Dual 20" ACD with Geforce 6600

Hi, is anyone here using dual 20" ACDs with the 6600? I have the stock 6600 in my dual-core 2.3. I read in another thread that performance wasn't great, but that was in relation to Aperture.
What's performance like otherwise? I'm thinking in terms of Final Cut and After Effects, applications that aren't GPU-intensive, but experience with similar would be useful.
Thanks!

The main issue with driving two displays is that it divides the video RAM between the displays. So, your 128MB card acts like two 64MB cards. This isn't likely an issue unless you're playing games or doing something that needs to load textures onto the video card (e.g., Aperture, Motion).
There shouldn't be a noticeble difference in Final Cut since, as you know, it isn't currently GPU accelerated. After Effects, on the other hand, can use the GPU to accelerate previews, depending on the version of AE that you have.

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Reading again it says it has been OK for 2.1 from June 2006 onwards. I bought my Mac in May 2006
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If so is this something I can do or do I have to take my whole machine to the hospital?
I'm not that confident messing with too much technical stuff so treat me like an idiot ... please!
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BD has you going the right direction on RAM.
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Buy only guaranteed Mac compatible RAM.
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This eBay seller has several of the 6600LE cards, at a much better price. The seller is very reliable (from experience) and carries the positive feedback to support my recommendation.
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Dear Finlaand
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Hi,
Can anybody tell me how much faster Aperture is on G5 dual-core with the GeForce 7800 GT compared to the standard GeForce 6600 on this machine?
PM G5 dual core 2.3 6600 Mac OS X (10.4.6)

I realize that this is a 7800 vs 6600, but just wanted to add......
A buddy of mine came over with his MBP (ATI X1600 video card) with Aperture installed. The sliders on the MBP were much smoother than my Quad (Nvidia 6600) as well as scrolling thumbnails. The Loupe tool also reacted better, but still had some lag time, although not as jerky as my Quad.
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On the MBP, there was a slight delay (very, very slight) when creating a new version (instantaneous with its internal HDD) due to the speed of the external drive. However, the adjustment sliders were still much smoother than using the same external drive on my Quad (connected with FW 800).
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The Nvidia 6600 is a DOG of a card with Aperture. It has since been removed from the spec sheet on this page....
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....and is only a minimum requirement on this page....
http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.html
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Aperture was in the same order with my Quad, so Apple knew what I was getting and why I was getting it (Photo work). Yet 6 months later, Apple has yet to contact any of us with this issue.
Yes, I tried customer relations. They offered me $60 off on a $200 purchase. Basically, spend $140 more in our store, STFU and go away.
Joe, thanks for the 1.1 update, but my $5300 system is a 'Pig' running Aperture as compared to my friends $2800 MBP. And my friend can take his computer out anywhere he goes!!
"^@#&(*(*%%TYF%^&#&*(*(*^#!@&()%%@$%^&#&%*"
Narvon
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