ATI X1950xt for Mac G5 Quad

[pm7300]

Hi guys. I bought for cheap an Ati X1950xt 256Mb Gddr3 (R580) PCIexpress, for PC. I've read someone made a hacked rom to work in a Mac G5 PCIe, to be flashed on a PC Win with PCIe slot.
Can you help me please to find that rom, if possible?:confused:
Thank you.
Rob

[Lord Zedd]

Not possible.

[tuxtpenguin]

I haven't heard of that rom before.

[pm7300]

Done.

Believe me or not, but works fine.

See pictures here:

http://s242.photobucket.com/albums/ff176/pm7300/?albumview=slideshow

[Lord Zedd]

What you installed is a normal X1900, exactly the same as I have in my G5.

[pm7300]

Hi Lord Zedd. What do you mean with "normal X1900?" This card has 48 pixel shaders, vs 36 in X1900 and the fan pushes hot air out of the case through
the Pci grille, for a better cooling. Can I see a picture of your card, please?
Is it a PC flashed?
Thank you for replying

Rob

[pm7300]

<<This card has 48 pixel shaders, vs 36 in X1900 and the fan pushes hot air out of the case through the Pci grille, for a better cooling. >>

I mean compared to the X1900 (GT) Mac G5 edition:rolleyes:

[kabunaru]

How well do games run on that card?

[pm7300]

Games, HD videos, apps..... Compared to the stock Nvidia 6600 they are all seriously faster, if you think I payed only 77 Euros for this card it's a deal.

[velocityg4]

Well the Mac Elite has the tools you need
http://themacelite.wikidot.com/wikidownloads
Though they only list drivers for intel macs for the X1900xt

You would be better off with an x800/850 or Radeon 7800GS.

You can also try the strangedogs forums you will need to register.
http://strangedogs.proboards40.com/index.cgi?

edit: though the X1900xt ROM is listed for intel macs only you may be able to use a universal binary driver for it that the mac elite guides tell how to modify those intel drivers work on PPC macs.

[Lord Zedd]

Hi Lord Zedd. What do you mean with "normal X1900?"

It has exactly the same information as my X1900 G5.

[pm7300]

Ok guys, I've done several tests both Tiger and Leo. This card works perfectly.
The only issue is system profiler running Tiger, reports 128Mb Vram,
But Leopard sysprof shows 256.

The stock Nvidia 6600 I had before it really sucks.

[pm7300]

Hi there. The new Ati HD3870 PC Mac is available. Can someone tell me if this one is PCIe 1.0 (G5 Quad) compatible? I've read the first reviews about, it doesn't seem to be much better than Nvidia 8800, but it's cheaper. The bad
is the cooling system, not blowing hot air directly out through PCI grille..:mad:

[kabunaru]

I think the HD 3870 works only on the Mac Pros unless you ask ATI to make a G5-version exclusively for you.