New MacPro + 8800GTX?

[b0redom]

Hi All,
Anyone know if I can drop an 8800GTX into the new MacPro? I don't care if it won't work in OSX, but if it will, all the better.

I already have an 8800GTX, and would prefer to get a new MP with a low end Mac capable card, and use the 8800GTX for Windows.

Cheers....

[thebeephaha]

Yes it would work but you'd have to play around with what slot you use.

Also, now with the new Mac Pro out with the 8800GT I smell some creative mods for flashing GT EFI BIOS onto a GTX or some such nonsense.

[Lord Blackadder]

I believe the 8800GTX uses a different core (G80) than the 8800GT (G92); if true this means that you won't be able to flash an 8800GTX to the Mac (to use in OS X) - though the card will work in Windows under BootCamp. It does mean that any G92-based card could potentially be flashable - like, say, the GeForce 9800GX2 (http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/05/exclusive_nvidia_geforce_9800gx2/) :drool:.

[twoodcc]

It does mean that any G92-based card could potentially be flashable - like, say, the GeForce 9800GX2 (http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/05/exclusive_nvidia_geforce_9800gx2/) :drool:.

now that would be nice :D

[thebeephaha]

I believe the 8800GTX uses a different core (G80) than the 8800GT (G92); if true this means that you won't be able to flash an 8800GTX to the Mac (to use in OS X) - though the card will work in Windows under BootCamp. It does mean that any G92-based card could potentially be flashable - like, say, the GeForce 9800GX2 (http://www.tomshardware.com/2008/01/05/exclusive_nvidia_geforce_9800gx2/) :drool:.

The core difference is minimal, same architecture only difference is a die shrink.

[Lord Blackadder]

If that's the case the ROMs might be compatible enough to flash a GTX, but if the reference board designs differ by too much it wouldn't work. Flashing is always a reverse-engineering hack, so the more similar the hardware is the better.

[thebeephaha]

This is true, but.. only time will tell I suppose.

[macz1]

You could try the new GTS with 512 Mb. It has a G92 core as the BTO 8800GT of the mac Pro, consumes less power than the GTX and is sometimes a bit slower, sometimes a bit faster than the GTX

[ceres]

The core difference is minimal, same architecture only difference is a die shrink.

The G92 Part has a fully functional video processing unit (pure video hd in nvidia talk) whereas the G80 is crippled in that regard.