Graphics Card to drive Dual Monitors

I have just purchased a xserve and I want to run dual monitors. Are there any graphic cards I can put in the PCIe slot to with dual DVI out. On the website the 1900xt is supposed to work but is a double wide and I need the other slot for raid card

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JSS1138 wrote:
>her current ATI 4350 has difficulties with that
The card has multiple outputs. Try it before you spend any money.
Well, you win the prize... the ATI 4350 does work... albeit with a LOT of trying different options to get it all to work properly
When I got home last night wife want to try RIGHT NOW and I was too tired to go back out... so I turned my computer off and "temporarily" moved my 24 inch monitor over next to her 24 inch
I know now why I found so many questions/complaints about setting up a dual monitor system
Hardware is easy... simply connect the 2nd monitor to the 2nd output... program/logic is NOT intuitive at all, so it took me about half an hour of clicking around to get things set up and working properly
Right now, I have borrowed "her" 2nd monitor back to check email and messages this morning, and as soon as I finish here my computer goes dark again so I can put "her" 2nd monitor back in place
Of course the good thing is... later today I go to Costco (only local store I could find with one in stock) to buy a 27 inch monitor for my side of the office

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Card to drive dual monitors

Wife has decided she wants to have dual monitors, and from what I've read, her current ATI 4350 has difficulties with that
A quick search shows that the ATI 4650 has two DVI output connectors, so SHOULD do what she wants with no problems
Any comments?

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JSS1138 wrote:
>her current ATI 4350 has difficulties with that
The card has multiple outputs. Try it before you spend any money.
Well, you win the prize... the ATI 4350 does work... albeit with a LOT of trying different options to get it all to work properly
When I got home last night wife want to try RIGHT NOW and I was too tired to go back out... so I turned my computer off and "temporarily" moved my 24 inch monitor over next to her 24 inch
I know now why I found so many questions/complaints about setting up a dual monitor system
Hardware is easy... simply connect the 2nd monitor to the 2nd output... program/logic is NOT intuitive at all, so it took me about half an hour of clicking around to get things set up and working properly
Right now, I have borrowed "her" 2nd monitor back to check email and messages this morning, and as soon as I finish here my computer goes dark again so I can put "her" 2nd monitor back in place
Of course the good thing is... later today I go to Costco (only local store I could find with one in stock) to buy a 27 inch monitor for my side of the office

Jabber 4.4 "Graphics card or driver not supported" error on one machine but not another.

Hi, I looked at the KB document but the email link on it no longer works.
I have two end-users using Jabber 4.4 on identical machines, same specs, same driver build and OS image. One gets the "Graphics card or driver not supported" error, the other does not.
We have two DellOptiPlex 7010's,
Both had 2 instances of AMD Radeon HD 7470 - they are dual monitor machines.
In both cases the driver version 8.922.0.0, Driver Date 12/6/2011. This is the latest Dell has on their website.
On one machine when I run a fresh install for Jabber for TelePresence 4.4 it works fine. But on another the user first gets
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A oriblem cause the program to stop working correctly. Please close the program."
Then when that's closed out we get:
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Update to the newest graphics driver available and run Jabber Video again."
I can't believe it's just a matter of upgrading the drivers because in this case one machine with identical drivers works.
I appreciate any insights, thanks !

Hi ksouthall,
It sounds like the openGL supported version did not install on the one that is failing. There isn't much we can do regarding that error. Best practice is to always upgrade to the latest manufacturer's available driver. Client requirements are below.
Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit), Vista, or XP (SP 2 or newer), with OpenGL 1.2 or newer.
For 720p HD video calls, Intel Core2Duo @ 1.2GHz or better.
For VGA video calls, Intel Atom @ 1.6GHz or better.
Webcam, built-in or external. You need an HD webcam if you want other callers to see you in HD.
Broadband Internet connection with a recommended bandwidth of 768kbps upstream and downstream. You need about 1.2Mbps upstream and downstream for 720p HD video calls.
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DDR NVidia GeForce FX 5200 graphicis card & 30" Mac HD monitor

I am a new Mac user, having had Dell desktops all my life. Recently, my Dell W1700 monitor/tv crapped out, and (of course) it is just out of warranty.
This prompted me to by a Mac Book Pro with a 30" HD monitor (to work with the PC also).
MY QUESTION:
Like many in here, I want to use the Mac HD monitor with the Mac Book Pro as well as the Dell PC (8300 series). I suspect that the cable connections may not be compatible (pins appear to have a different configuration) though the Dell LCD TV/monitor did use DVI cable in conjunction with a separate green audio cable.
I've already read and reviewed how to set up the laptop with the lid closed while utilizing the HD monitor. Now I need to troubleshoot the HD/PC connections.
Help!
PS-is the spell check feature in this forum messed up or what? I've never had so many idiotic "suggestions".

