Hi Guys, I have just ordered my Quad Core Mac Pro with the The NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT standard card. I was going to get the Radeon X1900 XT but I was told by a lot of computer shops that the price Mac where charging for that card was way to much and it was also going out of date. So now I am thinking about getting a Card for around the £170 price range. Can any body reccomend a good graphics card? Also can I buy any PCI Express card will they all work in My Mac? Please help its so confusing. I just need a list of all cards that will work in the Mac Pro Quad Core.
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List of cards that will work in OS X:
Apple Nvidia 7300GT
Apple ATI X1900XT
Apple Nvidia Quadro 4500
That is it. You can flash cards, I know you can do the X1900XT cards, there is a forum with pretty extensive information on that. I forget right now though. It works ok, I don't know if there was definite success meaning no artifacts or issues. I could be wrong though.
You can't go buy any card and expect it to work in OS X, due to EFI. However if you want to slap a card in and use it Windows only, you can pretty much use any PCIe card out there.
Apple Nvidia 7300GT
Apple ATI X1900XT
Apple Nvidia Quadro 4500
That is it. You can flash cards, I know you can do the X1900XT cards, there is a forum with pretty extensive information on that. I forget right now though. It works ok, I don't know if there was definite success meaning no artifacts or issues. I could be wrong though.
You can't go buy any card and expect it to work in OS X, due to EFI. However if you want to slap a card in and use it Windows only, you can pretty much use any PCIe card out there.
Oh Great so i was giving the wrong information. Now If I want the XT1900 I will have to fork out a load of money to MAC to upgrade the card. If I would have added it into my system build it would have only cost me £170 instead of £247! Man oh Man am i gona lost out big time. Do you think if I took the mac to my local store and said please upgrade or I want my money back so I can place a new order they will upgrade it for me?
If you haven't opened it. Take it to the store and tell them you made a mistake when you ordered. Maybe they will do it for you at the regular price. Otherwise, you could return it online.
And yes, you should have added it when you bought it.
here is the forum you couldn't think of.
http://strangedogs.proboards40.com/
Its great I put a 7800gs agp into my PowerMac G5.
http://strangedogs.proboards40.com/
Its great I put a 7800gs agp into my PowerMac G5.
I knew it was something + dog. I was thinking small dog for some reason. I think the PowerMacs were a little easier to work with, now Mac Pros are EFI while all cards non-Apple are BIOS. Your options are extremely limited.
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You should do ok with that card...but I recommend that you fight with Apple and not open your box and tell them you want the same exact system but with an X1900 in there. That card is very proven with the apps you mentioned, the geforce card is really low end and I don't know why the hell Apple even bothers with it. The cheapest card should be a 7600GT or a 7900GT (Or GS?)
It wasn't about being low end or high end, it was all about it being a 32W card and under Apple's 40W limit on two slots by a safe margin.
Ok, I called Mac they told me I have to re order a new Mac with the ATI in and I have to send the old one Back, they will pick that up free of charge. ATI1900XT is supposed to be way better and worth the extra cash. It will be upgraded soon buy typical MAC keep things close to themselves and I am sure by the time I get my new MAC and brand new ATI will be out and about.