8800 GT at Nvidia for 1st gen Macs

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce8800gt_formac.html

Motion does not take advantage of the 8800GT, nor does the rest of the ProApps. Performance is slower than the X1900XT. I upgraded because my X1900XT was becoming useless, even with thorough cleaning it would consistently produce artifacts and completely hang Motion so I really had no other choice.
I really hope Apple comes through with drivers that will allow Motion and FCP to take advantage of it's considerably better power than the X1900XT, but for now - if you have a working X1900XT (you would be in a lucky minority it seems), stick with it.

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    As the header says: at the Apple Online Store. Who's gonna get one?
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    It was January when the masses were pacified with the announcement of a 8800gt card for us old timers - you know those super out of date , non-upgradeable video 1st mac pro's .....
    Why are we being ' dead ended ' like this on video ? The 7300 and 1900 are not at all ' modern ' video cards - why are we being treated like this ? Did we do something wrong ? Did not enough people buy the first gen mac pro ? I the first gen mac pro so under engineered it cant handle the 8800gt or ati2600 ? (2600 is not officially supported by Apple for older mac pro's) ....
    Why did my Mac Pro have slots ? Next time just solder the video on ... because thats what I feel like you did to me Apple...... Thanks alot....

    +1 for that. Just looking for the answer to two things: will the 8800GT upgrade be available -- as promised -- for 1st generation Mac Pros; if so, what's the ETA?

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    Ok, I'm thinking about buying a 8800 GT for my Quad Core 2.66 but, I have a few questions.
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    You will find a recent user report here.
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  • Buying a 1st Gen Mac Pro nVidia GeForce 8800 GT 512MB from Applemacanix...

    _*Hi to All:_*
    _First of all thanks for taking the time to read my post._
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  • 1st Gen Mac Pro: Graphics Card Needed Urgently

    My mac pro is first generation (Model Identifier: MacPro1,1) Not the 2008 Mac Pro.
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    This card is failing. Pram reset, SMC reset, and/or repair permissions do not work. I cleaned the fan intake area as well... card is still failing (won't wake from sleep, no display on reboot, etc etc).
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    Hey,
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    When looking in the Apple store under video cards it looks like the 8800 or even the ati 2600xt say :
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  • Ati radeon hd 4870 for 1st generation mac pros?

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    Sorry if this has been answered before but I found it hard to find my particular stiruation listed here.  I need some advice!
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    Hi guys,
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    My X1900 card in the Mac Pro 1st generation has died. I've searched the board and the replacement cards seem to be older and not sold any more. Does anyone know what will work? I went to an Apple Store today and the "genius" said I needed a new X1900. I told him I didn't think they were made any more. I did a Web search and it seems Apple has known about this problem and was replacing them up to January 2011. Wish I was contacted about this by Apple; they have records that I purchased the card. I've had problems with this for quite some time. I thought upgrading to Snow Leopard would help but I seemed to get more crashes after the upgrade.

    If this image attached is what you have that died you can have this to bolt on to your original graphics card, it should work just fine as a GPU replacement. It worked fine for me, it's just that the X1900 for me when I used the 1st gen Mac Pro didn't suit my needs.
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