Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-16 Thread Paul
Before spending any money, make sure you know where the bottleneck really is. And give more information on what you mean by "very slow at displaying screens." --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a grou

Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-09 Thread Michael B. in Cincinnati
I'll second David's comments about the 6200. I picked one up on eBay for about $85, and it made my DA DP feel three times as fast on the net. I consider it one of my best update buys to date. - Michael B. in Cincinnati On May 9, 9:47 pm, dc wrote: > My vote is for the GeForce 6200/256MB, great p

Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-09 Thread dc
My vote is for the GeForce 6200/256MB, great performance and lot's cheaper than a Radeon 9800. They are PC cards that must be flashed or purchased from someone who has prepped it for Mac. I have 6200s in several Macs including Sawtooth, Cube and Digital Audio; they do not have any sleep issues (or

Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-09 Thread Len Gerstel
On May 9, 2009, at 9:29 AM, DKline wrote: > > My system now has a stock Rage128 Pro Graphics card which is very slow > at displaying screens. What upgrade cards are available AGP and would > it significantly accelerate displaying Yes, a faster card would help some. There are many ATI Radeons-

Re: G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-09 Thread James E. Therrault
DKline wrote: > My system now has a stock Rage128 Pro Graphics card which is very slow > at displaying screens. What upgrade cards are available AGP and would > it significantly accelerate displaying and downloading things on the > internet. It's VRAM is only 16mb so I'm assuming it's creating a

G4 Graphite Video Card Upgrade

2009-05-09 Thread DKline
My system now has a stock Rage128 Pro Graphics card which is very slow at displaying screens. What upgrade cards are available AGP and would it significantly accelerate displaying and downloading things on the internet. It's VRAM is only 16mb so I'm assuming it's creating a bootleneck to the ent