Is it possible to add an extra Graphics card: ATI X300 SE PCI express
I have a PowerMac G5 with ATI Radeon 9600 XT(AGP) installed. Recently my friend gave me a ATI X300 SE PCI express card and I am wondering whether I can add this card in the G5 and hook up another monitor to it.
The ATI and Apple websites didn't mention this card is supported, so should I just give up this idea? Thanks.
Another reason you can't use the ATI X300 -- it has Windows PC ROM code. You can only use cards in the Power Mac with OS X compatible firmware.
As of this date, the fastest AGP card you can buy to replace your old one is the Mac Edition of the Radeon X800 XT. It runs $399 from various sources (ATI online store, Apple online store, MacSales.com, SmallDog.com, and Buy.com).
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10/10/08 5:39 PM
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Can someone Please help me with any suggestions or otherwisde I will have to go to a Apple store and ask for help there.
Thank You,
Trisha Foster
<Edited by Moderator>Hi Trisha,
The only modern Mac's with video cards are the Mac Pro and Xserve (server) systems. They both are priced quite a bit higher than any Mac Mini.
Some systems, like the Mac Book Pro laptop can be ordered with different graphics cards, but that has be done when the system is built, as it is not replaceable once the system is built. To find out which systems, go to store.apple.com. For each system that you select, you can see if there's an option for a better video card.
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You can't add a second AGP card (there is only one AGP slot on the motherboard). You could add a PCI graphics card, but you will get much better performance by replacing your current AGP card with one that supports two monitors. There are various options depending on whether you have a display using ADC, how much performance you want, and price.
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I have a Sleekbook 14-B062TU and I have upgraded the harddive to a msata 256GB SSD and the ram to 16GB.
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Graphics Card ATI RadeonHD2600XT Mac Pro 3,1
I work on a MacPro 3,1. When I try to select/highlight some text there is NO highlight but the text is selected. If I try to color-code with labels, they are very washed-out looking. Went into displays (I have 2 27" cinema displays circa 2007) to calibrate and the slides were either black or gray, in other words the controls were useless. I don't have any issues with the monitors blinking or flickering. That's why I tend to think it might be a graphics card issue. Can you shed some light on the subject. I let techtool 6,x run defrag over the weekend. Everything from TechTools point of view seems ok. Video card or graphics card. Either way, I'd appreciate your knowledge. I ran the hardware tools disk from apple and everything checked out fine. My monitors continue to get more and more bleached-out looking no matter what kind of settings I try to use to try and balance the colors and contrast. Should I be seeking a new graphics card? Is there a way that I can definitely tell what is the problem? I switched monitors around as well. We have some extras laying around from artists that were given iMacs for their new machines. But that did nothing. I am totally stumped. I'm afraid it's really something like a motherboard. I don't want to waist any money replacing a graphics card if it's really the motherboard. Thanks for any and all help. Sincerely, Paul
ATI Radeon 5770
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC742ZM/A
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-ATI-Radeon-5770-MC742ZM/dp/B003Z6QH6M
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726537-REG/Apple_MC742ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5 770.html
How To Install and Remove Memory Mac Pro
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT4433
2x2GB FBDIMM DDR2 667MHz @ $32http://www.amazon.com/BUFFERED-PC2-5300-FB-DIMM-APPLE-Memory/dp/B002ORUUAC/
Hardware Monitor
http://www.bresink.com/osx/HardwareMonitor.html
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