Best video card I can get for my Power mac?

[stinkey diver]

I just bought a power mac and want to upgrade the video card to the best possible. Do i HAVE to get a special mac made nvidia card or can i get a high end 8x agp nvidia or ati card? Ive herd some will work but some wont. Please advise.

 

[yippy]

You pretty much have to get a Mac specific card. A few standard cards will work but only after you flash them with a Mac rom which requires a PC.

 

[stinkey diver]

Whats the best one i can get?

 

[jamesi]

if you go by the book, the best you can get for a Powermac g4 is a 9800pro. however, ppl have been successful flashing PC graphics cards and putting them into powermac G4s, but its alot more DIY than most ppl like

 

[yippy]

The best depends on what model you have. Most all of the G4s it is the ATI 9800. For PowerMac G5s I want to say the best is ATI X800 but I could be wrong about that.

 

[stinkey diver]

I saw an auction on ebay for a geforce 7800gt. Think ill get one of those.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=260209075303&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

 

[Dainas]

I saw an auction on ebay for a geforce 7800gt. Think ill get one of those.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...em=260209075303&_trksid=p3984.cTODAY.m238.lVI

Well, that technically is the best you can get if you have a 133/166mhz fsb Powermac G4 or AGP G5. I would not spend that on a G4 but for a higher AGP G5 it could be worth it. Just make sure you do NOT have a PCIe G5.

That card cost $250 brand new 2 years ago. Know because thats what I payed for it to use in a PC back then. Exact same model down to the cooler (its actually a BFG 7800GS OC, not GT) and I flashed it myself and it now resides in my powermac. I'd wait as I have seen that exact same card already flashed for way less. Its about a $100 videocard today that someone just took a few minutes to flash in a PC.

 

[stinkey diver]

Ive got a dual 1.8ghz g5. If I can find one to buy that i can flash ill probably go for it.