You might be better off getting a reasonably recent iMac, the MacPros tend to
hold their value quite well so picking up a cheap one isn't easy. Also their
graphics cards tended to be quite expensive.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Apple-iMac-21-5-Desktop-MC309B-A-May-2011-Latest-Model-/221276796565?pt=UK_Computing_Apple_Desktops_CV&hash=item33851ff695
has a 512MB graphics card which should play mine craft perfectly well and will
be cheaper than a MacPro.
It all comes down to how much you want to spend though.
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On 8 Sep 2013, at 18:26, Jason Davies <[email protected]> wrote:
> I don't know much about graphics cards so start gently.... My 11-yr old is a
> big minecrafter and his MacBook is at its limit, can't display a lot of they
> mods etc. We are wondering about picking up a second-hand Mac Pro when the
> new ones come out (presuming a flood on eBay). How do I get started on
> performance-checking on graphics cards? They all have snazzy names... What we
> want to do is to get a sense of what spec he needs and what the cheapest
> older Mac Pro can run that card? (Ie interested in upgrading the graphics
> card above what the machine would normally have). Obviously RAM, CPU etc will
> feature but we are after the optimum balance....
>
> Cheers
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