Need help on new graphic card purchase

Dear Apple users,
I am looking for a graphic card to replace an older one. I have searched high and low but have no idea which cards are compatible.
My existing graphic card which came with my G4 MDD is the Nvidia GeForce 4 Ti (256mb). I am looking for something with an equivalent specification or higher, but since my monitor is still the old 15" widescreen (got that when I purchased the G4 Cube back in 2000), only graphic cards with HDMI support are compatible. Which basically means if I need to replace my monitor as well, I'd still have to get a graphic card.
I was told that newer graphic cards only have DVI ports instead.
Do I just get any graphic card with DVI port, or must it be something more specific for the Macintosh? What about AGP or PCI Express? I am not familiar at all with these =(
For example, if I get the GeForce 7600 GT, will it work? Or do I have to be more specific and get the GeForce 7600 GT for Macintosh?
Thank you for your recommendations and advice beforehand. If there is any information I haven't provided that may be useful, please do not hesitate to post and I will get back as soon as possible.
Regards.

Hi,
First things first. No apple display has ever shipped with HDMI support. Are you sure you are not referring to ADC?
It looks like this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:AppleDisplayConnector.jpg
Does your display look like this?
http://www.everymac.com/images/monitorpictures/apple_studiodisplay15.jpg
If so it definitely is ADC.
Secondly, unfortunately all the latest video cards do not support ADC, you will have to buy an adapter which costs $99 from the Apple online store:
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore?productLearnMore=M86 61LL/B
Your Power Mac only features an AGP slot (not PCI-E found on the latest PCs and Mac Pro). The video card you buy must be a Mac compatible AGP card.
A good card compatible with your Mac would be the 9800 Pro mac edition:
http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Radeon-9800-Video-100-435058/dp/B000BJBCGG
The 9600 Pro is also a good card, not as good as the 9800 Pro of course.
http://www.amazon.com/ATI-Radeon-9600-PRO-Mac/dp/B000JFKZPQ
Both cards would be a significant upgrade over your current one.
Good Luck!

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Need help with new T.V. purchase

Hello everyone, I just registered and I'm looking for some help. I'm remodeling my living room / dinning room and I completely gutted it. I'm now putting everything back in, I put up quiet rock for my in wall speakers, put an entertainment box (recessed) in for my 120V, 1.4 hdmi cable installed along with an ethernet cable (just in case). I purchased a tilt adjustable omni mount NC200T for t.v.'s up to 63". The room has 3 windows and light can be adjusted by my shutters. The room size is 13'6" X 27", but because this room will be split for a living room / dinning room let's say it's 13'6" X13''6" . So I'll have approx. 11'-12' viewing from couch to t.v. Here is my problem I don't know much about t.v.'s, I'm coming from a 37" Vizio lcd, which I've been happy with. With that said, I've spent $$$ on the remodel and now want an impressive t.v. to match oh and I only budgeted 1500.00 on the t.v. So I got on the internet and started researching for the past 3-4 weeks. I was set on purchasing a plasma, Panasonic 50/54" G series. I went down to a few stores including B.B. and didn't like the look of most plasma's. I thought they were dark pictures and saw 3-4" lines running horizontal with a flicker. The guys at the store didn't see it, but I did and didn't like it. Oh and not all models did this, and I'm not sure if this is normal. Most LED's I didn't like except the high end (over 2K), the color didn't look natural although they were very bright. Now here is the wierd thing, I liked the way the LCD's looked..... Now I'm not done, sorry for the long post. So I saw the 3D t.v.'s and have to tell you I'm not sold on a 3D I think it's too new and I don't know about wearing glasses. But on the way out of B.B. more confussed than ever I saw the Panasonic VT series and have to tell you WOW amazing and they have a package that includes the glasses and the DVD player along with 2 DVD's but it's not in my range. Can anyone suggest the perfect t.v.??? Or give me models to look at???
Thanks again =-)

