Video Upgrade for G5

Hi,
I finally have Aperture up and running to how I think the program should behave. However, I am finding at times, that Aperture lags quite a bit. From what I have read, this seems to be related to the video card. I am currently using a Dual Core G5, 1GB ram, and the Nvidea 6600. Are there any upgrade cards available for this machine, as I specifically purchased it to run Aperture?
Thanks
Glenn

go to www.welovemacs.com. i was able to purchase the nvidia gt 7800. this is the exact card that apple offers as part of their upgrade. it's expensive..over $700 but trust me, it works fine. **** with the warranty. if i have to take the computer in for service i'll put the old card back in. and i also agree with you, apple didn't help out at all. they really ticked me off for sure. i find that folks in this forum know a **** of a lot more than any apple procare or apple store. at the stores the idiot mac genius's (idiots) are arrogant kids only trying to push a product. and the icare... should be called i don't care....even with a stinking schematic of the mother board in hand couldn't figure out what i did on my own. trust me... welovemacs.com is great. i had the card in a couple days and aperture was twice as fast with the images viewing on the screen.

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