topic Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC in Installation & update

Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Anonymous — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:51:10 GMT

I am currently using a G4 933 mhz, with 1GB of Ram but only a 32 meg graphics card which was ok for V7 but doesn't meet the minimum requirement for V8, I need to upgrade and have been offered a choice of 2 from our Mac dealer which are as follows;

ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB AGPx2
ATI Radeon 9800 AGP Graphics card 128MB

The first one is in the open GL compatability report and passed the test with a few minor problems but I can find no information on the second one.

As I work on quite large models everyday I need to convince my employer to invest in the 128mb version but need some evidence that it will work ok with Archicad 8 as it is a lot more expensive but if it doesn't work I will be in deep ****

Are there any MAC users out there who have used the 9800? or are there any other suitable cards available that perform well?

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

Regards

Chris

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 13:38:29 GMT

I am in the same situation ... using a G4 867 Dual, 1 GB Ram and a 32MB Geforce graphic card.

I am working with AC8.1, C4D, Adobe CS.
As I am student I can not spend much money on a new graphic card, but perhaps someone can advice a cheap one making my work faster ...

My favorite cards are those from ATI, I have made better experiences in the past ...

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Dwight — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:38:54 GMT

I use the 9800 with 128 Megulons as I drive 2 -21" displays at 1200x1600 - this will soon be obsolete as Apple's 30" display needs a new noisy and hot card to drive it.

The card is flawless in most respects, but there is a glitch with ArchiCAD 9 where occasionally the plan window area gets confused. This was acknowledged as a bug and I am awaiting the final release to see if it is repaired.

Further complicating this is my penchant for Bubble Trouble, a cute game that switches screen resolution automatically and may be the cause of the glitch.

As far as a cheap card, almost anything with 64 mg is enough.

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Dwight — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:39:58 GMT

See: two questions answered with one message.

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Dwight — Thu, 23 Sep 2004 22:42:26 GMT

BTW _ the 128 mg has little to do with the model size - more important is 3D window size and texture complexity.

And the size of screen real estate you are driving. OpenGL 3D windows use the VPU most.

So you can function on one display just fine with 64 Mg so 9600 card is adequate.

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 09:21:30 GMT

Thanks Dwight 🙂

Dwight wrote:
See: two questions answered with one message.

you´re the man, 2in1 that is impossible

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Dwight — Fri, 24 Sep 2004 14:30:50 GMT

Especially since I used one to congratulate myself.

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 14:43:08 GMT

I got an offer for a:

NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra , AGP, 64 MB

does this card working in my G4 867 Dual ? or is it only for G5s ?

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Dwight — Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:18:26 GMT

Time for:

http://www.apple.com/support/

How do you get power on top of that mountain?

Re: Graphics Card upgrade for MAC

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Sep 2004 09:28:49 GMT

Dwight wrote:
How do you get power on top of that mountain?

I build my own little power stadion here, was a student research project,
now there are some dwarfs working for me, carrying coals or something else, so I never lose my power ....

I got a ATI Radeon 9000 with 128MB at eBay for a small price, so thank you for supporting Dwight ... perhaps I will write my experiences