Hello all,
I've got a Powermac G5 1.6 that I had upgraded from the FX-5200 to a 9800 Pro. Things were great for 3 years until one day, the video had lots of green lines and strange effects all through everything. I played with it for awhile, and finally swapped back to the FX-5200 which had been sitting in a drawer. Everything started working again perfectly.
The problem is, the FX-5200 is a horrible video card. 3D is almost non-existant, and Leopard runs like it's stuck in molasses whenever it has to do anything graphical. The visualizations with iTunes 8 even slow down. All of this ran great with my 9800 Pro.
Now, I'd really like to upgrade to a Mac Pro, but financially, it's just not feasible right now. I'd love to get another 9800 Pro, or even upgrade to an x800XT or a 6800. The problem is, everyone is really really proud of these cards, and they go for a huge amount of cash. Even the non-mac ones that can be flashed are going for rediculous amounts of money.
Mostly, I'd just like to get something that I can live with until I can afford to upgrade, but if I can't afford to get something I can live with, I'm kinda stuck
Does anyone have a decent G5 video card laying around that they'd love to part with, and that they aren't going to ask an arm and a leg plus a firstborn child for?
I've got a Powermac G5 1.6 that I had upgraded from the FX-5200 to a 9800 Pro. Things were great for 3 years until one day, the video had lots of green lines and strange effects all through everything. I played with it for awhile, and finally swapped back to the FX-5200 which had been sitting in a drawer. Everything started working again perfectly.
The problem is, the FX-5200 is a horrible video card. 3D is almost non-existant, and Leopard runs like it's stuck in molasses whenever it has to do anything graphical. The visualizations with iTunes 8 even slow down. All of this ran great with my 9800 Pro.
Now, I'd really like to upgrade to a Mac Pro, but financially, it's just not feasible right now. I'd love to get another 9800 Pro, or even upgrade to an x800XT or a 6800. The problem is, everyone is really really proud of these cards, and they go for a huge amount of cash. Even the non-mac ones that can be flashed are going for rediculous amounts of money.
Mostly, I'd just like to get something that I can live with until I can afford to upgrade, but if I can't afford to get something I can live with, I'm kinda stuck
Does anyone have a decent G5 video card laying around that they'd love to part with, and that they aren't going to ask an arm and a leg plus a firstborn child for?