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7800 or X1900 GT
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Hey guys, got the dual G5 with a 6600LE stock card in it. I'm on ebay and I'm looking at the X1900 vs the 7800 GT, the X1900 has faster clock speeds, they both have the same video ram, should I just go for the X1900 then?
Thanks, Jess
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I miss the days of the G5 and XPS Pentium 4 running side by side as high-end machines.
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Administrator  Join Date: Jun 2000
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I have the OEM 7800GT and have not tried the X1900GT for comparison. There is a notable difference - the 7800GT has one dual-link DVI and one single-link DVI. The X1900GT has 2 dual-link DVI ports, for dual 30" monitors.
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Dedicated MacNNer
Join Date: Jul 2006
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Oh I didn't notice that, well it doesn't matter I don't plan on ever having more than 2 20" ers hooked up to it, are they both compatible with VGA if I have a regular DVI to VGA adaptor?
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I miss the days of the G5 and XPS Pentium 4 running side by side as high-end machines.
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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Here's the framerates I was getting with my 7800 in my G5 2.5:
Pretty impressive.
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Senior User
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Toronto, Ontario
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I had the x1900GT with my old Mac Pro, and it happened to have overheating and messed up the card.
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R.I.P Steve Jobs
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Mac Elite
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Minneapolis, MN USA
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The 7800 has a fan on the card.
Graphics card usually sits nice and cool between 116 fahrenheit idle (127 deg presently).
I think the heating was what caused issues with my Radeon 9600XT before as it had no fan.
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