Woooooo Hooooooo! The wait is over! I'm getting a new MP as soon as the store comes back up. Just wondering, though, is the 2600XT any good? I don't know much about video cards.
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Radeon 2600XT - any good?
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siurpeeman
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I'm wondering if these new video cards will work on the previous generation Mac Pro "Classic" like mine......
I imagine with this new hardware it will take some leopard specific drivers to run it.
I'm sure it will be full retail, so $300 for a while. I'm just excited that a fairly up to date card is available, even though the 9800 are just about out. it's not like when the 1900s came out for the mac pro when those were already a year old.
2600XT has UVD and is generally cooler/quieter than the 8800GT
But the 8800GT has its own video decode in it and honestly, it is superior in every aspect (performance isn't even worth comparing, 8800GT is anywhere from 5-10x faster)
But the 8800GT has its own video decode in it and honestly, it is superior in every aspect (performance isn't even worth comparing, 8800GT is anywhere from 5-10x faster)
fluidedge
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defo better to get the 8800GT if you want to play any games in WinXP/bootcamp - also it's just a better card. For a $200/£130 upgrade, its a good price - you couldn't buy one in the UK for less than £150 and i've heard they're very difficult to get hold of in the US at all.
