Sawtooth AGP Card upgrade questions . . .

Just acquired a 400mhz sawtooth.
I want to know what agp cards work with this.
I have access to quicksilver and mdd agp cards and prefer to use one of those.
Just looking at the options.
Thanks.

Hi-
Use the Radeon 9000 Pro and have a solid DVI card in the Sawtooth.
The 9000 Pro is a good option for the Sawtooth and those who want 1920x1200 digital resolution.
I previously used one in my Sawtooth.
No issues.

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These I think I need more help. Going thru these
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supply (overheating problems) and that "AGP G4's
have either a 208w or a 237w Power supply (PSU)"
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On another thread I read: "as far as I'm aware,
there are only two video cards currently available
retail that support Tiger's core image/video, the
Radeon 9600 and 9800. Unfortunately the 9600 requires
a x4 AGP slot, so that just leaves the 9800. It's a
powerful card but consequently is fairly expensive
and can be noisy due to it's fan."
What is a x4 AGP slot? Do Sawtooths have
this?
I'll be upgrading to Tiger soon. Does this mean I
can't go for the ATI Radeon 9200?
I'd prefer AGP than PCI cards. What are my real
options considering power consumption, OS and
performance?
Important: I’d like the video card to run 2
monitors, LCD and/or CRT.
I think I may have written what you've quoted. You probably already know, but you don't actually need a Core Image compatible card to use Tiger. As far as I'm aware, few applications currently make use of Core Image and fewer still actually require it (Apple's Aperture and Motion being possible exceptions).
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Hi-
OK-
4x AGP cards...
ATI is typically regarded as a good performance choice, because of the drivers and the architecture of their cards.
Turns out, that ATI is the only one producing a performance upgrade for 2x/4x AGP Macs. That card is the ATI Radeon 9800 Pro Mac Edition.
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The 9800 Pro is also available in a flashed version on eBay, or you can flash your own if your up to it. A ready flashed card is less than half the cost of a real Mac version, and performs identically.
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The MDD would possibly benefit more from the 7800 GS, but either the 9800 or the 6800 would also be good. The 7800 is also only supported after 10.4.6.
With the MDD, though, heat is an issue. All the cards run hot, being performance cards, but the 7800 GS chip is the coolest of the three.
With the 9800, one thing that should be done, is to replace the OEM cooler with an aftermarket cooler. In the DA, this isn't much of a problem, as long as the PCI slot next to the AGP slot is left open. In the MDD, the aftermarket cooler choices for the 9800 are limited, as the memory is next to the AGP slot, making space limited.
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Check with Mike over at Accelerate Your Mac, he should know how to flash that card to get it to work with a Mac.
It' probably best to sell it and buy a Mac card, than take a chance.
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