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jefdiesel · Oct 17, 2002, 10:20 AM

hey anyone out there with a 8500 they wanna part with?

i'm finally updating the video on my dual 450. i'm pretty sure its a 2xAGP.

if anyone has a 8500 or any other 'nice' video card with s-video, please let me know.

jefdiesel AT mac DOT com

pismo-user · Oct 17, 2002, 02:48 PM

I have one. How much are you willing to pay? How does $175 sound?

jefdiesel · Oct 17, 2002, 03:54 PM

seeing as Ati are offering the 8500 brand new for $199 and a $50 rebate if you send in ANY old video card, i'd say you are asking a bit too much.

pismo-user · Oct 17, 2002, 05:58 PM

You don't know the big "secret" about the 8500s do you?

jefdiesel · Oct 17, 2002, 06:15 PM

not a clue.. please fill me in.

pismo-user · Oct 18, 2002, 04:36 AM

A PC radeon 8500 will work in a mac, as long as you flash it properly and you get the right kind of 8500 for the PC. The proper cards can be found for about $80-$85. Check out the Powermac forums for all the info you need.

If you aren't comfortable flashing it, I wouldn't do it, but otherwise it works great. Mine is functioning perfectly.

Good luck and do some research!

jefdiesel · Oct 18, 2002, 09:30 AM

ah yes..

i did know about flashing PC radeons, but i don't have a PC that i could do this on.

pismo-user · Oct 18, 2002, 01:26 PM

You don't need a PC to flash it.

joe · Oct 20, 2002, 01:10 AM

Originally posted by pismo-user:
You don't need a PC to flash it.

Since you've obviously been through this already, could you give us more details? Example - do you get the same functionality with a flashed Radeon 8500 vs the official Mac version 8500? Does everything work? Do the PC 8500s have the same ports (VGA, DVI, S-Video) as the Mac 8500s? Any problems with dual output, TV output, or DVI-ADC / DVI-VGA adapters? thanx.....joe

pismo-user · Oct 20, 2002, 11:28 AM

The cards are identical in every way. There is absolutely no physical difference between a 64 Meg non-LE PC radeon 8500 and a mac version.