> Nat Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Wrote: > > Hey listers... > > I have a PowerMac G4 running at 525Mhz. This > computer started life as > a Beige G3 and has undergone various upgrades and > modifications. > > Anyway, the one thing I haven't touched yet is the > video card. It is > still using the original ATI Rage (?) video card > that shipped with the > G3's. > > As 10.2.8 doesn't support acceleration for this > video card, I want to > upgrade to something that is going to be much faster > under this OS. > Video speed seems *very* fast under 9.2.2, but I > never use 9 anymore > for anything but a rare printing session on a > printer that 10.2.8 > doesn't support. > > What are my upgrade options? What video cards does > 10.2.8 support acceleration for? > > And before it is suggested, I am not interested in > upgrading to 10.3 or newer. > > thanks in advance, > Nat >
Nat, You'll probably get a number of opinions on this, here's mine: Based on a number on other people's experience and recommendations, I've used the ATI Radeon 7000 Mac Edition in several G3s and have been happy with it. But depending on how much you want to spend and how important gaming is to you, the list of Jaguar-compatible cards from ATI is: RADEON X800 XT MAC EDITION RADEON 9800 PRO MAC SPECIAL EDITION RADEON 9800 PRO MAC EDITION RADEON 9200 MAC EDITION RADEON 9000 PRO MAC EDITION RADEON 8500 MAC EDITION RADEON 7000 MAC EDITION RADEON MAC EDITION (similar to the 7000) The 7000 usually goes for around $50 with shipping on eBay, some have 32 MB DDR, some have 64 MB, and some have TV(S-video) and DVI output. The 9800 might be the best for flat-panel though. ATI has made Mac video for a long time including as an OEM, so I'm inclined to trust the odds of their compatiblity than most. The Apple site has a firmware flasher for these NVIDIA graphics cards: GeForce2 MX GeForce2 MX TwinView GeForce3 GeForce4MX. nVidia site lists these current PCI cards as OSX compatible: 6200 6600 6800 It seemed a little vague on the 6400, but their "Go-6" line in general is supposed to work with OSX. Does anyone know if they have special Mac editions like ATI? Info on the site didn't appear to say that... sounded like they were the same hardware. Good luck! Sounds like you're seriously hotrodding a Beige, which I'm interested in as well. When you have a chance to test your machine with its new eyes, I'd like to hear the results. Jim __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
