Will the PC Ati X1900XTX work with the Apple cinema 30-inch

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Toolius
well we already have the rest in place... prisim audio sound card.. manley massive pasive and vox box , genelec 5.1 system.. etc.. got a mac system running pro tools hd3 but these screens are for pc's .. nuendo... we need the real estate.. audio tracks and mixers .. thats why 30 inch.. .. so yep.. now im bummed.. will need to swap screens everytime i wanna get into the bios... .. damn... cause all 4 machines have ati x1900xtx's... so yep.. im stuck...

Just out of curiousity, why on earth would you purchase high-end graphics cards for audio production systems where noise is one of your concerns?

Can the XTX drive 3 30" LCDs?

 

[Toolius]

hey.. no the xtx cant drive 3 lcd;s.. i just need it to drive 1 ... i only need 1 display currently on each machine..
and as for the noise.. our dubbing rooms are insulated and so is the cabinet that holds the pc.. so sound aint our worry.. they are quite silent.. after we put them in cabinets.. and we run fire wire dvd writers/ hubs for everything else.. so.. so dont ever need to reach for the pc.. .. so yep.. thats the studio.. i still need help with this problem that i have... about the bios and the apple 30 inch
thanks again..

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Toolius
hey.. no the xtx cant drive 3 lcd;s.. i just need it to drive 1 ... i only need 1 display currently on each machine..
and as for the noise.. our dubbing rooms are insulated and so is the cabinet that holds the pc.. so sound aint our worry.. they are quite silent.. after we put them in cabinets.. and we run fire wire dvd writers/ hubs for everything else.. so.. so dont ever need to reach for the pc.. .. so yep.. thats the studio.. i still need help with this problem that i have... about the bios and the apple 30 inch
thanks again..

What about a Samsung?
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They do not appear to ship directly, but if you could get in touch with a local distributor, you may be able to obtain some.

As for the Apple issue, from the sounds of it you are more than likely stuck waiting for a BIOS update from ATi (which they have not officially condoned for some time now).

 

[Toolius]

hey beast
yes i know about the samsung.. but unfortunately the display's wont be out in the states till novemeber sometime.. so by the time they land up here in india is gonna take forever.. anyhow i have already made calls to samsung and they said they would check and call me back.. so im waiting.. but in all likelihood they wont be able to deliver till december end reralistically...
so yep.. im screwed!!!

 

[Yreka]

Originally posted by: SickBeast
As for the Apple issue, from the sounds of it you are more than likely stuck waiting for a BIOS update from ATi (which they have not officially condoned for some time now).

I wish they would hurry up with it already.. I am having a somewhat similar issue that Ill bet is related.

Mine is with a Dell 2005FPW and BBA 1900XTX. It shows the bios just fine until you do a warm boot ( Start > Shutdown > Restart, or reset button ). Once that happens you get the same scenario, blank screen until the Windows XP splash unless you A. cold boot the computer, B. cycle through the input selection on the monitor, or C. cycle monitor power.

Not a terribly big deal, just annoying.

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: Yreka

Originally posted by: SickBeast
As for the Apple issue, from the sounds of it you are more than likely stuck waiting for a BIOS update from ATi (which they have not officially condoned for some time now).

I wish they would hurry up with it already.. I am having a somewhat similar issue that Ill bet is related.

Mine is with a Dell 2005FPW and BBA 1900XTX. It shows the bios just fine until you do a warm boot ( Start > Shutdown > Restart, or reset button ). Once that happens you get the same scenario, blank screen until the Windows XP splash unless you A. cold boot the computer, B. cycle through the input selection on the monitor, or C. cycle monitor power.

Not a terribly big deal, just annoying.

You should probably prepare yourself for the RMA process. The alternative is blind-flashing from a boot disk, unless ATi can somehow come up with a way to safely perform the fix via a driver update.

 

[Toolius]

well i hope ati says something.. its been 2 days and my support ticket is still being worked upon.. so im waiting for a proper respose hopefully from ati. well if its just a bios flash that im willing to try to get the 30 inch to work.... but im still waiting on ati..bumer

 

[Rubycon]

7950GT works on Apple 30" in bios.

 

[Toolius]

hey ms dan.. thank you very much ok i got a few more questions...umm any specific brand for the 7950 gt ? also will the 7900gtx or 7950gx2 work ? i can buy those cards no problem.. thank you very very much and umm have you tried this out ?
thank you very much again.. . you have been a huge help...

