Anyone tried a 9800GT card in a Mac Pro? Thoughts?

[JPamplin]

OK, here's an auction from the far east that guarantees compatibility with all Mac Pros:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260360782747

It seems hard to believe, but I have this generation of nvidia card in my PCs and I love them. Is there something wrong with this picture, considering I have a 1st gen Mac Pro?

Thoughts?

JP

 

[MacVidCards]

The guy is a hack.

Ask him for a screen shot.

I guarantee the card is running as an 8800GT.

When 9800GT came out, Nvidia authorized their partners to re-flash 8800GT with the 9800GT ROM. The "real" 98GT G92 is a die-shrink with built-in powersaving feature to allow built-in GPU on PC boards, but otherwise identical.

These shrunk G92s could in theory run a TOUCH faster if the ROM is set to higher speeds. This guy has probably just flashed with Mac 8800GT ROM, so 100% identical performance to Mac 8800GT, but nothing better.

Ask him for that screenshot or an OpenGl page showing the card running as 9800GT or informal benchmark comparing to a 8800GT in same Mac.

 

[eelmac]

the 9800GT and the 8800GT are the same tho, same specs and everything except the chip, the 9800GT has a lower NM, so its really hard to tell

 

[Tallest Skil]

everything except the chip, the 9800GT has a lower NM, so its really hard to tell

That's the POINT. It CAN'T work because of that.