Which Video Card for G5?

[vraxtus]

My argument was that, historically, prices on video cards for mac don't go down quickly, and the newest of the new video cards take WAY too long to come out to be in time for Tiger.

The benefit is yet to be determined, but the price/performance ratio will stay the same AT LEAST for the next year, if history is any clue.

Now, I could be wrong, but history is probably on my side.

Yes, normally you'd be correct, but for some reason video cards made by Apple don't seem to lower in price quickly at all.

I maintain that the Macintosh video card market will not change for the before Tiger comes out.

Thus, to quote JSW:
Assuming you mean buying it as an upgrade with a new system as opposed to swapping out a card later, then granted. It'll cost more than $450 in six months or so. Of course, given that you could probably sell the 9600XT for at least $50 then, it'd have to cost > $500. Still, given that Apple's the only vendor (AFAIK), and given that Apple lowers prices less often that Bush has an intelligent thought, I think you're correct.

I agree, it does take them a while to lower the price... but I think this is mostly attributed to the fact that the supply is very low... which keeps prices higher, regardless of demand. It's only when demand reaches astounding lows that the price typically will drop significantly.

 

[Kosh66]

I'd say stay with the Radeon 9600XT. As JSW said the Radeon 9600XT is supported by Core Image in Tiger.

You can upgrade in a year or two to what is currently out and better, if you need it. You definitely don't need the Geforce 6800 Ultra.

The Geforce 6800 Ultra is rather overpriced and my guess is ATI will also bring out the Radeon X800 at a cheaper price then the Geforce 6800 Ultra. Of course for you I don't see needing the Radeon X800 either.