On 5/2/05, tarage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On May 2, 2005, at 10:28 AM, John Kramar wrote: > > > > > On May 2, 2005, at 9:27 AM, Krow Magnum wrote: > > > >> On 5/2/05, phoenix <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> Beau de Graaf wrote: > >>>> Greetings Everyone! > >>>> > >>>> Long time watcher first time writer. > >>>> I have a G3/400/200/1MB Upgraded PowerCenter 150 - 320MB Ram. > >>>> Anyways the question is relating to graphics cards, has anyone > >>>> purchased an: > >>>> > >>>> "ATI Technologies RADEON 9200 128MB MacEdition PCI Graphics Card" > >>> > >>> I haven't, but I did notice a difference going from my XCLAIM GA (8 > >>> Mb) > >>> to my Voodoo 5 5000 (64 Mb) in my PowerWave. I'd say it was 7% > >>> faster. I > >>> don't play many games, but I think that is where you'd notice it the > >>> most. > >>> > >>> ~Tarage > >>> > >>> > >> > >> The 9200 would be overkill in your PowerCenter for most uses but would > >> be night and day to the OEM video that came in the clone. If you are > >> just looking for a nice upgrade for running OS 9 it definately is > >> overkill. > >> > >> If you want to run OS X you'll need at least an ATI 16MB card from a > >> B&W, but a Radeon Mac Edition 32MB is the best choice for the money. > >> The 32MB can be found used for about $50.00. > >> -- > >> Ron > >> > >> http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ > >> > > > > You don't "need" a 16MB ATI card to run OS X. As I am currently > > running it on a 8MB ATI Rage 128 VR and have run it on a 4MB Mach64 in > > the past. > > > > John > > > > Ya know, that's a good point. I'm running Jag on my old XClaim GA. It's > 8 Mb. Now I can't take advantage of Quartz processing (even though I'd > have to utilize a hack to do so), but it's fine for a hardware router. > :) :) (Jag will run using stock G3 video.) > > ~Tarage
Jag will run on 64MB of RAM too but that doesn't mean you don't "need" more to be usable. Running OS X of any flavor on les sthan 16MB of VRAM is pathetically slow. Jag will run on 2MB of on-board VRAM as well as if not better than an 8MB card. If you use your beige G3 for a router why even use a monitor ? Why not just access through the terminal ? -- Ron http://krowmagnum.4mg.com/ -- Power Computing is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Power Computing list info: <http://lowendmac.com/power/list.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powercomputing%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
