On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 09:59 PM, KWBeal wrote:
Howdy..
I have a desktop G3-233 640 ram, 80 GB hard drive..processor upgraded to a G4-466..
Anyway..would I see any improvements if I installed a third party video card?
If so, what is recommended?
Main question:
What OS are you using?
If you are using X, the only choice is a Radeon, either the original Mac edition or the 7000. There is a hack that works in X to enable Quartz extreme with pci Radeons called pciExtreme that works pretty well.
If you are using 9.x and intend to stay there for a while you can go with a Radeon or with one of the many other cards that have been produced for the pci macs. My favorite is the Voodoo series, I have a Voodoo3 3000 in my desktop (beige G3 266, 256meg OS 9.2.2). If you go this route, keep an eye on the swap list, they tend to go for under $30.
What you will get with a new(er) video card includes:
The ability to use higher monitor resolutions. My Radeon 7000 in a tricked out beige G4 running X.2.6 offers up to 2048 x 1536 on a 21" crt.
Faster screen redraws when scrolling or resizing windows or images.
Higher frame rates in games.
If you add a dvd drive, there is a hack that will allow the Radeon will allow you to play DVDs on your Mac in 9 and a few apps that will play them with no problem in X.
HTH, Len
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