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I need a new graphics card for cool games
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<blockquote data-quote="wmprice1240" data-source="post: 897792" data-attributes="member: 99551"><p>Hi welcome to the forums. </p><p></p><p>Open CL has nothing to do with games, it's a way to leverage the power of the GPU for non GPU related tasks. With your budget and what you want (plus being able to play newer games), you essentially have 2 choices:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB999ZM/A" target="_blank">ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Early 2009 or Early 2008) - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW387ZM/A" target="_blank">EVGA GeForce GTX 285 - Apple Store (U.S.)</a></p><p></p><p>Both of these will work in your MacPro. I would personally recommend the NVIDIA card but you can compare contrast specs. Either choice will provide a significant upgrade for games than what you have now. </p><p></p><p>Note, for the NVIDIA card you want to make sure to install the graphics drivers BEFORE installing the card. Other users have reported issues where not doing so causing significant issues and forces a reinstall of the OS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wmprice1240, post: 897792, member: 99551"] Hi welcome to the forums. Open CL has nothing to do with games, it's a way to leverage the power of the GPU for non GPU related tasks. With your budget and what you want (plus being able to play newer games), you essentially have 2 choices: [url=http://store.apple.com/us/product/MB999ZM/A]ATI Radeon HD 4870 Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro (Early 2009 or Early 2008) - Apple Store (U.S.)[/url] [url=http://store.apple.com/us/product/TW387ZM/A]EVGA GeForce GTX 285 - Apple Store (U.S.)[/url] Both of these will work in your MacPro. I would personally recommend the NVIDIA card but you can compare contrast specs. Either choice will provide a significant upgrade for games than what you have now. Note, for the NVIDIA card you want to make sure to install the graphics drivers BEFORE installing the card. Other users have reported issues where not doing so causing significant issues and forces a reinstall of the OS. [/QUOTE]
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