Hey there TVEquip,
I'd suggest using our TV Finder to help narrow down your options. Ultimately, the TV that you think the picture looks best on is probably the best for you.
As far as the plasmas looking dark, keep in mind the conditions in the store can be quite different than it would be at home. The lights in the store are very different than you'd have in your living room, and at home you wouldn't be looking back and forth from your set to another for comparison, meaning it may not look dark once you've got it setup. Also, you may be able to calibrate the display to look perfect in your setting.
So, what I suggest is go to the tool, put in the variables you're sure of, and let it help you narrow down the selection. Then visit the store and look at the options you're left with and see which one is best for you.
BestBuy.com TV Finder
Hope this helps!
Jason|Community Analyst | Best Buy® Corporate
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MOVED: Need help with buying graphics card and ram for MSI 865PE NEO 2-V

This topic has been moved to Retired motherboards.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=163057.0

here you can see test reports for your mobo:
http://www.msi.com/product/mb/865PE-Neo2-V.html#?div=TestReport

Need recommendations: New graphics card for HPE-400y

Hi! I'm in need of a new graphics card, but I don't know which one is best for my computer. My computer is a Hewlett Packard HPE-400y. Click here for specs!
My computers has all the original parts except the PSU and HDD. I recently changed the PSU to a Corsair CX430. The current hard drive is a WD Caviar Black 2TB.
I use my computer for Guild Wars 2, Maya (models and animation), Zbrush, Corel Painter, and Photoshop.
My current graphics card (Radeon HD 5450) has issues playing Guild Wars 2. The FPS is 30 or lower if I try to play the game with medium or high settings. The FPS also drops when I'm playing the group PVP event known as World Vs World. I often have to have the graphics on the lowest setting in order to get 30 -45 FPS.
You can find the Guild Wars 2 requirements here: GW2 official wiki -- requirements info
Click here for Maya 2015 requirements
Click here for Photoshop requirements
Click here for Zbrush requirements
Click here for Corel Painter requirements (When you get to the page, click on system requirements)
Any and all help is appreciated! Thank you in advance for your advice and help!
--srandall

Hi,
You should be able to get a double wide card in your PC. Length may be a problem due to all of the cables. If the space below the optical drive is open then you might try to stuffing the extra cable lengths into that location.
BTW-- very nice photos. Not many will go through the effort to do so.
Consider trying one of the below graphics.
MSI NVIDIA GTX N750 TI and the MSI GTX N750 TF Both of these graphics cards are significantly faster then your existing 5450.
Know what the return policy is before your buy.
You have an excellent Corsair power supply. I would prefer that you had a 500 watt PSU so that the higher performing graphics cards could be tried. This NVIDIA GTX 660 specifies at 450 watt minimum but the 12v amperage from your Corsair CX430 is more than sufficient. It might be worth giving it a go. It's about 50% faster than the above two graphics cards. I typically don't recommend that graphics cards be used with PSUs below the graphics card manufacturer's minimum requirements but the Corsair CX430 should work.
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HP Photosmart Premium C309G, HP Photosmart 6520
HP Touchpad, HP Chromebook 11
Custom i7-4770k,Z-87, 8GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650,GTX 760
Custom i7-4790k,Z-97, 16GB, Vertex 3 SSD, Plextor M.2 SSD, Samsung EVO SSD, Corsair HX650, GTX 660TI
Windows 7/8 UEFI/Legacy mode, MBR/GPT

Need help w/graphic card purchase

I'm using a Asus Essentio PC. When I bought this at BB I told the salesperson that one of the MAIN things I needed the computer to do was play Sims2. When I doubted the ability of the integrated graphics to handle this he told me it would be NO problem. Well, it's a problem. I'm not super computer literate and looked to the salesperson to be knowledgeable and that was a fail. So now I need to buy a graphics card & power supply (?). I don't trust that I'll get the help I need, since I didn't when I was making the original purchase. So, what I have to work with is: Asus Essentio Model CM5571 Processor: Pentium Dual Core CPU [email protected], OS is Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, Memory: 6144 MB RAM, Intel G45/G43 Express Chipset, Intel 4 series Express Chipset Family. I hope I provided the correct info. What I can afford is about $200. Is there anything I can do?
Solved!
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Power Supply : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Thermaltake+-+600W+TR2+ATX+Power+Supply/9827268.p?id=1218179699692&skuId...
Graphics Card : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/PNY+-+NVIDIA+GeForce+GTS450+1GB+GDDR5+PCI+Express+2.0+Graphics+Card/1358...
Now, I don't know how long the sale prices on there are for, so if you can do it, I'd get them soon.
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Help purchasing / installing a new graphics card

I am looking to buy a new graphics card as mine isnt good. I was told by a friend to get a nvidia gtx 660 (im not good with computer parts and installing stuff) I wanted to be sure that it would be compatable with my computer. My graphics card is a AMD Radeon HD 7560 HD , And my procceser is AMD A8-5500 APU with Radeon HD Graphics.

