GeForce 6600 LE and Aperture?

I'm about to receive a dual-core 2.0 GHz G5 and was thinking seriously of purchasing Aperture. However, I don't see this machine's stock graphics card (GeForce 6600 LE) among those supported on the Aperture page. Is this because the card is new and the requirements haven't been updated? If it is supported, does it work well enough with Aperture? Thanks.

Have just posted this on the G5-expansion forum... Hope it helps.
Dear Finlaand
I may have a way through for you and others in the "shouldn't have bought the 6600" and tried to use Aperture.
After 1 month back and foward on the phone to Apple Australia, the best they could do was refer me to an Apple reseller, and order the 7800GT through their service department. $AU 1200 : ( - can you believe that price...
It arrived today! After instal, Aperture now runs with real time adjustments!!
I have had to use the 6600 to drive my second display as it didn't come with the little extension dongle to accomodate dual displays (the 2 DVI connectors are physically too close in the back of the card).
I now feel like I have a fast computer - instead of an expensive paperweight wrt Aperture.
Hope this helps, Aron.
Quad G5 4gb-ram 72gbRaptor+500gb 7800GT+6600 Mac OS X (10.4.5) 30"+20" Apple displays

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"Minimum System Requirements
One of the following Macintosh computers:
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17- or 20-inch iMac G5 with a 1.8 GHz or faster PowerPC G5 processor
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ATI Radeon X850 XT
ATI Radeon 9800 XT or 9800 Pro
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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL or 6800 GT DDL
NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT
NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500
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I realize that this is a 7800 vs 6600, but just wanted to add......
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You can buy a Geforce 6600LE at We Love Macs. They aren't cheap, though.
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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Looking for a Nvidea GeForce 6600 OR Similar Type Graphics Card for Quad G5

Hi there!
Wishing a Happy New Year to yo'all!
Was wondering whether someone might help me out with a minor issue I'm having...
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