I was initially intrigued but have quickly soured on the notion of buying and flashing a PC GPU. For professionals that need rock solid reliability the kludge-fudge workarounds seems like a fast-track to nowhere. I have no time for hackintosh or endlessly tweaking kexts, etc. I don't doubt there are those with the time and aptitude and desire to endlessly geek their GPU. Not me.
Just in the past week we've seen reports go from
Euphoria! 8 existing GPUs suddenly being compatible
to
Modesty: 4 Lesser additional GPUs being compatible
to
?
We've gone from compatible "except" DVD player and Geekbench to...
Lacking compatibility with a fleet of apps.
Every third poster talks about noise or compatibility problems.
I'd love to buy and run a 6870 (or far better) but Apple has a way of punishing people who don't play by their rules. My plan? I'll keep my Mac Pro according to standard spec...and start building a Windows behemoth where I'm not fighting Big Brother Jobs with every move I make.
Perhaps in their infinite goodness Apple will give me two or three additional low end GPUs to choose from when Lion is released. Bu I might as well face facts: Apple has become the oppressive bully they so eagerly vilified in the 1984 commercials.
I wouldn't say its a fleet of applications. Its DVD, Geekbench, and Games.
If your serious about gaming you have Windows under Bootcamp.
If your not serious about gaming, then why would you need a new generation card anyway?
I use the Mac OS for anything productive, and the 6870 has been great for that.
I've been using Windows for games, and 6870 has been great for that for as well.
Most likely, the Netkas Geek-a-GPU approach wasn't meant for you anyway.