G5 1.8GHz or 2.0 GHz???

[vraxtus]

Which card are you replacing? The ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Special Edition runs over $300 (at least $325 or so, usually closer to $400). You could probably pick up a 9600 Pro or 9800 Pro from this forum or eBay once the 6800's come out (people are going to start dumping their old card).

FWIW, the 9600 Pro that came with my G5 is still a fine card.

I got mine for about $340 which as far as I could find was the cheapest available (that was also from a rebate for new users at Buy.com). Mac versions of those cards IMO aren't as easy to come by, even on Ebay. I tried getting an OEM card manufacturered direct from Apple, but they were reaching an upward of $600.

 

[jsw]

I got mine for about $340 which as far as I could find was the cheapest available (that was also from a rebate for new users at Buy.com). Mac versions of those cards IMO aren't as easy to come by, even on Ebay. I tried getting an OEM card manufacturered direct from Apple, but they were reaching an upward of $600.

For which card?

I'm guessing that the release of the 6800 will result in some 9600 Pro and 9800 Pro cards going relatively cheaply.

 

[vraxtus]

For which card?

I'm guessing that the release of the 6800 will result in some 9600 Pro and 9800 Pro cards going relatively cheaply.

Oh sorry I didn't clarify. Before the 9800 SE was available I tried going through an Apple retailer in San Diego who told me they could get me the OEM Apple manufactured boards for $282 (9600) and $612 (9800).

 

[iBert]

The end is coming for this thread...

Just an update. I like to do stupid things every so often, so this morning was this months, day, week, and hopefully the rest of the year. Until I get my debt paid off and have a new job when I move next summer. So I bought the G5 2.0Ghz refurb from apple. Got it for next day delivery so I wish it ships today. Anyways, just wanted to share this with guys. All of you have been helpfull in my decision. Upgrades to make in about a year. Video card, super drive, more hard disk space and Apple Monitor. So I'll need to start saving from now. Question, when did the super drive was upgraded? Think I'll be waiting for the next super drive, something above 8x just sounds awesome. Now, all I need to do is change my signature.

 

[alexf]

The old 1.8's are essentially the same as the old and new 2.0s, minus a very small performance factor (I bought my 2.0 last Spetember; had I waited, I'd've gotten the dual 1.8, which wasn't available initially).

As others have said, the 'old' one is better than the new one because of a better motherboard, more HD space by default, more RAM slots, etc.

Just curious... How is the new 1.8 GHz DP motherboard superior to the older one?