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Nvidia GeForce 9800 GX2 on mac pro?

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edo10

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Mar 18, 2008
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hello i have a early 2008 mac pro with the 8800 GT i was wondering if there was any possible way to get the new 9800 GX2 working on the mac pro i have windows vista business 32-bit edition i've heard that you can get it running in Windows but that it doesn't support OSX? something to do with BIOS??
I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question or if it's already been gone over in the forums

thank you very much
 
edo10 said:
hello i have a early 2008 mac pro with the 8800 GT i was wondering if there was any possible way to get the new 9800 GX2 working on the mac pro i have windows vista business 32-bit edition i've heard that you can get it running in Windows but that it doesn't support OSX? something to do with BIOS??
I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question or if it's already been gone over in the forums

thank you very much
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You'll have to be a little bit patient: this thing has only just come out.

You can't really expect much in the way of answers until some people
here actually have actually tried the thing :)
 
There's no reason it wouldn't work on the Windows side of things :)

Requires a 6 pin PCI power connector as well as an 8 pin power connector. Ouch.
 
Probably this card will never work in OS X. If you have luck, it will be available as a 900$ option in 2-3 years. haha
 
You guys are too funny. You'll be lucky if you get another card after the 8800. 9800? LOL!
 
Doesn't the 9800GX2 require SLI drivers since it's really two cards in one? I don't think we have much of a chance of this working in OS X. Maybe when a 9800GTX is released we might get support for it in a year.
 
ASFx said:
Doesn't the 9800GX2 require SLI drivers since it's really two cards in one? I don't think we have much of a chance of this working in OS X. Maybe when a 9800GTX is released we might get support for it in a year.
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Are you kidding???? First generation Mac Pro owners are still stuck with the x1900xt. And there's no "solution" in sight for them to enjoy the 8800GT. I predict that the next iteration of the Mac Pro will have a video card that won't work in the "Early 2008" Mac Pro. Several heated e-mails to sjobs@apple.com will be launched. And a lucky one or few will receive a reply stating: "Relax. The issue is being worked". And, alas, nothing is ever worked.
 
Think positive.
1. 9800 GX2 is basically 2 8800 GTS.
2. Some success has been wiping the 8800 GTS firmware and replacing.
3. Maybe the same will work on this card.
 
You can install it on your system if you also have a 2600 or a 7300 to power the boot up. But even with that you are stretching your power limits quite far.
 
Wild-Bill said:
Are you kidding???? First generation Mac Pro owners are still stuck with the x1900xt. And there's no "solution" in sight for them to enjoy the 8800GT. I predict that the next iteration of the Mac Pro will have a video card that won't work in the "Early 2008" Mac Pro. Several heated e-mails to sjobs@apple.com will be launched. And a lucky one or few will receive a reply stating: "Relax. The issue is being worked". And, alas, nothing is ever worked.
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No, i was not kidding, hence, "Maybe". Apple is not the same company they were 10 years ago, or even 2 years ago. We have seen apple begin to accept the fact that gaming has become increasingly important, which greatly increases the chance of Apple stepping it up with their video card upgrades.
 
=)

Awesome =) Well today i just got the 9800 GX2 for my 8 Core 2.8 Mac Pro. I know the thing is a monster but the problem i am having is the games that i have are not pushing the card to its limit. COD4 is not letting me go past 60 fps.... i don't know why. But i also have two eVGA 8800 GT superclocked and i flashed the bios so it works in both OS X and Windows. The reason I got two so i can try to SLI the two cards together but i am waiting for the bridge. But i have also been reading that you don't need the bridge to run SLI.

Anyways, talking about the 9800 gx2. The Mac Pro only allows you to use 300 watts which will not be enough for what i want to do. It may sound stupid to some of you but my goal for now is to keep the 9800 and one 8800 since the 8800 is flashed to work in OS X. But that means i'm going to need 3 power cables which i do have. So when i turn on the MP it tells me to restart the system. And i'm assuming that it is due to the power drainage.

My ultimate goal is just to have my 9800 as my main card for both OS X and Windows. Does anyone know how that is possible? I will be putting the video of the Mac Pro on youtube. You can just go ahead and type in Mikey Minimo

Infrared said:
You'll have to be a little bit patient: this thing has only just come out.

You can't really expect much in the way of answers until some people
here actually have actually tried the thing :)
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=)

Awesome =) Well today i just got the 9800 GX2 for my 8 Core 2.8 Mac Pro. I know the thing is a monster but the problem i am having is the games that i have are not pushing the card to its limit. COD4 is not letting me go past 60 fps.... i don't know why. But i also have two eVGA 8800 GT superclocked and i flashed the bios so it works in both OS X and Windows. The reason I got two so i can try to SLI the two cards together but i am waiting for the bridge. But i have also been reading that you don't need the bridge to run SLI.

Anyways, talking about the 9800 gx2. The Mac Pro only allows you to use 300 watts which will not be enough for what i want to do. It may sound stupid to some of you but my goal for now is to keep the 9800 and one 8800 since the 8800 is flashed to work in OS X. But that means i'm going to need 3 power cables which i do have. So when i turn on the MP it tells me to restart the system. And i'm assuming that it is due to the power drainage.

My ultimate goal is just to have my 9800 as my main card for both OS X and Windows. Does anyone know how that is possible? I will be putting the video of the Mac Pro on youtube. You can just go ahead and type in Mikey Minimo

edo10 said:
hello i have a early 2008 mac pro with the 8800 GT i was wondering if there was any possible way to get the new 9800 GX2 working on the mac pro i have windows vista business 32-bit edition i've heard that you can get it running in Windows but that it doesn't support OSX? something to do with BIOS??
I'm sorry if this is a really stupid question or if it's already been gone over in the forums

thank you very much
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MartinelliMinim said:
The reason I got two so i can try to SLI the two cards together but i am waiting for the bridge. But i have also been reading that you don't need the bridge to run SLI.
<SNIP>
My ultimate goal is just to have my 9800 as my main card for both OS X and Windows. Does anyone know how that is possible? I will be putting the video of the Mac Pro on youtube. You can just go ahead and type in Mikey Minimo
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You can't run SLI on a mac pro without special hacked drivers which aren't available for newer cards.

Does SLI even work between an 8800 and a 9800?

You won't be able to use the 9800 as the main card in OSX unless apple start supporting them (or if you are lucky some third party will but that's even less likely).
 
9800vs3870x2.jpg


*Laughs*

And its what half the price of the 9800?
 
MartinelliMinim said:
Awesome =) Well today i just got the 9800 GX2 for my 8 Core 2.8 Mac Pro. I know the thing is a monster but the problem i am having is the games that i have are not pushing the card to its limit. COD4 is not letting me go past 60 fps.... i don't know why. But i also have two eVGA 8800 GT superclocked and i flashed the bios so it works in both OS X and Windows. The reason I got two so i can try to SLI the two cards together but i am waiting for the bridge. But i have also been reading that you don't need the bridge to run SLI.

Anyways, talking about the 9800 gx2. The Mac Pro only allows you to use 300 watts which will not be enough for what i want to do. It may sound stupid to some of you but my goal for now is to keep the 9800 and one 8800 since the 8800 is flashed to work in OS X. But that means i'm going to need 3 power cables which i do have. So when i turn on the MP it tells me to restart the system. And i'm assuming that it is due to the power drainage.

My ultimate goal is just to have my 9800 as my main card for both OS X and Windows. Does anyone know how that is possible? I will be putting the video of the Mac Pro on youtube. You can just go ahead and type in Mikey Minimo
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Sorry, cannot find the video on youtube ... do you have a link???
 
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