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artlewis
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Apr 30, 2007, 07:50 AM
 
I have a 1.8 dual G5 with the original GeForce FX 5200 graphics card. I'd like to upgrade (to eliminate wild blocks of color which show up when playing Civ IV) without spending a $300.
Any suggestions?
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mduell
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Apr 30, 2007, 11:03 AM
 
The only options I know of are the 9600 Pro for $220 and the 9800 Pro for $250. I'd take the 9800Pro, since it's quite a bit faster than the 9600Pro. OWC has it. But at that point you're really not that far away from the X800 at $330.

Or you could buy the PC version of a card (9600Pro for $50, 7900GT [much faster than any of the other cards mentioned in this post] for $200) and flash it with the instructions from strangedogs.
     
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Apr 30, 2007, 08:35 PM
 
Thanks very much
     
   
 
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