Hi all. I recently came into ownership of a G5 1.8 (late 2004) with the stock Nvidia 5200 card in it. I'm looking to upgrade to an ATi card - am I limited to *just* the Mac editions, or will any ATi AGP 8x card work? I do need OpenFirmware to be able to init the card initially in case I need to access the bootloader, but I'm not using OS X.
I got *just* the box & the power cord, w/ a zeroed drive - no OS X, no monitor, no keyboard/mouse. It's the lowest cheapest 1.8 G5 you can get - no airport, no bluetooth. I'm doing some very un-Mac things with my setup (ADC-DVI adapter & USB- PS/2 adapter, Ubuntu 10.04). The nouveau drivers are just not quite there yet - they're much better than nv, but I'd like 3D acceleration & direct rendering so that means right now ATi cards are my only option. I'm experiencing some severe sticker shock with the $200+ price tag for ATi video cards for the G5, so I figured I'd ask if anyone has any ideas. Thanks for reading, HAND --BK -- 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
