Old imac G5 with 64 meg graphics card

I looked at some benchmarks for the macpro and found that the graphics card performs better with a lower screen resolution. What screen resolution is best for my computer if I want better performance? Should it be at thousands of colors or millions of colors or does it matter? I set my screen resolution one setting lower than max and on my 20 inch imac it seems to be a little faster. I don't know if the color settings matter.

Hi Paul!
Flatscreen monitors (like ours) should be set at the highest resolution, and millions of colours look best.
How much RAM do you have?

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My old iMac has a broken graphics card. Instead of getting it replaced or fixed I needed a computer quickly. I decided to get a MacPro. I'm able to boot up the old iMac and my MacPro can now read the files in the iMac. I have been transferring files from the old iMac to the MacPro via ethernet connection as the USB to USB was running slow. Is there a faster way to transfer the files between the two?
Is there a way I can delete the files on the iMac when I'm done transferring the files I wanna keep? Right now it won't let me delete anything from the iMac hard drive especially the locked Files.
Is there a way I can connect another monitor to the iMac if it has a broken graphics card? I'm assuming it's the graphics card cause I researched it on youtube and my iMac has the same screen they're describing when you have a graphics card issue.
Thanks.

What is the iMac model? Does it have Thunderbolt? Do you have Firewire? Can you connect them via any combination of Firewire & Thunderbolt?
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That will allow you to see the iMac as an 'external hard disk'. They are the fastest way to access the full disk.
At the moment it sounds like you are using file sharing over ethernet - this is not the way to access everything on the iMac's disk & will result in you failing to copy data that you don't have read permission.
You can also erase the iMacs HD over target disk mode if you really want to remove the OS & data.
I don't believe it is possible to connect up two Macs via USB to USB so please clarify what you used. You may have been doing the right thing before you switched to ethernet.
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Nevermind about the model, 2009 iMacs didn't have Thunderbolt so you will need to use Firewire 800 to Thunderbolt.

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.
Note: Autumn now but still hot isn't it ?
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My iMac buying debacle.. comparing graphics cards

Hello,
I have a dilemma and I am seeking guidance from you smart apple people. I am looking at either acquiring my father's 24" iMac or buying one used on ebay and I am not very familiar with graphics cards.
So I want a 24". Not only because I think its the perfect size but because I get a discount at work of 20% if the monitor is 24 inchs or less. I do mostly photo editing and processing along with web browsing. I also like playing videogames but have not done much of this on my 2007 macbook 13" (black). Basically the games I am looking to run would be like cod4, cod4 mw2 or bf3 on mac (if released) or windows partition via bootcamp. This is where I am unsure of which graphics card to get, I am not to familiar with the cards and would like to get an imac that would last me many years down the road.
So here are the stats from my dads older (early 2009) iMac 24": Nvidia GeForece 9400 256MB, 2.66 Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB DDR3, 640 GB HD
Would that be sufficient for those games or should I go for something used with the top graphics card from 2009 (24inch) models?
For example I found some 24inch models that meet my other criteria (640+ GB HD, 4+ RAM) on ebay with these cards for about $1000, plus or minus $300.
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Ati Radeon HD 4850 video card
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Basic rules of 3D gaming on a Mac.
1: Only the MacPro can the video card be switched for a better one, if you can find one.
2: 3D video games are dedicated graphics card dependent, integrated graphics (CPU does the graphics) are terrible for most every 3D game as it's not as powerful as a GPU, but good enough for the basics.
3: When you buy a Mac and intend to 3D game, buy the most powerful model with the most powerful dedicated video card possible. This allows you to 3D game longer, as newer games always need a newer card.
4: All in one Mac's like the iMac are so-so at 3D gaming, because of their heat issues in their closed case, CPU and GPU are hobbled if the temperatures rise.
5: You must have deep pockets to 3D game on a Mac, as your hardware turnover is faster and the prices for Mac's are premium. Also since a lot of games only for Windows, you have to buy Windows $300 as well.
6: Windows has a larger market share, also 3D gamers towers that plenty of video cards can be replaced with, better cooling systems, tricks and overclocking and so forth to extract maximum performance out of 3D games.
So perhaps just get what you need for the job at hand, and get a Windows 7 3D gaming tower instead, where you can replace the video card.
The fastest Windiows 7 tower is twice as fast as the fastest Mac.
http://www.cbscores.com/index.php?sort=ogl&order=desc
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ATA 9800 128 Meg Card Vs. OEM Apple ATI 64 Meg Graphics Card?

I'm upgrading a G4 Dual 500 to a Powerlogix Powerforce G4 Dual 1.3 CPU. I'm wondering if an ATI AGP 128 meg graphics card as a replacement to the Apple OEM/ATI 64 meg going to do much for me? Would this push the powersupply too much?
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I was wrong about the ATA 9800, oops it is an ATI 9200. I swapped it for the same card that has 128meg. memory instead of 64meg. X-bench reported little differences in speed.

How do I get Windows 8 to function with my Iris Graphics card?

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I have a late 2013 Macbook Pro retina with 8 GB of RAM and Iris graphics card.
I am having a problem in WIndows 8 64 bit (I'm using bootcamp 5). It seems as the Windows 8 doesn't work properly with the Iris graphics card. Under display adapter information it shows only 32 MB of dedicated video memory. And I only want windows on my mac because of occasional video games. No games run with 32 MB of video memory. And it seems that windows drivers are correct because it recognises the Iris 5100 graphics card...
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I'd like to know how can i connect my old iMac tiger with new one iMac lion. I wanna use the old one for external disk to collect files from there to new one.

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Hi mshields1162,
Great question, and welcome to Apple Support Communities.
First, you may want to choose to have the sidebar displayed for familiarity:
iTunes 11: Frequently used features
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5649
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I am looking to upgrade my macbook pro 13". I have a new logic board and have searched for the spec on this i.e. hdd size and ram. will my 2009 screen work with a updated graphics card ??

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I have an old imac 27' with OS 10.7. What will happen with lightroom 6 ?

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Does the fan on Macbooks with Nvidia Geforce graphic cards run less often?

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Hi @Lefteris93 ,
Thank you for visiting the HP Support Forums and Welcome. I have looked into your issue about your I would uninstall all the software and drivers for AMD High-Definition (HD) Graphics Driver and Catalyst Control from the control panel and the Device manager. Restart the notebook and download from here.
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Thanks.
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