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Toolius
hey ms dan.. thank you very much ok i got a few more questions...umm any specific brand for the 7950 gt ? also will the 7900gtx or 7950gx2 work ? i can buy those cards no problem.. thank you very very much and umm have you tried this out ?
thank you very much again.. . you have been a huge help...

Yes it appears NV cards do not have this problem.

Quadro 2000/3000, 5900U, 5950U, 6800U, 6800UEX, 7800/7900/7950 all WORKED. ATi X850 /X1800 /X1900 do NOT.

 

[Toolius]

wow.. thank you very very much.... ok so i have decided to get the xfx Geforce 7950 GT 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card.. or the eVGA 7900 GTX.....this will work just fine right ?
thank you again.. and yes.. have you tried it with the 7950 GT.. that would be it..
thank you .. i cant tell you what a huge help you have been.
big big thank you...

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: Toolius
hey ms dan.. thank you very much ok i got a few more questions...umm any specific brand for the 7950 gt ? also will the 7900gtx or 7950gx2 work ? i can buy those cards no problem.. thank you very very much and umm have you tried this out ?
thank you very much again.. . you have been a huge help...

Yes it appears NV cards do not have this problem.

Quadro 2000/3000, 5900U, 5950U, 6800U, 6800UEX, 7800/7900/7950 all WORKED. ATi X850 /X1800 /X1900 do NOT.

Do you suspect that this is somehow HDMI-related? Does it occur over analog?

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Do you suspect that this is somehow HDMI-related? Does it occur over analog?

Ok I'm confused. We're using dual link DVI-D cables here. I've never tried to adapt either to analog. I don't even know if it would display anything like regardless of mode. Perhaps you mean HDCP? The Apple display is not HDCP nor is the ATi card. The Dell is and the only NV card that's HDCP compliant is the 7950GT. The one system that's running that has a bluray burner but I have not even tried playback on it due to lack of titles. Any suggestions for titles?

 

[SickBeast]

Originally posted by: MS Dawn

Originally posted by: SickBeast

Do you suspect that this is somehow HDMI-related? Does it occur over analog?

Ok I'm confused. We're using dual link DVI-D cables here. I've never tried to adapt either to analog. I don't even know if it would display anything like regardless of mode. Perhaps you mean HDCP? The Apple display is not HDCP nor is the ATi card. The Dell is and the only NV card that's HDCP compliant is the 7950GT. The one system that's running that has a bluray burner but I have not even tried playback on it due to lack of titles. Any suggestions for titles?

My suspicion is that the issue has something to do with Windows Vista and the new copy protection technologies.

I'm surprised these screens do not have an analog port, even if it means running at non-native resolution (perhaps 1/2 resolution).

Terminator 2 looks pretty good at 1080P.

Do you have a PS3 in your posession? :beer:

 

[Toolius]

hello again hey ms dawn.. um just a quick question or two..
umm ok here goes.first of all id like to say ... thank you very very much.... ok so now i have decided to get the xfx Geforce 7950 GT 512 MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card.. or the eVGA 7900 GTX.....this will work just fine right ?. and what manufacturer would you recommend for these cards? and what manufacturer are you using ?
thats all i need to know for now.. lol
thank you very mucH again ..

 

[Toolius]

hey again ms dawn.. just 1 quick question.. will the eVGA 7900GTX work and also will the xfx passive cooling version of the 7950gt work? these are my 2 choices i think.. just waiting for a confirmation from you
thanxxxx again

 

[Rubycon]

These were NV ref boards of various manufacturers - Gainward, Canopus (not avail in US), BFG (what does BFG stand for? hehe), XFX, and PNY.

The heatpipe cooled 7950GT is very nice - no noise at all and in a studio THAT is what the doc wants.

I don't have a PS3. Should I get one? :Q

 

[Toolius]

ok sweet.... so im getting 3 of the xfx passive cooling cards for the studio... and 1 eVGA 7900gtx for my home for the occassional game .. would you agree? silence for the studio and for the home some brute power...
P.S. i definately think the ps3 is a must get... Cell baby... droollll.... iid buy it just to own a cell processor hjehehehehe

 

[Toolius]

hello ms dawn.. im still hoping to order these cards soon.. please if you can tell me if my config will work ? 3 xfx passive cooling and 1 eVGA 7900gtx... am i good to go ? thanxx a ton