I am looking to buy a speedier graphics card for my Mac Pro 1,1 computer. The Nvidia 8800 GT card is not being produced anymore. MacMall recommends the ATI Radeon 1900XT. Has anyone used this card? How reliable is it?
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Mac Pro 1,1 -best graphic card?
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Or you could get the Radeon 4870, and if you dont want to buy it from Apple, grab a PC version and flash it to work with OS X, you can find more information in the Mac Pro forum.
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The 1900XT is quad old card although it still rocks the 8800GT when it comes to pro applications (FCP etc), not games though but who cares.
Go with the 3870, which I do now, or check this post of using a 4870/90 PC version: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/713428/.
And you always can go overboard with a Nvidia Quadro.
False. Even the one from Apple works in the 2006 Mac Pro, it's been confirmed by many users.
Just so you know I'm not lying:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/712470/
False. Even the one from Apple works in the 2006 Mac Pro, it's been confirmed by many users.
Just so you know I'm not lying:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/712470/
Great. I wasn't aware of that. Thanks a lot.
The Apple 4870 right out of box?
So the ATI 4870 works right out of the box with a Mac Pro1,1? I also like the idea of the ATI 3870 because it has two DVI plugs in rather and a regular DVI and a mini dvi. I am using to 20 inch apple displays right now. My graphic card right now is a Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT. Will these two cards be a big improvement over what I have. I am a professional photographer so I work heavily with photoshop, aperture, and some movie editing software.
So the ATI 4870 works right out of the box with a Mac Pro1,1? I also like the idea of the ATI 3870 because it has two DVI plugs in rather and a regular DVI and a mini dvi. I am using to 20 inch apple displays right now. My graphic card right now is a Nvidia GeForce 7300 GT. Will these two cards be a big improvement over what I have. I am a professional photographer so I work heavily with photoshop, aperture, and some movie editing software.
No no, listen to me carefully, the PC version of the 4870 needs to be flashed to work with the mac, and it has 2 x DVI ports + HDMI, the best link I can give you in here:
http://web.me.com/jacobcroft/4870Flash/4870Flash.html
The card above is WAY better than the one from Apple and has twice the memory, and costs half as much, plus has 2 x DVI ports, just requires a little tweaking.
Now if you buy the 4870 from Apple it will work out of the box, but you only get one DVI input.
All of the cards you have mentioned will be a huge improvement over your current one, I personally just put in an order for the card in the link above. Its the best deal, $189.99 for a Radeon 4870 1gb DDR5 and it's clocked higher than the one from Apple, plus has 2 x DVI and HDMI.
Your choice, it depends how computer proficient you are!
Hope this helps!
Andrew
Os 10.4
Due to some of the peripherals that I am using I still use OS 10.4.11.
Is it possible to use the PC version of the 4870 with OS 10.4.11?
Is the flash possible with Parallels v3?
Will the card work with Win XP working under Parallels as opposed to Bootcamp?
Thanks, Richard
Due to some of the peripherals that I am using I still use OS 10.4.11.
Is it possible to use the PC version of the 4870 with OS 10.4.11?
Is the flash possible with Parallels v3?
Will the card work with Win XP working under Parallels as opposed to Bootcamp?
Thanks, Richard
so you have to flash this card in order for it to work in the mac pro? http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-Sapphire-AT...eo_TV_Cards?hash=item439d40ca58#ht_3284wt_941
is that the correct one?
is that the correct one?
lPHONE
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Is this the correct Radeon 4870 for MP 1,1?
Hello -
Will this card work (once flashed) in a Mac Pro 1,1?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...TD&recordsPerPage=10&body=REVIEWS#ReviewStart
Will any Radeon 4870 work once flashed?
Thanks.
Hello -
Will this card work (once flashed) in a Mac Pro 1,1?
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicat...TD&recordsPerPage=10&body=REVIEWS#ReviewStart
Will any Radeon 4870 work once flashed?
Thanks.
No, not just any PC card. Do a search here on MR for 4870...there are a lot of threads here on flashing the various 4870 PC version cards out there. From what I can tell, it's kind of a hassle and doesn't always go smoothly, but if you can get it to work, it will save you about $200 over buying the 4870 from Apple. THAT card will work very, very well in a 1,1. I put one in my old 2006 Mac Pro, although I had to buy the $100 dual link adapter because I'm running two 30" ACD's. The flashed PC versions won't run dual link on the second DVI port, so flashing would have been a no-go for me. I just recently bought a 2009 Nehalem Octo and put that Apple 4870 in that. Great card.
I've bought the ATI XFX RADEON 4870 card but am having trouble finding the power cables mentioned in Jacob Croft's (http://web.me.com/jacobcroft/4870Flash/4870Flash.html) directions. Does any one know where I can get these cables?
Thanks
Thanks
What a hassle! In about an hour of googling, this seems like the best option, but I cannot find anyone still carrying this card.
Does anyone know? Has it been discontinued?
Does anyone know? Has it been discontinued?
ActionableMango
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Sam1487
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A few months on is this still the case? I'm looking at getting a new, updated card for my mac pro 1,1.
Also, is there a good argument for installing two in the computer?
i have a flashed IcedQ 4870 that i have in my Mac Pro 1,1 i will sell. works great, except when you flash you cant use the VGA port. I havent tried the HDMI port.
Make me an offer.
Make me an offer.
HD 5770 compatability on the apple online store (Aus)
Quoting product description for HD 5770 from apple online store:
"Requires Mac Pro (Mid 2010) with PCI Express 2.0 slot
Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later"
I've read various posts saying they have this card running in their mac pro 1,1's but some seem to experience various bugs like dvi port not working & such.
Does anyone have a definitive answer for this? I want one for my mp1,1 and only run 1x 24" asus monitor at the moment with a dvi to hdmi adaptor, but i dont want to limit future ability to run 2 hi res monitors of some sort. (I'd like to get 2x 27" apple thunderbolt monitors one day.)
Also, I'm a very noob switcher and wonder why you keep the original 7300 card installed when you put an upgraded card in? Wouldn't you need the 7300's slot to get 16x for the new card? And does mac know its got 2 cards to play with when you install the second card without me having to do anything like find drivers or whatever?
Thanks so much for your help!!! regards from spottycod 🙂
Quoting product description for HD 5770 from apple online store:
"Requires Mac Pro (Mid 2010) with PCI Express 2.0 slot
Mac OS X v10.6.4 or later"
I've read various posts saying they have this card running in their mac pro 1,1's but some seem to experience various bugs like dvi port not working & such.
Does anyone have a definitive answer for this? I want one for my mp1,1 and only run 1x 24" asus monitor at the moment with a dvi to hdmi adaptor, but i dont want to limit future ability to run 2 hi res monitors of some sort. (I'd like to get 2x 27" apple thunderbolt monitors one day.)
Also, I'm a very noob switcher and wonder why you keep the original 7300 card installed when you put an upgraded card in? Wouldn't you need the 7300's slot to get 16x for the new card? And does mac know its got 2 cards to play with when you install the second card without me having to do anything like find drivers or whatever?
Thanks so much for your help!!! regards from spottycod 🙂
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