Hi-
Welcome to Discussions!
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I believe your 5200 has a single link DVI-I (2048x1536 max resolution), which will allow coupling with a DVI-I or DVI-D connector.
30" ACD supported resolutions:
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Upgrade graphics card, or add second monitor?

I have an Aperture rebate that needs to be used by the end of this month, but what to spend it on?
I have a dual core 2.3 G5 PM with the stock 6600 graphics card. What would be the better choice, upgrade that graphics card (I have some questions on that, below) or add a second 20" ACD?
Questions on cards:
1. The Apple Store is offering two PCI-e cards that appear on the Aperture recommended list: the 7300GT and the X1900XT, but the store says that they're for the Mac Pro. Will they work in a PCI-e PM anyway, or are they really only for Intel boxes?
2. The 7300GT is cheaper than the 6600. Que?
Colour me unadventurous, but I don't really want to get into flashing cards, or buying unsupported cards (not that I could f=do that from Apple anyway.)
With respect to the second monitor route, anyone had any experience with two 20" ACDs and the 6600? Other than it may be a bit pants with Aperture, what is your experience?
I'm not an Aperture hard core user, in fact I've found it difficult to whip up much enthusiasm for using it at all until recently, so I don't need a killer card like the 4500.

As far as I know there is NO graphics card
upgrade for G5 towers in the Apple Store.
Thanks, that looks like a card upgrade from the store is a no-go then.
Radeon X800XT,
According to the store, that's AGP.
Looks like my options on the rebate are:
1. second monitor
2. Shure earphones to replace the cruddy ipod ones
3. do nothing and donate the money to Steve's retirement fund.
Not sure how well a second ACD would work with Aperture and my 6600, or whether I want to give Apple another CHF880. And I don't think Steve needs the money.

What is the FASTEST graphic card on AGP dual-proc G5?

I am running a Dual-proc PowerMac 2.3 GHz under OS 10.4.7.
I had a Radeon XT800XT graphics card; I "had" it, since it started after 6 months of usage to freeze my G5. Just isolated the card after a lots of testing as the trouble maker (due to startup problems I thought first the startup disk is defect, but it was not).
Since I need to replace and Aperture performance was not that great with the XT800...:
What is the fastest card I can put in?
Is there a 512MB option?
The card needs also to support the 30" ACD.
Thank You,
Peter
PowerMac G5, 2.3GHz DP; Radeon X800 XT; external G-SATA Mac OS X (10.4.4)

You might try giving your machine more RAM and a RAID
0 pair of 150GB 10,000 RPM Western Digital Raptors as
a working disk.
You'll need to install a Firmtek SATA PCI card
because most of the non-Quad PowerMacs have outdated
SATA interfaces.
http://www.amug.org/amug-web/html/amug/reviews/article
s/firmtek/1eve4/
Big slow +50% filled boot drives serious affect Mac
OS X performance.
Clone your boot drive, visit Carbon Copy Cloner
forums.
Didn't take Apple long to tax a dual processor/core
system with software, got to keep those hardware
sales up you know.
Thank You ds store for your XT800 advice.
This was my concern, yes, the XT800 is still the best I can do.
I have done all of the other upgrades:
- I have 6GB memory
- I have a GSATA 500Mb Raid-0 with the Firmtek card you mention (IO with 130MB/s)
- ...and the XT800.
That means I will have to straight replace the XT800 with another one.
Regarding Aperture performance: Given my already well equipped G5, its really Apple's duty to further improve algorithms in Aperture (or some of the graphics and raw file algorithms in OSX) and not me to throw hardware at it.
If you use adjustments like Highlights/Shadows and zoom into 100% image view in Apoerture, you start seeing the spinning ball.
And I only shoot 8 megapixel files with the Canon-1DII. What if you have 1DS files with 16MP or - god forbid - Aperture would support a professional digital back with 22MP or more...
Regards, Peter
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Graphic card for G5 dual 2.7 PowerPC

