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<blockquote data-quote="mac2maverick" data-source="post: 593092" data-attributes="member: 48248"><p>The 8800 GT's has an EF164 driver in its ROM, whereas the older 2006/7 Mac Pro's require a 32-bit one. This according to Barefeats:<a href="http://www.barefeats.com/york2.html" target="_blank">http://www.barefeats.com/york2.html</a></p><p></p><p>They also say they've heard rumors that Apple is working on an upgraded 8800 GT kit that would work with the older MAC PRO's.</p><p></p><p>While it's true that the Mac Pro is not the best deal for gaming, I just bought a Mac Pro instead of an iMac because of the lousy graphics card in the iMac. I opted for the 8800GT and the single 2.8 quad. Eight cores does not improve gaming performance but a better GPU sure does! This goes to show that some people, although not gamers, want a better graphics card in the iMac. As a previous poster has said - heat issues limit graphic card choices. The current graphics card (HD 2600 pro) is passively cooled to make it quiet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mac2maverick, post: 593092, member: 48248"] The 8800 GT's has an EF164 driver in its ROM, whereas the older 2006/7 Mac Pro's require a 32-bit one. This according to Barefeats:[url]http://www.barefeats.com/york2.html[/url] They also say they've heard rumors that Apple is working on an upgraded 8800 GT kit that would work with the older MAC PRO's. While it's true that the Mac Pro is not the best deal for gaming, I just bought a Mac Pro instead of an iMac because of the lousy graphics card in the iMac. I opted for the 8800GT and the single 2.8 quad. Eight cores does not improve gaming performance but a better GPU sure does! This goes to show that some people, although not gamers, want a better graphics card in the iMac. As a previous poster has said - heat issues limit graphic card choices. The current graphics card (HD 2600 pro) is passively cooled to make it quiet. [/QUOTE]
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