On Sunday, Oct 20, 2002, at 09:55 Canada/Eastern, (Unsupported OS X) wrote:
> I have been reading on Xlr8yourmac that there is a patch for PCI ATI > graphics cards that allow Quartz to be enabled call PCI Extreme. > > I am deciding between the Mac Radeon and the Radeon 7000. > > If anyone has used either of these cards with PCI Extreme I would like > to > hear about it before I make my purchase. > > One of the things I would like to know is would either of these cards > accelerate the intense graphics of Jaguar? > > Lee > I have Quartz Extreme enabled with my Radeon for Mac (the first one out) and have no problems. Freeing up the CPU/system (in my case a 450MHz G4 7300) from most of the graphic overhead gives me extra response from apps. The graphics are pretty smooth and there is a real noticeable difference in the GUI. I can't speak for the Radeon 7000 users using Quartz Extreme but benchmarks show that the Radeon for Mac is a little faster with 3D scores (Quartz Extreme maps things in 2D and 3D) than the 7000. It has been said that using Quartz Extreme with a PCI graphics card will slow your other PCI cards responses (USB, etc.) but I haven't noticed anything on my system. -- Unsupported OS X is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Unsupported OS X list info <http://lowendmac.com/lists/unsupported.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:UnsupportedOSX-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive <http://www.mail-archive.com/unsupportedosx%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
