On 1/28/10 12:23 PM, Klaus Marx of [email protected] sent > > On Jan 28, 2010, at 3:42 PM, GLT wrote: > >> I have a G5 2.0 GHz dual processor PCI-X tower running 10.5.8 that >> currently has the stock AGP 8x Radeon 9600 Pro MB video. >> >> I also have a 8x AGP nVidia 6200 (don't recall RAM size) flashed for >> Mac.Is there a clear-cut reason to prefer one of these AGP cards over >> the other, for use in this G5? > > I guess the 6200 would be a bit faster, as long it has a 128bit memory bus. >> >> Perhaps someone can compare/contrast them for me? >> >> Also, would the Radeon card work in A 1.2GHz "Digital Audio" G4's AGP >> slot? > > It would, but you need to tape two pins
Greetings, The target unit for these two cards was a G5 tower. With such being the case, then the two-pins-taped hack for the 6200 does not need to enacted. Taping the two pins (6 and 11?) "fools" the otherwise 8x AGP card into "thinking" it is a 4x AGP card. Of course, the G5 is native 8x AGP, so no tape required- taping is a concern if the user wants to migrate the card to any G4 unit. Best regards, Dana -- 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
