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princealfie
Mar 19, 2007, 01:57 PM
Looking for a reflashed version of the Nvidia FX 5200 256 MB graphics card for a PCI slot (regular not express) for a Powermac G3. Would be willing to pay for it and negotiate accordingly. Please PM me here if interested to helping me out. Thanks!


ReanimationLP
Mar 19, 2007, 11:55 PM
Looking for a reflashed version of the Nvidia FX 5200 256 MB graphics card for a PCI slot (regular not express) for a Powermac G3. Would be willing to pay for it and negotiate accordingly. Please PM me here if interested to helping me out. Thanks!

Does it absolutely have to be 256MB? I have a FX5500 reflashed to a Mac 5200 that runs like a champ, its a PNY Verto card with 128MB of DDR memory and Dual VGA outputs.

Unlike most 5200 PCI conversions, this one doesnt artifact when running at the original speeds. (The real 5200 PC cards you have to downclock otherwise the picture gets screwy because of the RAM)

Though, come to think of it, I've never heard of success of people flashing 256MB FX5200 PCI cards to Macs... much less of a 256MB card. 256 is a real waste on such a low-end GPU.
princealfie
Mar 20, 2007, 09:53 AM
Does it absolutely have to be 256MB? I have a FX5500 reflashed to a Mac 5200 that runs like a champ, its a PNY Verto card with 128MB of DDR memory and Dual VGA outputs.

Unlike most 5200 PCI conversions, this one doesnt artifact when running at the original speeds. (The real 5200 PC cards you have to downclock otherwise the picture gets screwy because of the RAM)

Though, come to think of it, I've never heard of success of people flashing 256MB FX5200 PCI cards to Macs... much less of a 256MB card. 256 is a real waste on such a low-end GPU.

Sounds good. How much then? :)
princealfie
Mar 29, 2007, 08:01 AM
When you get a chance, please contact me about whether or not you were able to ship out the item to me. Thanks!
ReanimationLP
Mar 29, 2007, 10:23 AM
When you get a chance, please contact me about whether or not you were able to ship out the item to me. Thanks!

Its gonna be on its way today.

Sorry, I dont have any more tower Macs, so I had to test it at a friends house before I sent it off.
princealfie
Mar 29, 2007, 10:25 AM
Its gonna be on its way today.

Sorry, I dont have any more tower Macs, so I had to test it at a friends house before I sent it off.

Thanks! I hope that you enjoy your Thinkpad :)

BTW, did you know that Handbrake for Windows is finally out? That means my Alienware will get it :D
princealfie
Apr 1, 2007, 03:29 PM
Cool beans, did you receive the thinkpad yet?