I can't compare the two, but I upgraded my DP 533 DA from the original ATI Rage 16 MB to a flashed GeForce 6200, and it actually made the machine usable. Browsing felt three times as fast, and I could finally run Klondike Forever and watch programs on Hulu.com. Mine was delivered with the requisite pins taped over. - Michael B. in Cincinnati
On Jan 29, 8:28 am, Klaus Marx <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jan 29, 2010, at 2:08 PM, GLT wrote: > > > > > Klaus, > > >> I guess the 6200 would be a bit faster, as long it has a 128bit memory bus. > > > Is it possible to tell how wide the memory bus is? > > I think the easiest way is to search on google for the specs of the card or > to determine it by the amount of ram chips. > > > > >> It would, but you need to tape two pins > >> (http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-1) > > > I was aware of a similar requirement to make the geForce 6200 work in > > my G4, but not aware a mod was also needed Radeon 9600 Pro. Thanks! > > > However, the link you provided took me to a basically empty page. > > here's the right link:http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11 > > > > > Thanks again, > > > Galen > > > -- > > You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for > > those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power > > Macs. > > The list FAQ is athttp://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtmland our netiquette > > guide is athttp://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > For more options, visit this group > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
