And the Mac citizens of Dalaran rejoice.
ha! Every little bit helps there!
Seriously, what is performance like using this card anyway? Gaming in particular?
And the Mac citizens of Dalaran rejoice.
ha! Every little bit helps there!
Seriously, what is performance like using this card anyway? Gaming in particular?![]()
Only up to 20%? I wonder how many Mac Pros are used for Mac gaming combined and not just using that video card. Plus I would think out of the box the GTX 285 would be fast enough compared to what is available anyways.
Also, Mac Pro customers using the GeForce GTX 285 will need to update their card's driver before upgrading to Apple's forthcoming OS X 10.5.8. Failure to upgrade the driver prior to installing OS X 10.5.8 reportedly can cause system hanging.
It seems you can't re-install Leopard once this card has been installed.
It's a good card, but there's no reason that it shouldn't be manufactured to be compatible with all mac pro models with a PCI-E slot. I'm running an EVGA 295 under boot camp in my late 2006 mac pro, which has become a dedicated windows machine since I've picked up a new Nehalem Mac Pro, and I get stellar gaming performance.
Yea you can, just put the original card back in.
I'm looking forward to getting a Mac Pro especially for gaming. Nothing is ever fast enough though...
Is Ironforge still pretty bad?Here's what the GTX-285 is doing under Snow Leopard playing WoW.
Just samples..Seems like the more action the faster the frame rate most of the time.
Don't you think that's annoying?
$449.00 WOW, what a bargain!
Is Apple EVER going to stop fleecing the Mac Pro customers with BTO video cards?
I guess the EFI implementation costs $149.00. Yeah..... that must be it.
...NVIDIA representatives have also informed MacRumors that the new driver will deliver "up to 20% better performance" for gaming compared to previous driver versions.
Yes it is some what of a pain. How do you propose that Apple magically integrates the drivers into the Mac OS discs that are already in population?
$449.00 WOW, what a bargain!
Is Apple EVER going to stop fleecing the Mac Pro customers with BTO video cards?
I guess the EFI implementation costs $149.00. Yeah..... that must be it.
Here's what the GTX-285 is doing under Snow Leopard playing WoW.
Just samples..Seems like the more action the faster the frame rate most of the time.
I bench tested the GTX 285 and the 8800 GT with X-Plane under the exact same conditions in both WinXP and OSX.
X-Plane, 1600 x 1200, 8xAA, Extreme Rendering:
The 8800 GT Mac Edition under OSX... averaged 44.8 fps.
The 8800 GT Mac Edition under WinXP averaged 103.6 fps.
The GTX 285 Mac Edition under OSX....averaged 121.0 fps.
The GTX 285 Mac Edition under WinXP averaged 165.8 fps.
I am very happy with my GTX 285.
Yes, I would prefer it worked under OSX as well as it works under Boot Camp.
The solution? I use Boot Camp for games.
If I were only using my Mac Pro with pro applications, I would go with the HD 4870.
But for pro applications and gaming, my video card of choice is the GTX 285.
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Perhaps Apple could copy Microsoft's innovations in this area - the MS installers can download updated and missing components from the network while you are installing. If you have newer hardware, or if some subtle bugs have been fixed in code on the discs - just automatically update on the fly.
Nice, eh?