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Video card recommendations for MDD867
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Trafalmadore
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I have an MDD867 that I am forced to keep through my Tiger development and beta testing. It currently has an anemic GeForce 4MX driving my 20" ACD. However, I don't do any gaming or 3D work, so it functions OK.
What card would you recommend to replace the GF4MX and give me 128mb vram and support for Tiger's 2D acceleration along with a native connection to the previous generation of ACDs?
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Moderator  Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Arizona
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Your choices are pretty limited. Either the Radeon 9800 Pro or GeForce 4 Ti.
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I like chicken
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Meow Mix, Meow Mix
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Syracuse
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the radeon 9800 does not come with an ADC port, just a DVI and VGA. If you need a ADC port you need the Geforce4 Ti (ADC and DVI port)
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Imac Core Duo 1.83/1.5 GB/20 inch cinema, ibook G4 1 ghz
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Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Arizona
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I like chicken
I like liver
Meow Mix, Meow Mix
Please de-liv-er
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Mar 2002
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I have the single-CPU G4 867. I upgraded its stock GeForce 2MX to a GeForce 4Ti, and it made a huge difference not only in games (not of interest to you I know) but also in general GUI responsiveness. It has an ADC port that drives my 17" Apple display just fine.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Trafalmadore
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Thanks for the info opinions everyone.
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Minneapolis, MN
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Since you have an MDD, you can also use the Radeon 9700 Pro. Not many were made so they might be expensive, but it's the only card that:
1) Has 128 MB of VRAM
2) Is compatible with your G4
3) Supports 100% GPU acceleration of CoreImage/CoreVideo
4) Has ADC
The GeForce 4Ti is probably your best bet, and it's a fast card. Technically it won't allow you to offload all CoreImage work to the GPU, but it's fast enough that it should still be fine. But if you can find a Radeon 9700 Pro for the same price as the 4Ti, I'd get that instead.
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