Re: AGP Video Card Selection
On Mar 6, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I want to purchase a Samsung 22 HDTV for use as a monitor, and it requires HDMI input. Perhaps a video card with a DVI connector, as I have an extra DVI to HDMI adapter. I guess the key phrase is available today ... not sure about where they are being sold these days, reasonably priced, for a G4. I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver, and an ATI Radeon 9800Pro in my DA Dual 533 (its DVI to HDMI is being used with a Sony Bravia from time to time). Another ATI Radeon 9800Pro is probably too much of a card for what I will be using it for ... I'm not a gamer. Thanks. Another option (instead of the FireGL X3 that I suggested in another email) that is fast, has a DVI output and you might be able to find, is a used ATI Radeon 8500, but not the LE version. The LE version is as slow as the 9100. If you check old benchmarks, the 8500 was faster than many of the Radeon video cards that were released after it. I am in the process of having a 128mb VRAM version of a PC ATI Radeon 8500 converted to use in my dual 1.42GHz G4 PowerMac MDD. In fact I packed it today and will be sending it to the guy for re-flashing it tomorrow. I can't remember what I paid for it on eBay, as I bought it many months ago. Unfortunately, the Mac bios will only recognize 64mb of the available 128mb of VRAM, but I am searching the Web tonight and the next couple of days hoping to find someone who has figured out a way to get all 128mb of VRAM recognized when used in a G4 Mac computer. I hope that I will find a modified Mac bios for this card that can use all 128mb of VRAM. Good luck, David -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: AGP Video Card Selection
On Mar 6, 2012, at 8:29 PM, Bill Connelly wrote: Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I want to purchase a Samsung 22 HDTV for use as a monitor, and it requires HDMI input. Perhaps a video card with a DVI connector, as I have an extra DVI to HDMI adapter. I guess the key phrase is available today ... not sure about where they are being sold these days, reasonably priced, for a G4. I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver, and an ATI Radeon 9800Pro in my DA Dual 533 (its DVI to HDMI is being used with a Sony Bravia from time to time). Another ATI Radeon 9800Pro is probably too much of a card for what I will be using it for ... I'm not a gamer. Thanks. The ATI Radeon FireGL X3 is a 16 pipeline 8xAGP 256mb video card that can be purchased for cheap as a PC version on eBay. Unfortunately, not all of the cheap PC cards on eBay can be successfully converted for use in a Mac. There is a reseller on eBay that is doing the conversions, plus he puts them through a 4 to 7 day torture test, to make sure that they are not going to fail after he sells them. He charges about $170 to $180 for them, I can't remember the exact amount. You have to modify the pins on the card by covering 2 or 3 of them with tape, as the AGP slot in your QuickSilver Mac is not standard electrically, when compared to PC 4xAGP slots, as Apple used a few pins for ADC power that were outside of the standard 4xAGP specification, so the later 8xAGP cards would not work in the Mac slots without having a few pins taped to prevent damage to the video card, and possibly the computer as well. It is all well documented, if you do some searching. Try themacelite to find more information. If you are interested in the eBay seller who is doing the conversions and can't find him, send me a private email and I will look back through my saved emails to see if I can find him. He is a video card expert and converts and sells many different cards for use in Macs. The FireGL X3 is one of my personal favorites, and I am getting one for my dual 2.7GHz G5 PowerMac, so it needs no modification of the AGP card edge pins. David aka AmigaDave dual booting MacOSX MorphOS2.7 on my dual 1.42GHz G4 PowerMac MDD, dual booting MacOSX MorphOS3.0 beta on 1.67GHz G4 PowerBook's 15 17 -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: AGP Video Card Selection
Il giorno 7-03-2012 5:29, Bill Connelly ha scritto: Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver I see some people are selling Geforce 4MX (because they're switching to something faster). If you're ok with its average performances (no 3D or heavy gaming, of course), it should be cheap and easy to find. Try on the LEM Swap list: http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html (it's about selling/buying used Mac stuff) -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: AGP Video Card Selection
On Mar 9, 2012, at 1:30 PM, Valter Prahlad wrote: Il giorno 7-03-2012 5:29, Bill Connelly ha scritto: Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver I see some people are selling Geforce 4MX (because they're switching to something faster). If you're ok with its average performances (no 3D or heavy gaming, of course), it should be cheap and easy to find. Try on the LEM Swap list: http://lowendmac.com/lists/swap.html (it's about selling/buying used Mac stuff) I'm looking for suggestions for cards with a DVI connector, that can utilize my DVI to HDMI adapter. The ATI Radeon 9800 Pro that I have does so nicely, I just don't want to buy another expensive video card such as that. My Geforce 4MX doesn't have DVI, and it is showing signs of failure ... occasionally it will seem to discharge or make my screen blip out for a second. Maybe its the monitor, maybe its the card. They are both quite oldish ... I had said I wanted a 22 backlit LED/LCD TV from Samsung, but I really want something a little bigger 26-27 or so, as far as monitors goes. The LEM Swap list is fine, but it is not a discussion group. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
Re: AGP Video Card Selection
Il giorno 9-03-2012 21:49, Bill Connelly ha scritto: I'm looking for suggestions for cards with a DVI connector, that can utilize my DVI to HDMI adapter. [...] The LEM Swap list is fine, but it is not a discussion group. Well, you could post a WTB (Willing To Buy) msg there, saying you're looking for such a card. No discussion, just asking. :-) -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
AGP Video Card Selection
Would someone suggest a good agp video card, available today, that I can use in my Quicksilver Dual 1GHz under 10.5.8? I want to purchase a Samsung 22 HDTV for use as a monitor, and it requires HDMI input. Perhaps a video card with a DVI connector, as I have an extra DVI to HDMI adapter. I guess the key phrase is available today ... not sure about where they are being sold these days, reasonably priced, for a G4. I currently have a Geforce 4MX in my Quicksilver, and an ATI Radeon 9800Pro in my DA Dual 533 (its DVI to HDMI is being used with a Sony Bravia from time to time). Another ATI Radeon 9800Pro is probably too much of a card for what I will be using it for ... I'm not a gamer. Thanks. -- 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 g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
