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Join Date: Jun 2005
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Sorry, the server wouldn't take my first post.
I have a Dual 1Ghz MDD G4 with the ATI 9000 Pro. I would like to upgrade it to take advantage of the new Tiger features, Core Image and Quartz Exteme. I guess I need a 9600 or better. What is the recommended card for this Mac and do I need to upgrade my power supply?
Thanks,
Mike
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The only graphics card that will work with zero hackery is the retail ATI Radeon 9800 Pro. An excellent buy, in my opinion. It can be had from between $225 and $250 from a slew of sites. They're around $180~ on eBay now.
The Radeon 9600 requires modification of the pins to work, and the ADC port will not power a display unless you make a hardware modification to the card.
Given the price of the 9800 Pro both used and new, and the work involved getting a 9600 to work, I'd say just get a 9800 Pro.
Your power supply is more than sufficient.
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Thanks very much for the info. I've seen a few posts about different versions of the 9800 Pro card. Do I need to be careful which one I get? The OEM or ATI versions, something like that? I'm in Canada if that makes things worse. :-)
Mike
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The two retail versions are the 9800 Pro and 9800 Pro SE. The SE has twice the RAM but is for the G5-only.
Just make sure whatever you get is specifically for the Mac and supports AGP 4x.
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Binghamton, New York, USA
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One place to shop for video cards is Other World Computing they even have modified 9600 cards that come with a one year warranty. I recently bought one of their firewire HDs and have been very happy with it... Hope that helps.
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If you have a DVI monitor, get a 9600 or 9600XT. They're fairly cheap ($50 or $130 respectively), and they're really easy to install. The only thing you do is add two tiny pieces of scotch tape to the pins...that's it. It's a very fast card, and if you aren't a gamer, a 9800 is kinda overkill.
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