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Cancelling HD 4780 for GTX 285. Who else?
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skyline r34
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EVGA Adapters
Do you guys think EVGA will include adapters to mini-display port so that we can use the LED Cinema displays with this 285 GTX
Do you guys think EVGA will include adapters to mini-display port so that we can use the LED Cinema displays with this 285 GTX
honestly...for what most people do, a 4870 is fine. it's only like 12% slower. However, stock fan/heatsink cooling on the gtx 285 is much quieter than the 4870, so that is a plus...
Spanky Deluxe
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Tallest Skil
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Absolutely not.
Oh, point of interest, I e-mailed CinemaView about their displays. You know, the ones who are releasing Mini DisplayPort displays sometime soon.
On their website, they claim that they will offer a DVI-Mini DisplayPort adapter. As in, the opposite of what Apple offers and for which everyone is clamoring.
I asked them if they had any idea if they knew what that meant, and they said that, yes, they were planning that adapter and that it wasn't a typo, and that, yes, they knew that it required its own power source.
This should be interesting. I can post a window capture of the e-mail if anyone wishes.
U.K. Seller
The description looks suspect - unless this is just for using on Windows on a Mac Pro?
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?EVG-285A
The description looks suspect - unless this is just for using on Windows on a Mac Pro?
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/specpage.html?EVG-285A
Topper
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Absolutely no doubt about it.
I can find plenty of reviews to back up your statement:
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http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...eforce-gtx-285-1gb-ssc-edition-review-18.html
http://www.cpu3d.com/review/6986-9/...verclock-1gb-ddr3/benchmarks-crysis-dx10.html
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/08-12-30/52d.jpg
http://techgage.com/article/evga_geforce_gtx_285_ssc_edition/4
http://www.techenclave.com/graphic-cards/crysis-benchmark-thread-112437.html
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3501&p=4
http://hothardware.com/printarticle.aspx?articleid=1263
http://www.tweaktown.com/reviews/1715/gigabyte_geforce_gtx_285_graphics_card/index8.html
http://www.cpu3d.com/review/7015-9/asus-engtx285-top-geforce-gtx-285/benchmarks-crysis-dx10.html
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2009/01/16/nvidia-zotac-geforce-gtx-285-1gb/8
http://www.pcgameshardware.com/aid,673142/Geforce-GTX-285-reviewed/Reviews/?page=8
http://benchmarkreviews.com/index.p...sk=view&id=289&Itemid=72&limit=1&limitstart=8
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Spanky Deluxe
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Definitely true in the PC world but in the Mac world its not so definite. ATI's drivers have historically always been much better than nVidia's in OS X. So much so that weaker ATI cards have often performed better than stronger nVidia competition in OS X. Of course, nVidia could always spend the time and improve their drivers. I think I heard that 10.5.7 introduced better nVidia drivers but I don't know how much better they are.
Tallest Skil
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gugucom
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From what I read at techpowerup the GTX 285 Mac Edition will be optimised for Snow Leopard. Would the 4870 have a similarly easy transition with 10.6?
The other thing that comes out of the tests is that the NVIDIA card runs considerably higher power under load. I suspect it will produce more noise as well.
The other thing that comes out of the tests is that the NVIDIA card runs considerably higher power under load. I suspect it will produce more noise as well.
Since it seems the general consensus is that the 285 will NOT have a mini-display port...
...does anyone know if it is possible (power consumption, dongle availability off of the PSU etc) to configure a Mac Pro (current generation) with a single 4870 and two Geforce 120's so that you could have three mini-display ports... so I could someday fulfill my deep, dark,
ultra-fanboy secret fantasy of running three 24" Apple LED Cinema Displays from one Mac Pro...?
I just felt a great disturbance in my savings account, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced. I fear something terrible has happened.
skyline r34
macrumors 6502
T.Skil do you think this cable that you speak of would work on Apple's LED Cinema with 285 GTX