Hello,
I got a G5, dual 2.7, PowerPC with 10.5.4 and wonder what graphic card would be a good one and where to get it?
I'm doing mainly hires photos in AP.
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What a great - and money-saving - idea.
I will try that.
Dick
AGP Macs have only one AGP slot, so you couldn't add
a 9600. If you can only calibrate one display at a
time, just calibrate with one monitor connected at a
time, and give the profiles different names. When
both monitors are connected you can assign each
display its correct profile in the "Colors" pane of
"Displays" System Preference.

User feedback please: graphics cards/hard drives

Hey there. I'm looking to upgrade my G5 quad with new hard drives and a graphics card. I'm interested in the 1 TB hitachi drives that are out. I'm also looking for a new graphics card for my 30-inch display. The main concern I have is avoiding defective products and noise, since I run a audio studio. Any feedback? Temps? Fan revolution averages? Cooling/Mod advise? Lay it on me. Thanks!

Hi,
The fastest upgrade video card for your Quad is the ATI Radeon X1900 GT Mac Edition 256MB as sold at Display section of the Apple Store. Read the Reviews there for more info.
I have four 500GB Hitachi's in my Quad, they work well.
I'm not familiar with those 1TB Hitachi HD's.
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Error message: Display performance will be poor due to incorrectly operating graphics card or driver

Greetings:
I've been getting this message lately, using clips of .avi footage from a non-HD Flip Video camcorder. First off, my computer has beyond what I'd need to edit this footage—it's an HP dv 3085dx notebook with 6 gigs of DDR3, Intel Core i7 processor, NVidia GeForce GT230M graphics card. It's a loaded machine. That's not the problem.
The problem is that the red circle with the X in the lower left-hand corner of the screen shows up and gives me this message moments after I start each new project. However, when I click on it, the message is grayed out and it doesn't give me the option of checking the details. Read on to find out how this is affecting my videos....
When I playback unrendered clips, the playback works fine. After rendering, however, the clips play back with jerky glitches and flashes that weren't there during playback of the unrendered footage. I've downloaded the latest driver (195.81), and that hasn't improved anything. Here's a link to a video I posted on YouTube, to illustrate the types of glitches I've been getting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFeCh6q1JTQ The glitches are particularly apparent during the stretch between 0:20 and 0:28.
I'm still pretty new to this craft (read: I haven't tried other software yet), so any insight into this would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
P.S. Might there be some downloadable Premiere Elements software updates that would alleviate the problem?

Thanks for your response. My notebook has a 7200 RPM 500 GB hard drive with about 320 GB free. The .avi files were brought in to PrEl from a WD Passport external drive with about 60 GB (of its 400 GB capacity) free. The project was also being saved to the WD drive.
I have a Windows 7 64-bit system. I have all the latest versions of my NVidia graphics card driver and Quick Time. I also downloaded the PrEl 8.0.1 update from Adobe. Hardware/software-wise, I'm pretty sure I'm in good shape; I'm thinking there might be some settings that I might want to play with.
The camcorder is a very basic Flip Video USB camcorder by Pure Digital Technologies (Model #: F260W). It records in .avi format; when you plug the USB in, you can access an application that allows you to save the videos. I use this to save them to the local drive (C:) and then I copy the .avi files from there to the WD Passport. The Passport drive is where I bring in the media into Premiere Elements, to keep space free for the OS to run smoothly.
The project is set up this preset: NTSC > Hard Disk, Flash Memory Camcorders > Standard 48kHz. As stated earlier, the error message shows up pretty much instantly. To be exact, it shows up about 5-30 seconds after I start a project. Unrendered clip previews playback fine. The raw .avi files also play fine in Windows Media Player. The glitching occurs after clips are rendered.
So, I think that pretty much covers the four steps from the article you linked me to, plus your questions in the above post. There really isn't much of a workflow before the error occurs. I simply drag a clip into the timeline, render it, and the playback gets that splotchy glitching. Now, it could be that the WD external drive doesn't have enough space or speed to run a Premiere Elements project, but if that's the case, why would the error message point to the graphics card?
Thanks again, truly appreciated.

