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Radeon HD4870 shipping?

JollyRogers said:
You are fine removing natit.kext. As pointed out above, that is only needed for hackintosh.
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So what exactly does removing vs not removing that file do if you have the official Apple 4870? Would it in any way result in decreased performance if it's removed and you have the official card?

Also, there shouldn't be any need to somehow uninstall or remove the overall installed drivers once 10.5.7 is released, right? It should all update properly with what I assume are different/improved drivers, at least for non-2009 mac pros? Thanks!
 
red9 said:
So what exactly does removing vs not removing that file do if you have the official Apple 4870?
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nothing. but having unnecessary/unused third party kernal extensions is never advisable because they can potentially cause conflicts.
Would it in any way result in decreased performance if it's removed and you have the official card?
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no
Also, there shouldn't be any need to somehow uninstall or remove the overall installed drivers once 10.5.7 is released, right?
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right
It should all update properly with what I assume are different/improved drivers, at least for non-2009 mac pros?
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if there's updated versions with 10.5.7 they'll just overwrite the existing ones. but I very much doubt that non-2009 mac pros and 2009 mac pros will be using different drivers, since the drivers shipping with the 2009 mac pro work just fine on older mac pros too.
 
Tom Sawyer said:
At this point, if there were a mini display port to full size display port adapter (or cable) I might just change my mind on it.
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thats what this is for isnt it? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjkyNjI0Mg

The fact that the Apple 4870 runs at full speed versus the flashed versions as well as both ports working properly is worth something too.
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is this true? i thought that flashed PC 4870's were working identical to the Mac 4870 (except of course of the 2x DVI ports as opposed to 1x MDP + 1X DVI)
 
sparkie7 said:
thats what this is for isnt it? http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB571Z/A?fnode=MTY1NDA5OQ&mco=MjkyNjI0Mg



is this true? i thought that flashed PC 4870's were working identical to the Mac 4870 (except of course of the 2x DVI ports as opposed to 1x MDP + 1X DVI)
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From what I have read, the card is running at a reduced transfer (pcie?) speed but the core and memory are running at full speed. Perhaps others can confirm that...

Well, was really referring to a cable that would allow me to hook up a standard display port type display to the mini display port on the card. Have not been able to find an adapter/cable to do that as of yet...
 
Will the Apple card work on the Mac PRo 1,1 (2006) I know folks are running the flashed ones but I would rather just order the one from Apple and just stick it in and reboot. I have 10.5.7 installed.
 
NEC issues fixed?

Anyone here who suffered from 10.5.6 + 4870 card breaking the connection with their NEC displays get a fix with 10.5.7 update? I very much want to buy this card but not if the 2490/2460 are still unable to hold calibration.
 
hugodrax said:
Will the Apple card work on the Mac PRo 1,1 (2006) I know folks are running the flashed ones but I would rather just order the one from Apple and just stick it in and reboot. I have 10.5.7 installed.
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Reports say that the Apple card will work on Mac Pros 1.1. Ask Rominator.
 
wavering

so I originally pre-ordered the 4870, then cancelled the pre-order when the GT 285 was announced. i've heard mixed reviews about nvidia cards in the meantime and am contemplating getting the 4870 again.

how is the 4870 working for you guys now that the 10.5.7 update came out? better than before when you were running the un-official drivers? any complaints?
 
Does anyone know why there are still no reviews of the 4870 in the apple store? Do they hold off posting them after a certain time has elapsed or what? Or maybe no one has bothered to write a review at the apple store, I guess.
 
OK. Can someone who owns a 4870 and a 2008MP give a quick review? Any issues? Improved performance? Anything?

I don't understand why there are still no reviews of the 4870 in the apple store. You'd think by now there would be.

I noticed that SL won't have open CL support for the graphics card in my 2008 MP. It's an ATI 2600? Or is it a 1900? I can't remember. Either way, though, if I want open CL I need to upgrade, and a 4870 is on the list of support cards. So it's looking even more attractive to me at this point. But, I'd love to hear something from current 4870 / 2008MP owners if they have a moment.
 
-js- said:
OK. Can someone who owns a 4870 and a 2008MP give a quick review? Any issues? Improved performance? Anything?

I don't understand why there are still no reviews of the 4870 in the apple store. You'd think by now there would be.

I noticed that SL won't have open CL support for the graphics card in my 2008 MP. It's an ATI 2600? Or is it a 1900? I can't remember. Either way, though, if I want open CL I need to upgrade, and a 4870 is on the list of support cards. So it's looking even more attractive to me at this point. But, I'd love to hear something from current 4870 / 2008MP owners if they have a moment.
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I bought the 1GB PC version and flashed it (in my 08MP), and it's amazing. Really, REALLY improves game performance, especially on the BootCamp (WinXP32) side of things.
 
I bought mine from the Apple Store, had the 8800GT before, and to be honest i do not see a big difference, COD4 is minimal improvement and in realflow, i can see less particles in the viewport then i could with my 8800GT, its great, but no huge improvements for me, hope that changes with Snow Leopard!


Ben
 
Thanks guys!

Honestly, mostly I am more concerned with negatives than positives vs. 8800. I don't have an 8800 right now, so I will see a significant improvement, but my concern was with the drivers and bugginess and other issues, like freezing, or not being able to drive a 2nd DVI display using the MDP to DVI adaptor, and etc. Short of issues like that being too common, I'm definitely going to upgrade my graphics card to one the SL can take advantage of--open CL support, IOW. Just so long as I don't see a lot of one or two star reviews about cards dying and needing to be replaced twice in a row and stuff like that.
 
See I have the 8800GT in my '08 Octo. I've been on the fence between getting the 4870 and the GTX 285. I might just fork over the extra $100 for the 285.
 
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