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frankmcma · Dec 10, 2005, 03:18 PM

What is the best card out currently shipping? I have a dual core G5 1.5GB and it shipped with the GForce 6600LE with 128mb.

Figured I would get a 7800GT after a month..but they are not avail to buy for Mac it seems. (will the apple store sell me one?)

What do you recommend? I do a lot with Motion and Aperture and want to speed up the display. A few suggestions of a card that I can get shipped asap would be great! Like to go $300-$500 but can go higher if needed. Something quiet would be nice but that might be wishful thinking...

Thanks!

Frank

mduell · Dec 10, 2005, 08:39 PM

The Quadro FX 4500 is the best card for running Motion and Aperture on your PowerMac. The 7800GT is a lot cheaper and comes close in performance, but you can't buy it without buying a PowerMac at the same time, yet.
I'd speculate that Apple will have a retail 7800 in a few months, and I think it may be one of the faster GTX or GTX 512MB chips instead of the GT.

frankmcma · Dec 10, 2005, 11:38 PM

Where can I order one?

Frank