my nvidia GeForce 7300 card is dead .can any one suggest a good replacement for that. I have Early 2007 mac pro.
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replacement for Nvidia 7300 for mac pro
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Ugh. Well, your options are pretty limited because 2006-7 Mac Pros use older EFI-32 ROMs.
The only "official" consumer level cards that work with your system are:
1. GeForce 8800 GT (2006-7/EFI-32 version)
2. Radeon HD 3870
3. Radeon HD 4870 (it works with any Mac Pro, despite what Apple says)
And that's about it. 😛
You can still buy the Radeon HD 4870 from Apple (last I checked, they're still shipping), but it's $350. The other two cards you'd have to find used.
Alternatively, you could try finding a suitable PC 8800 GT or 4870 and flashing it (and by suitable, I mean a card that's based on a reference design and has a proper ROM chip). There's several threads here that discuss doing just that.
The only "official" consumer level cards that work with your system are:
1. GeForce 8800 GT (2006-7/EFI-32 version)
2. Radeon HD 3870
3. Radeon HD 4870 (it works with any Mac Pro, despite what Apple says)
And that's about it. 😛
You can still buy the Radeon HD 4870 from Apple (last I checked, they're still shipping), but it's $350. The other two cards you'd have to find used.
Alternatively, you could try finding a suitable PC 8800 GT or 4870 and flashing it (and by suitable, I mean a card that's based on a reference design and has a proper ROM chip). There's several threads here that discuss doing just that.
You could try looking for a used x1900 thats another option. Or another used 7300. They are pretty cheap if you can find one.
minimum card i would recomend is 2600xt
better than 7300
mac pro.com has them new
i think dv warehouse too
or used on ebay
better than 7300
mac pro.com has them new
i think dv warehouse too
or used on ebay