Powermac G5 Video Card

[The G5 Guy]

What is the Best Video card I can use in my 2.5 Ghz June 2004 Powermac G5

 

[Intell]

The best Mac Editions are the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL and the ATI X800/X850.

 

[The G5 Guy]

will it work on my version are they all compatable I haven't done much research into videocards for the G5

 

[gavinstubbs09]

If you're on the cheaper side of things, a 256MB ATi Radeon 9650 from a early 2005 G5 is more than adequate for pushing many pixels and general usage.

 

[Intell]

Basically any G5 AGP video card will work in that machine. You just need to avoid PCIe and G4 ADC video cards.

 

[The G5 Guy]

Thanks Ill check it out But im Really more of a NVidia guy





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also my problem was that I got 2 g5s for free bought new harddrive and ram all they need I fixed 1 turned it on it had the blinking folder like normal but after a week I still had chimes but I booted to a black screen I thought the video card failed what do you guys think

 

[Altemose]

Thanks Ill check it out But im Really more of a NVidia guy





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also my problem was that I got 2 g5s for free bought new harddrive and ram all they need I fixed 1 turned it on it had the blinking folder like normal but after a week I still had chimes but I booted to a black screen I thought the video card failed what do you guys think

Try putting the video card from the good G5 into the one that you suspect to have a dead video card. Good way to test.

 

[Cox Orange]

The best Mac Editions are the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL and the ATI X800/X850.

Is no one anymore sugguesting the flashed Nvidia 7800GS

 

[Intell]

Is no one anymore suggesting the flashed Nvidia 7800GS

I tend to forget that card's model, thus I only post about the Mac Editions. Doesn't that card sometimes present problems if the wrong version is flashed?

 

[Cox Orange]

I tend to forget that card's model, thus I only post about the Mac Editions. Doesn't that card sometimes present problems if the wrong version is flashed?

I don't know, I am not an expert on flashed vid cards anyway... Japamac at least has no note about it, though that might not mean someting. http://www.jcsenterprises.com/Japamacs_Page/Blog/4B4B7BA2-7ABB-47F1-87AC-B03D37942BEE.html

 

[VanneDC]

the 7800gs is the best agp card for the agp PM.. that or the x850/800