Il giorno 7-11-2011 1:20, JohnCarmonne ha scritto: > I have a G5 Dual 2.7 6GB that I recently swapped out the ATI Radeon 9650 with > a Radeon 9800 Pro complete with a large copper colored fan sporting blue > lights that can be seen through the cheese grater holes in the case:-) > My question is what increased video experience should I expect?
I recently made some comparisons when shopping for a new video card. (I'm talking mostly about videogames perfomance, though) I can't remember everything, but IIRC the R9650 was holding its ground against the old "heavyweights" like R9800 Pro and GeForce 4 Ti. The R9650 was slower, yes, but not very much, and with a newer architecure (I think). R9800 and GF 4 were "monsters", yes... but it was like ten years ago. ;-) > I like to max out my Macs just because it's fun to > see the results but this video stuff has me wondering? If you want something really better, and if you like tinkering, you should consider getting a (flashable) PC video card, and make it for Mac. AFAIK, the Radeon X800XT and the GeForce 7800GS are amongst the best AGP cards you can put into a G5. (unless you have the latest G5 with PCI-e slot) Here's a link for a site dedicated to flashing PC cards for Mac: http://themacelite.wikidot.com/start and a good page with info about flashing an X800 XT x Mac: http://www.s155158671.websitehome.co.uk/macx800xtaqua-ma.html Again, it all depends on what you do with the Mac: if you don't do gaming, I don't know how much difference a powerful video card can make... -- 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
