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Dual 1.8ghz G5 Power Mac Video Card Replacement question
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<blockquote data-quote="martyp" data-source="post: 692609" data-attributes="member: 61183"><p>Hi DakRoland,</p><p></p><p>The single core G5's all used AGP Pro slots, only the dual-core revisions changed over to PCIe 16x slots. </p><p></p><p>However, NO Mac Pro video card will fit in your G5. Mac Pros were PCIe from the start. You are correct in saying the a PCI-Express card will not fit in the G5s PCI-X slots.</p><p></p><p>It maybe worth taking a look on eBay for a replacement card, the Mac variations are a lot more expensive than the PC counterparts. </p><p></p><p>I have the ATi 9650 XT and its fine for design work and probably moderate 3D gaming/rendering (haven't tried either out yet though). The best card you will be able to fit is a nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra, this is a very good 3D card but I don't know if you play games or render large 3D models etc to recommend for you. </p><p></p><p>Basically so long as you buy a Mac-Compatible card using the AGP interface you should be good to go. Just ensure the card to buy is AGP Pro compatible - this means it will have additional mounting slots, AGP Pro just sends more power to the card.</p><p></p><p>For a fuller explanation of AGP check out <a href="http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/agpcompatibility.html" target="_blank">this site</a>. Scroll down to AGP pro and you'll see the additional slots I'm on about. </p><p></p><p>Hope that helps you somewhat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="martyp, post: 692609, member: 61183"] Hi DakRoland, The single core G5's all used AGP Pro slots, only the dual-core revisions changed over to PCIe 16x slots. However, NO Mac Pro video card will fit in your G5. Mac Pros were PCIe from the start. You are correct in saying the a PCI-Express card will not fit in the G5s PCI-X slots. It maybe worth taking a look on eBay for a replacement card, the Mac variations are a lot more expensive than the PC counterparts. I have the ATi 9650 XT and its fine for design work and probably moderate 3D gaming/rendering (haven't tried either out yet though). The best card you will be able to fit is a nVidia Geforce 6800 Ultra, this is a very good 3D card but I don't know if you play games or render large 3D models etc to recommend for you. Basically so long as you buy a Mac-Compatible card using the AGP interface you should be good to go. Just ensure the card to buy is AGP Pro compatible - this means it will have additional mounting slots, AGP Pro just sends more power to the card. For a fuller explanation of AGP check out [URL="http://www.ertyu.org/steven_nikkel/agpcompatibility.html"]this site[/URL]. Scroll down to AGP pro and you'll see the additional slots I'm on about. Hope that helps you somewhat. :D [/QUOTE]
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