27" iMac.. Change graphics card?

Buzz Bumble · Nov 7, 2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by picky88

Also, what is the current education discount for a university student?

Go to your country's Apple online webstore and there's an option to switch to the Education store, then you can see the educaional prices for everything: hardware and software (although some things don't actually have an educational price).

Goldie009 · Nov 7, 2009, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Buzz Bumble

Go to your country's Apple online webstore and there's an option to switch to the Education store, then you can see the educaional prices for everything: hardware and software (although some things don't actually have an educational price).

You maaay find that you have to log in from your educational institutions network. In Glasgow University you have to be logged in to their wireless network before you can see the educational store and associated prices.

Buzz Bumble · Nov 9, 2009, 01:19 AM

You're right. The UK Education store does say:

*Note: You can only use our University (HE) or College (FE) stores when connected via your campus network. If you are off campus you can still order by calling 0800 072 1154.

You could try the bottom "Schools" option, but I don't know how different the pricing is.

TDHXXX · Nov 9, 2009, 11:15 PM

Do you think it will be possible for a Genius to upgrade the GPU at a later date?

Badger^2 · Nov 10, 2009, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TDHXXX

Do you think it will be possible for a Genius to upgrade the GPU at a later date?

and i dont think anyone will be able to update the GPU, regardless of whats been posted in this thread

robbieduncan · Nov 10, 2009, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TDHXXX

Do you think it will be possible for a Genius to upgrade the GPU at a later date?

Possible? Yes. Will they (will Apple sell the cards and allow them to do it). No.

alphaod · Nov 10, 2009, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by robbieduncan

Possible? Yes. Will they (will Apple sell the cards and allow them to do it). No.

If they do, it will be a prices only a select few would pay (AKA expensive).

picky88 · Nov 10, 2009, 02:51 PM

Ive looked into this a little bit. It would be great if it was possible to upgrade the graphics card, as to me it looks like the weakest point of the new imac spec. A quadro fx card, even a lower end one, would transform it into a real monster of a cad design computer...

The Quadro FX4800 (very high end and expensive) is mac compatible, only its PCI-e so will only physically fit in a Mac pro. But the mac drivers are free to download.

One of nividias notebook range of graphics cards will physically fit, but the bios will be incompatible and the drivers are not available for mac. What if I booted into windows, with the windows drivers installed? would the mac still reject the graphics card at boot time? What has to be done with the bios of a graphics card to make it accepted in a mac? Ive heard that you can fit a non mac approved graphics card into a Mac Pro, and this situation is not far different from that.

Please share your thoughts. Im sure this can be done!

Nov 9, 2009, 01:19 AM	#3
Buzz Bumble macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand	You're right. The UK Education store does say: *Note: You can only use our University (HE) or College (FE) stores when connected via your campus network. If you are off campus you can still order by calling 0800 072 1154. You could try the bottom "Schools" option, but I don't know how different the pricing is.

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Nov 9, 2009, 11:15 PM	#4
TDHXXX macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2009	Do you think it will be possible for a Genius to upgrade the GPU at a later date?

Nov 10, 2009, 02:51 PM	#8
picky88 Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK	Ive looked into this a little bit. It would be great if it was possible to upgrade the graphics card, as to me it looks like the weakest point of the new imac spec. A quadro fx card, even a lower end one, would transform it into a real monster of a cad design computer... The Quadro FX4800 (very high end and expensive) is mac compatible, only its PCI-e so will only physically fit in a Mac pro. But the mac drivers are free to download. One of nividias notebook range of graphics cards will physically fit, but the bios will be incompatible and the drivers are not available for mac. What if I booted into windows, with the windows drivers installed? would the mac still reject the graphics card at boot time? What has to be done with the bios of a graphics card to make it accepted in a mac? Ive heard that you can fit a non mac approved graphics card into a Mac Pro, and this situation is not far different from that. Please share your thoughts. Im sure this can be done!