GPU for G5

[rabidz7]

What would be a good video card for my quad powermac G5. I can flash it if there is a rom available.

 

[Lil Chillbil]

Geforce 6800 GT

 

[Intell]

Geforce 6800 GT

That's an AGP card and won't work in the OP's quad. Also some say that card is less powerful than the ATI X850. The X800/X850 does out preform the 6800 in some things, but not all. Depending on one's need, one should choose the correct card.

 

[grapes911]

What would be a good video card for my quad powermac G5. I can flash it if there is a rom available.

What do you want to do? Game? Video rendering? Web surfing?

 

[rabidz7]

What do you want to do? Game? Video rendering? Web surfing?

Gaming

 

[MisterKeeks]

Gaming

Try this page. The Geforce would be better for you

 

[rabidz7]

Would a 8800 GTX work?

Does a 7800GTX need extra power?

 

[rabidz7]

Does any one have a PowerPC rom for a 7800 GTX , 7900 GTX, 8800 GTX or 8900 GTX.

 

[Wildy]

You can find most PowerPC ROMs here - http://themacelite.wikidot.com/wikidownloads2

An Nvidia 8800 GTX is apparently very hard to write a ROM for because it is not an OpenFirmware card. A 7800 GTX on the other is possible to flash.

You might want to check out these benchmarks - http://www.barefeats.com/mutant4.html

 

[rabidz7]

Will a 7800 GTX need extra graphics power.

 

[Wildy]

Yes, it draws more than the PCIe slot can supply.

 

[rabidz7]

Yes, it draws more than the PCIe slot can supply.

How would I supply this power?

 

[MisterKeeks]

How would I supply this power?

Something like this.

 

[rabidz7]

isnt that jest a pcie power cable? Will I need a extrnan power supply?

 

[prvt.donut]

isnt that jest a pcie power cable? Will I need a extrnan power supply?

It gets the power from a socket on the motherboard.

 

[GermanyChris]

isnt that jest a pcie power cable? Will I need a extrnan power supply?

depending on the card you will just need the cable not an external PS..

I don't know if there are cards from that generation that draw more then 150W.

 

[Wildy]

None of those cards will draw more than ~120W.

I didn't realize there was a 6 pin terminal on the logic board!

 

[rabidz7]

Do Geforce 480s work flashed?

 

[Nameci]

Do Geforce 480s work flashed?

None that I know of. Your best bet still is a GeForce 7800GTX 512MB.

 

[rabidz7]

Does anyone have a rom for a 7800 GTX 512 MB? Or a 7900 GTX?

 

[rabidz7]

depending on the card you will just need the cable not an external PS..

I don't know if there are cards from that generation that draw more then 150W.

Something like this.

None of you have a rom for 7800 GTX?

 

[GermanyChris]

None of you have a rom for 7800 GTX.

Remember there were only certain 7800's that could even be flashed..

IMHO look for a quadro

 

[Jethryn Freyman]

Try a Google yourself instead of posting one-sentence replies and actually read one of the many, many other threads, sites about this before coming here with actual questions that haven't already been discussed a dozen times.

MR is not your personal army 😉