Can I purchase any generica 9800 Pro for use on a Mac G4? Or do I have to buy the "Special" Mac Edition only?
Edit - G4, not G3
Edit - G4, not G3
9800 Pro on a Mac G4?
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Do you have a link to any further info? It just seems silly to buy one at twice or triple the cost if a generic one works fine.
Sorry - G4, not G3.
Sorry - G4, not G3.
Generic Graphic Cards need their ROM flashed (in a PC) to a Mac compatible one, but in recent years the reports of succesful convertings became rare... Depending on the modifications you risk to irrevocably srew the card for use in both PC and Mac! But since this is a hardware forum, here are two links to a solution including resistor manipulation... This should keep you busy for a while 
Good luck.
Good luck.Get the 9800 Pro Mac Edition. Not the Mac Special Edition. The Special Edition is an 8x AGP card, meaning it will only work with the G5. The Mac Edition is 2x/4x AGP compatible.
Or you can go with chcarnage's suggestion.
Or you can go with chcarnage's suggestion.
How so? You can purchase various upgrade parts from various companies. Not only that, you can use PC RAM, hard drives, optical drives, and some PCI cards in your Mac. I pulled out a 40gb hard drive from an old PC and stuck it in my Mac. I bought a generic 512mb RAM stick from my local PC shop and stuck it in my mac.
Are you saying they are proprietary because you can't use a PC video card in a Mac?
Good question. Probably since some Mac users refuse to use a PC, (not directing this at you OP.) they want to game on their Mac. There is an ok collection of games for Macs, such as Halo, UT2K4, etc.
This post is actually in reference to a co-worker who uses a Mac for high-end video editing. Motion 2 requires the upgrade (along with 2gb of ram).
No - he is not a gamer!!
As a PC user myself, I just find it unbelievable that a Mac user has to spend so much on something is truly identical!
No - he is not a gamer!!
As a PC user myself, I just find it unbelievable that a Mac user has to spend so much on something is truly identical!
I didn't realise that there were video editing programs that use the GPU to do some rendering. Neat.
Ah I see. Motion does require a very good video card.
I use both Macs and PC's. And it does suck that it does cost so much for that video card. I paid only $125 for my 6600GT 128mb for my PC. And it costs $249 for that stupid 9800 Pro Mac edition. :frown:
You can flash most PC based video cards to work in a mac. There is tons of info out there, but I suggest you start with the forums at http://www.strangedogs.com
It depends on the Mac, however. The G5 Powermacs have a AGP Proish type of connector that looks like it needs a special card. Here's a pic of one of the Special Edition 9800 Pros for the G5 that have DVI+ADC connectors. You might be able to get a regular card to fit into a G5, but I'm not sure how it will work.
Of course, next year it is possible EVERY PCIe graohics card will be compatable if Apple uses a standard x16 interface on their new Intel Mac mobos. It seems needlessly complaicated and expensive to do otherwise, but you never know with Apple.
Of course, next year it is possible EVERY PCIe graohics card will be compatable if Apple uses a standard x16 interface on their new Intel Mac mobos. It seems needlessly complaicated and expensive to do otherwise, but you never know with Apple.
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