--- You wrote: On Sun, December 11, 2005 13:32, Herbert Goodfriend wrote: > > My 2003 MDD (1.25GHz) came with an ATI Radeon 9000 video card. I am > > seeing various upgrades advertised that go into a PCI slot. Is there > > any advantage or disadvantage to using the PCI slot for the video > > card instead of the AGP slot? --- end of quote --- Sorry this reply is so delayed. The answer partly depends on your operating system. If you are using Tiger, some pretty fancy "core graphics" are enabled by using the correct AGP cards. I bought the ati 9600 modified for the Digtal Audio by OWC for about $120 and it does implement "core" for probably less than half the price of other cards. I think these are original equipment (oem) "pulls."
This card is now available from OWC fir $89 and will work in an MDD. It is a real upgrade, particularly, as I said, in Tiger. I like mine a lot. The flight simulator X-Plane which is very demanding of a graphics card, is amazing with the 9600. Heres the url: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Apple/630ATI96G4/ And no, I don't work for those guys. And this is $40 cheaper than I paid six months ago. Rich -- 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:g-list@mail.maclaunch.com> 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
