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<blockquote data-quote="Lifeisabeach" data-source="post: 1045224" data-attributes="member: 38864"><p>Update on this… I decided to spring for an ATI Radeon HD 4870. It seemed to be the better card vs the GeForce 8800 and was more readily available. I got off from eBay what was supposed to be a used Apple ATI Radeon HD 4870, but I'm fairly certain it's really a new PC version that has been flashed with the Apple firmware. The device doesn't look used by any stretch of the imagination, and still had a peel-off protector on top of the fan housing. It also didn't ship with the power cables, which are different for the Mac, from what I understand. I'm a bit miffed… though it is cheaper and I really don't see any downside to it. I'll have to test it out more thoroughly, but already my Mac is easily handling a very large custom map while previewing it in <em>Sins of a Solar Empire</em> (playing in Crossover) that it couldn't handle before without a LOT of choppiness, even with many details cranked down. Now here's hoping my updated specs will garner me an SC2 beta key. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lifeisabeach, post: 1045224, member: 38864"] Update on this… I decided to spring for an ATI Radeon HD 4870. It seemed to be the better card vs the GeForce 8800 and was more readily available. I got off from eBay what was supposed to be a used Apple ATI Radeon HD 4870, but I'm fairly certain it's really a new PC version that has been flashed with the Apple firmware. The device doesn't look used by any stretch of the imagination, and still had a peel-off protector on top of the fan housing. It also didn't ship with the power cables, which are different for the Mac, from what I understand. I'm a bit miffed… though it is cheaper and I really don't see any downside to it. I'll have to test it out more thoroughly, but already my Mac is easily handling a very large custom map while previewing it in [I]Sins of a Solar Empire[/I] (playing in Crossover) that it couldn't handle before without a LOT of choppiness, even with many details cranked down. Now here's hoping my updated specs will garner me an SC2 beta key. :) [/QUOTE]
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