Premiere Pro with Matrox02 mini--I don't need separate graphics card, just an HDMI monitor, right? with 1-to-1 pixel ratio?

Just confirming--using mac and Premiere--and Matrox--but ordered an NV card too--with all the hullaballoo regarding Premiere specs... They never mentioned Matrox (to my knowlege) as a 'graphics card'--I guess, because it is!?!

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Upgrading Graphic card's driver (Windows on iMac)

Hello,
I have installed Windows on my iMac using Bootcamp. Everything is running quite smoothly. One of the 3D games I play has a few graphical glitches, though.
I would like to know if it is necessary / feasible / advised to update the graphic card's (ATI Radeon HD2600) drivers under my Windows partition ?
And can this affect in any way my Mac OS X installation ?
Thanks for your answer.

I have the same kind of issue. I play Cabal Online (Europe version) and with my imac, running XP with SP2, there are a lot of glitches(i see bounding boxes, etc) that don't happen when I play on my Macbook. Occasionally I even get a blue screen of death. Any update on this matter? Thank you.

Graphic card/display driver on X100e is inadequate for Dell U2311 1900 x 1080 monitor

I have an x100e laptop that I bought in late 2010 that came with ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics. It is able to support ThinkPad display 1366 x 768. I just hooked it up to a Dell U2311 23" monitor - which offers a 1920 x 1080. I looking to get this level of resolution. I have tried going to the ATI Radeon site to download an updated driver but so far have been unsuccessful. Does anyone have a suggestion?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

You are connecting via VGA I assume, because as I recall the X100e did not have a HDMI port.
Are you enabling extended display mode? In mirrored mode I suspect it will only allow to match the built in LCD resolution, perhaps that's what you're seeing.
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ATI card + OS driver + multi monitor

Hello everyone,
I'm stuck configuring the RadeonHD drivers for multi monitor setup. The system starts with both screens cloned; logging in is in clone mode too. After that the second display is being turned of (no signal). Using xrandr --auto will enable the second display to life and clones the sreen again. xrandr --output DVI-I_1/analog --left-of DVI-I_2/analog will create a big desktop only the second display can only be used for a half screen mouse will go further anything else will not.
I've started with a autogenerated, by xorg, xorg.conf file and tweaked to the one below
xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
DisplaySize 1440 900
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
DisplaySize 1680 1050
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # 
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # 
Option "monitor-DVI-I_1/analog" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-I_2/analog" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "radeonhd"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
# Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
# Virtual 3840 1920
EndSubSection
EndSection
My Xorg.0.log shows the line (WW) RADEONHD(0): Option "monitor-DVI_I_2/analog" is not used wich puzzles me!
Information:
X.Org X Server 1.7.1.901 (1.7.2 RC 1)
xrandr program version 1.3.2
Server reports RandR version 1.3
xf86-video-radeonhd 1.3.0-1
If more information, from Xorg.0.log or anywhere else, is needed just ask....
Thanks in advance,
Arjan Gelderblom
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:05)

