A question about video cards for g4 agp system

Hello. I have a PowerMac G4 400 mhz agp system running mac os 10.4.8. I would like to be able to use quartz extreme on it. I know that all I need to accomplish this is an agp Radeon class graphics card or better. But before i purchase one, I was wondering if this system had the capacity to do Core Image (with the correct video card). If it could, what is the exact video card that I would need to do so? ATI has made so many different ones that it get confusing, especially when you factor in that certain cards require either a 2x/4x or 8x agp slot? I believe my system just has the 2x version. Any help is greatly appriceated.

Hi
The only graphics cards readily available that have 256MB VRAM are the Radeon 9600 Pro PC and Mac edition and the Radeon 9800 G4 & G5 edition.
If you're not a gamer and don't need the power of the 9800, the 9600 would be one option but it can be problematical in certain Quicksilvers:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/feedback/9600mac_pcedition.html
I've got one and haven't had any problems, although it's difficult to recommend when it's not guaranteed to work. That just leaves the 9800.
To work in a Mac the card needs a Mac version of the ROM and the drivers. It's possible to buy a PC card where the Mac drivers are already available and update or flash the ROM with the Mac version. You need to know what you're doing though, I think the Mac ROM is larger and won't necessarily fit in the standard ROM chip on some PC cards (unless you replace the chip), and the card may not function fully either in terms of the ports or the resolutions.

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