007 10:58 AM in response to Michel Boissonneault

Howdy Michel! (That's Texan for bonjour)

Many thanks for your in-depth reply, especially the info on the Apple support specification page. That info and your explanation finally answered my question concerning the GeForce FX 5200 Video Card.

So, thanks, you all (another Texas-style word), for taking the time to answer my question.

Adios (Spanish for "Go with God"),

flyboy01
A South Texas boy

iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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