APPLE 30" DISPLAY-WHAT CARD?! ATI? - Page 2

Adrian Wong · 4th Feb 2009, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by andersonson

hey guys, really appreciate the comments.i posted a similar thread on an apple forum and people agreed that it needs to be a dual link compatible card so i'll try and find one.any ideas on ones which will work with an old g5?

Any recent graphics card model would support dual-linked DVI. For example, the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT and newer... or the ATI Radeon 4000 series...

andersonson · 5th Feb 2009, 03:43 AM

the only worry i have with that is that apple say that the newer macs run
on intel processors and it may not be compatible (my old machine) with the newer cards. please tell me that the ones you have mentioned would work!i'm sure they would be but not definate!

Adrian Wong · 5th Feb 2009, 03:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andersonson

the only worry i have with that is that apple say that the newer macs run
on intel processors and it may not be compatible (my old machine) with the newer cards. please tell me that the ones you have mentioned would work!i'm sure they would be but not definate!

Don't worry. The DVI support has NOTHING to do with the CPU. It is a graphics card feature. The CPU can NOT affect it in any way.

In any case, you can rest assured because I've tried many GeForce cards and they all work beautifully with Intel and AMD processors.

Chai · 5th Feb 2009, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Don't worry. The DVI support has NOTHING to do with the CPU. It is a graphics card feature. The CPU can NOT affect it in any way.

In any case, you can rest assured because I've tried many GeForce cards and they all work beautifully with Intel and AMD processors.

He's actually talking about Mac.

Adrian Wong · 5th Feb 2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Chai

He's actually talking about Mac.

I know he's talking about the Mac. The dual-DVI support has nothing to do with whether it's a PC or a Mac.

If I'm not mistaken, NVIDIA is specifically selling a GeForce 8800 GT for the new Macs. Can consider that card.

andersonson · 5th Feb 2009, 08:02 PM

brilliant, well i'll have a look on nvidia and then let you know which one just before i buy so you can give it the go ahead, at last, i'm fially getting somewhere! thanks again

Adrian Wong · 5th Feb 2009, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by andersonson

brilliant, well i'll have a look on nvidia and then let you know which one just before i buy so you can give it the go ahead, at last, i'm fially getting somewhere! thanks again

No problem! Let us know how it goes!

cman · 20th Feb 2009, 08:22 AM

But is G5 AGP.. or PCI express?

Chai · 20th Feb 2009, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by cman

But is G5 AGP.. or PCI express?

It depends which model is he using.

cman · 20th Feb 2009, 06:57 PM

Im a friend of andersonson, and i think the MAC he has.
Has a AGP connection, if so, what do you guys thing would be a good card that displays HD?... I beleave there rare?

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5th Feb 2009, 03:43 AM	#12 (permalink)
andersonson Newbie Join Date: 6 Dec 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	the only worry i have with that is that apple say that the newer macs run on intel processors and it may not be compatible (my old machine) with the newer cards. please tell me that the ones you have mentioned would work!i'm sure they would be but not definate!

5th Feb 2009, 08:02 PM	#16 (permalink)
andersonson Newbie Join Date: 6 Dec 2008 Posts: 9 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	brilliant, well i'll have a look on nvidia and then let you know which one just before i buy so you can give it the go ahead, at last, i'm fially getting somewhere! thanks again

20th Feb 2009, 08:22 AM	#18 (permalink)
cman Newbie Join Date: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	But is G5 AGP.. or PCI express?

20th Feb 2009, 06:57 PM	#20 (permalink)
cman Newbie Join Date: 20 Feb 2009 Posts: 15 Reputation: 0 Rep Power: 0	Im a friend of andersonson, and i think the MAC he has. Has a AGP connection, if so, what do you guys thing would be a good card that displays HD?... I beleave there rare?