[X Newbies] Video card recommendation

Jon Warms jwarms at mac.com
Mon Oct 27 09:01:57 PST 2003


Here's a list of supported video cards.

Quartz Extreme Requirements
Quartz Extreme functionality is supported by the following video GPUs:
NVIDIA GeForce2 MX, GeForce3, GeForce4 MX, or GeForce4 Ti or
  any AGP-based ATI RADEON GPU. A minimum of 16MB VRAM is required.

http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quartzextreme/


Jon

>  Sun, 26 Oct 2003 16:13:12 -0500, David Boag <spikedds at bellsouth.net> 
> wrote:
>
> G4 350MHz Sawtooth, 640 MB SDRAM, OS X.3 (and LOVING IT!), standard
> configuration otherwise (AGP ATI Rage 128 Pro). Was unaware before the
> upgrade that Quartz Extreme was required for the fast user switching
> animation to work. Now chomping at the bit for it.
>
> I don't need acceleration for gaming or graphics work, as I don't do
> those. I just use my Mac for basic purposes. Does anyone have a good,
> reasonable recommendation for an AGP card replacement so I and my
> family can enjoy one of the coolest effects in the new OS?



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