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New Mac Pro Graphics Cards

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philius

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Jan 18, 2009
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Could I just clear something up?
Is it possible to buy the new Mac Pro with the ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB option graphics card;
And then connect 2x 24" Apple LED Cinema Displays???

As from what I can see the only way to do this would be to buy 2x NVIDIA GeForce GT 120's??? :confused:
 
No. I believe DisplayPort can, in theory, daisy chain multiple displays from a single port, but the 24" ACD does not support this. The card is intended so that you can do any of the following without adapters:

Buy a new 24" ACD for your new setup
Buy a new 30" ACD for your new setup
Have a 24" ACD join one of your current DVI displays
Just link up to whatever display you already have
 
Why wouldn't they offer a 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870 option to cater for people wanting this combo do you think?
 
philius said:
Why wouldn't they offer a 2 x ATI Radeon HD 4870 option to cater for people wanting this combo do you think?
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I'm presuming that since the 4870 requires 2 power taps off the motherboard, the new Mac Pros will only support one 4870 without gerry-rigging some kind of external power supply.
 
xraydoc said:
I'm presuming that since the 4870 requires 2 power taps off the motherboard, the new Mac Pros will only support one 4870 without gerry-rigging some kind of external power supply.
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Ok, thanks, I guess that explains their reasoning... looks like i'll be getting the 2xnvidias then.
 
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