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Alex Selene
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Join date: 19 Sep 2006
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09-20-2006 23:15
Since there are more game focussed PC graphics cards out there ( ie faster), than those BTO in the Mac store, is it currently possible to simply buy them and install these into the MacPro (either running MacOSX or even Windows XP) ? I read somewhere a month or so ago that this would require a hack, which is beyond my level of understanding.
The main reason being to maximise the performance of SL on a MAC platform ?
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Bethanee Heaney
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Join date: 22 Dec 2005
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09-22-2006 22:23
From: Alex Selene Since there are more game focussed PC graphics cards out there ( ie faster), than those BTO in the Mac store, is it currently possible to simply buy them and install these into the MacPro (either running MacOSX or even Windows XP) ? I read somewhere a month or so ago that this would require a hack, which is beyond my level of understanding.
The main reason being to maximise the performance of SL on a MAC platform ? You cannot use PC cards in the Mac Pro. The cards need an EFI firmware which isn't compatible, according to a website I read (barefeats.com). EFI I guess is like BIOS. They aren't hackable. The best option available from Apple is the X1900 from ATI (512MB) which I have. It is only about 5-10% slower than the brand new card they just put out - the X1950. And that card is basically the fastest single graphics card in the world at the moment. The X1900 is plenty fast. |
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Sandy Etoile
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Join date: 1 Sep 2006
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09-23-2006 08:57
Thanks for the reply and leads .
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Alex Selene
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Join date: 19 Sep 2006
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09-23-2006 08:58
Thanks for the help and lead/source.
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