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Now how would I know if it was compatible? Just as long as it's compatible with Leopard right? The video card with fit in to the slot it would just be a driver issue, right?
Pretty much yes to everything you mentioned. First issue would be will the card fit in the G5's video slot. Then you would have to make sure you can find drivers for the card...and finally it has to be a "Macintosh" card. Sometimes the same video card is released for both the Macintosh & Windows computers.
The Windows video card has "Windows" commands programmed into it...and the "Macintosh" card has Macintosh instructions programmed into it. So you can't just "pop" a Windows video card into a Macintosh.
The best thing to do is search the internet to make sure a video card you might be considering was ever made for a Macintosh. The make sure it was compatible with a Powermac G5.
With a 5 year-old computer...you pretty much have to search e-Bay for video cards for a Macintosh. But almost any video card you're going to find is going to be at least 2-3 years old...and may not perform any better than the video card that comes with the G5.
- Nick