[gambo]

Hey I'm looking for a gaming card

Currently running mac pro (early 2008)
2 x 3 GHz core duo
5 gb memory
250gb hd
1 tb hd
NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT

Looking online I found this ATI Radeon HD 3870 Mac & PC Edition
barefeats

I know the 880 is slightly faster but way more expensive

I'm not sure if the 880 is worth it especially since my macbook has a better graphics card.

I may leave old card and add a new windows only card since many games are not available for osx anyway. I'd like to get a card that will be fast on both os's thou.

What do you guys think of this card?

[mduell]

If you're going to get a better card for Windows gaming, I'd just go with the 3870 for OS X gaming; the 8800 is faster, no doubt, but the price is absurd (and I wouldn't play many games under OS X).

[cgc]

It's an "8800" and I highly doubt your MacBook has a better video "card". I bought the 8800 for my MacPro and have no regrets, of course I bought it before ATI had anything other than the 1900 card (which had mixed reviews).

[gambo]

Can i purchase any 3870 on newegg or do i need to purchase the 1 in specific?

[Big Mac]

It has to be the Mac version if you want it to work in OS X.