--- Jim Redman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > 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 Although it's true the cards Jim listed above are OSX/Jaguar-compatible, Beige G3 machines don't have AGP slots, they only have PCI. So, the only options available for Nat are the ATI Radeon 7000 PCI , the original ATI Mac Radeon PCI, or the ATI Radeon 9200 PCI. There are no nvidia PCI video cards available for the Beige G3. The nvidia 6-series cards require either an AGP or PCI-Express slot, neither of which is present in the beige. Hope this helps, Mike __________________________________________________ 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