You need to check a few things...
1. Do you have an open PCI-e x16 slot on your motherboard?
2. Does your PC have a Power Supply with 24+ amps on the 12V rail and has a free 6-pin Auxiliary power connector?
If 1. is not true, you are stuck with the integrated graphics.
If 2. is not true and 1 is true, you will need to replace your power supply as well.
Let's see if we can simplify this...
What is the Make/Model of your PC (if it's a pre-built Dell, HP, etc.) or, if it's custom, provide a component list.
Check the power supply for a model number. If you can find it, provide it.

In need of a new Graphics/Video card,..which one?

My computer stopped booting all the way a couple of days ago. Took it to Apple store where they told me I need a new Graphics card. As of now I have:
Chipset Model: NVIDIA GeForce 7300 GT
Bus: PCIe
PCIe Lane Width: x16
VRAM (Total): 256 MB
Vendor: NVIDIA (0x10de)
ROM Revision: 3011
Does anybody have a suggestion on which one to get?
When it comes to that stuff, I have no clue which one is good/better etc.
Any help would be appreciated. I would be willing to spend $250-$350 unless I get an amazing one for a bit higher.
I don't do a lot of graphics work on the computer, but, I do like my computer games.
I was looking at this on OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/item/ATI%20Technologies/100435928/
(ATI RADEON 3870 256-bit 512MB GDDR4 16x PCIe Video Card for the Mac Pro with two Dual-Link DVI Ports, supports two 30" displays! Supports HDMI output up to 1920x1080!)
Thanks

Then, if I look on comments on the Apple website, some people say it does work on older models, some say it does not because this card requires PCI Express 2.0??
The card is PCI Express 2. Your Mac Pro has just standard PCI Express. However, that doesn't matter , since PCI Express 2 was designed to be compatible with standard PCI Express. Any PCI Express card (2.0 or not) can be used in any PCI Express slot (2.0 or not). Of course you only get 2.0 speed if the card and slot are both 2.0.
PCI slot 1 (the lower slot) in your Mac Pro is a 16x slot, and will provide plenty of speed for the card. It is unlikely that an older Mac Pro could send data any faster than that slot could handle. The new Mac Pros have faster memory, and might be able to use the extra speed of PCI Express 2.0.

Help with installing new graphics card

Hi I have a 3 year old hpe575a (hp pavillion)
Intel i7 2600, 8gb ram
Orginally had a ati hd radeon 2gb (not sure what model)
in it
after 2 years the radeon finally melted ( always had overheating problems in the australian summer )
so I bought a nvidia gtx630m which had the same connections and power requirements and connections as the radeon
I csnt seem to get it working, despite the card powering up, and loading the splash screen it doesnt go any further, I can get to the network boot screen or the hp splash screen but no further, and I cant find any bios updates for my mptherboard (pegatron) so do I need a new motherboard? The computer works 100% fine without the new graphics card
Should I get a new motherboard. Or graphics card? which would be cheaper? or is there someway to get the current system to work with the new graphics card? thanks -zac

Hi,
The existing card is an "AMD Radeon HD6570 (2 GB)". I don't know how you can fit a Nvidia GTX630M to your machine because this card is for laptop:
     http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-630m/specifications
Probably you are talking about the following card:
    http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gt-630/specifications
The card should be able to use 300W PSU on your machine (no need new PSU). My suggestion:
(a) Update BIOS to the latest one, please check, should be "Version7.15 Rev. A" the motherboard is Cleveland
     http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareDownloadIndex?softwareitem=cp-101150-1&cc=us&dlc=en&lc=en...
(b) Install driver for new card
Hope this helps.
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BH
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