Sorry for the delay, but I was away for the weekend!
Andrwe wrote:Please try setting the bigger one monitor right-of the small one.
xrandr --output DVI-I_2/analog --right-of DVI-I_1/analog
This doens't change much except that now the smaller monitor has the problems!
litemotiv wrote:try using xf86-video-ati instead of radeonhd. i tried to get xrandr working for over a week having exactly the same problem, ultimately switched drivers and had everything set up in ~10 minutes.
Changed to ati instead of the radeonhd drivers still gives the same error!
Eratosthenes wrote:
I think you need to set a valid virtual size in your xorg. I think the one you have commented out is too large.
Mine is:
Subsection "Display"
Virtual 3200 1200
EndSubsection
Changed see new xorg.conf
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "X.org Configured"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
EndSection
Section "Files"
ModulePath "/usr/lib/xorg/modules"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi:unscaled"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF"
FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1"
EndSection
Section "Module"
# Load "glx"
# Load "dbe"
# Load "dri2"
# Load "extmod"
# Load "dri"
# Load "record"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL1916W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL1916W"
EndSection
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "AL2016W"
VendorName "Acer"
ModelName "AL2016W"
Option "RightOf" "AL1926W"
EndSection
Section "Device"
### Available Driver options are:-
### Values: : integer, <f>: float, <bool>: "True"/"False",
### <string>: "String", <freq>: "<f> Hz/kHz/MHz"
### [arg]: arg optional
#Option "NoAccel" # [<bool>]
#Option "AccelMethod" # [<str>]
#Option "offscreensize" # [<str>]
#Option "SWcursor" # [<bool>]
#Option "ignoreconnector" # [<str>]
#Option "forcereduced" # [<bool>]
#Option "forcedpi" # 
#Option "useconfiguredmonitor" # [<bool>]
#Option "HPD" # <str>
#Option "NoRandr" # [<bool>]
#Option "RROutputOrder" # [<str>]
#Option "DRI" # [<bool>]
#Option "TVMode" # [<str>]
#Option "ScaleType" # [<str>]
#Option "UseAtomBIOS" # [<bool>]
#Option "AtomBIOS" # [<str>]
#Option "UnverifiedFeatures" # [<bool>]
#Option "Audio" # [<bool>]
#Option "AudioStreamSilence" # [<str>]
#Option "HDMI" # [<str>]
#Option "COHERENT" # [<str>]
#Option "ForceLowPowerMode" # [<bool>]
#Option "LowPowerModeEngineClock" # 
Option "monitor-DVI-1" "AL1916W"
Option "monitor-DVI-0" "AL2016W"
Identifier "Card0"
Driver "ati"
VendorName "ATI Technologies Inc"
BoardName "RV710 [Radeon HD 4350]"
BusID "PCI:2:0:0"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Card0"
Monitor "AL1916W"
SubSection "Display"
Depth 24
Virtual 3120 1050
EndSubSection
EndSection
Andrwe wrote:BTW could you please sent teh log, maybe there is something you may have missed.
Because of the switch to ati from radeon the log is different now... but here it is: http://pastebin.com/m77d0ea0b
This one at least shows that my seccond monitor is connected which failed in radeonhd!
Thanks for all the help,
Arjan Gelderblom
Edit: changed topic title to have it apply better to it's content
Last edited by Bloged (2009-12-14 10:02:47)

Compatible AGP Graphics Card for G5 Dual 1.8

Hi,
Following on from my recent post with regards screen rotation, could anyone recommend compatible AGP cards for a _Dual 1.8 G5_ ? My mac is used for colour critical work, but not sure where to turn!
Thanks in anticipation.
*Hardware Overview:*
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,2
Processor Name: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
Processor Speed: 1.8 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Memory: 3 GB
Bus Speed: 900 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.4f0
Serial Number: CK3472EQQF6
*GeForce FX 5200:*
Chipset Model: GeForce FX 5200
Type: Display
Bus: AGP
Slot: SLOT-1
VRAM (Total): 64 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
Device ID: 0x0321
Revision ID: 0x00a2
ROM Revision: 2060
Displays:
CG241W:
Resolution: 1920 x 1200 @ 60 Hz
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Hardware Accelerated
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Display Connector:
Status: No display connected

Hi Kool,
I have to agree with the upgrade to a 9800XT. I too have a G5 dual 1.8, with the GeForce 5200FX/64 as stock. I upgraded to the 9800XT/256 last year, as I wanted to improve performance in Aperture. However, running benchmarks and the real world did not seem to compare well. For sure, running various benchmark tests showed that the 9800XT should indeed have been much faster.
However, in real use, it didn't. Certainly some things are - a few games run better - Redline is one I use a fair bit, and that can be driven harder, but not enough to make it better to play. But, almost everything else is pretty much the same, Finder feels pretty much identical either way. Perhaps one exception to this is the overall look of the display, it just feels much better with the 5200FX in, in Finder the text in the menus is much smoother, where with the 9800XT it is jagged.
One thing that did surprise me most is that Aperture performs much worse with the Radeon card. The adjuster controls are terrible to use, where with the GeForce they are almost completely smooth. Like the Finder display, photos seem to have much better colour range too.
I'm currently considering selling the Radeon on eBay, and trying to find a 5200FX with a bit more VRAM onboard. There are a lot of flashed PC cards on eBay at the moment, but I'm not sure if this would be a step backwards in losing the 'Ultra' badge.

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