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<blockquote data-quote="Sokko" data-source="post: 1036781" data-attributes="member: 134771"><p>Hey there,</p><p></p><p>I recently bought a used Power Mac G5 (ID: PowerMac11.2, 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM) and am running the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 as my graphics card. I did some research and I only found these as other compatible cards:</p><p></p><p> * GeForce 6600 LE</p><p> * GeForce 7800 GT</p><p> * NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (part number 631-0110)</p><p></p><p><a href="http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2848" target="_blank">Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) and Mac Pro: Graphics card compatibility between models</a></p><p></p><p>That and flashing video cards to make them compatible but that is over my head.</p><p></p><p>What I am primarily using this Mac for is Final Cut Pro and After Effects. Besides upgrading the RAM, I thought it may be worthwhile to also upgrade the video card too.</p><p></p><p>Would the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 be the way to go? Is there something better and possibly cheaper?</p><p></p><p>I work with HD footage and do some 3D compositing in After Effects as well.</p><p></p><p>Any help would be greatly appreciated.</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sokko, post: 1036781, member: 134771"] Hey there, I recently bought a used Power Mac G5 (ID: PowerMac11.2, 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM) and am running the NVIDIA GeForce 6600 as my graphics card. I did some research and I only found these as other compatible cards: * GeForce 6600 LE * GeForce 7800 GT * NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 (part number 631-0110) [url=http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2848]Power Mac G5 (Late 2005) and Mac Pro: Graphics card compatibility between models[/url] That and flashing video cards to make them compatible but that is over my head. What I am primarily using this Mac for is Final Cut Pro and After Effects. Besides upgrading the RAM, I thought it may be worthwhile to also upgrade the video card too. Would the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 be the way to go? Is there something better and possibly cheaper? I work with HD footage and do some 3D compositing in After Effects as well. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! [/QUOTE]
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