[X4U] G5 Video Card Question

[Rod Buchanan]

On Apr 4, 2008, at 3:43 PM, Stroller wrote:

> On 3 Apr 2008, at 04:35, Zane H. Healy wrote:
>
>> At 6:03 PM -0500 4/2/08, Rod Buchanan wrote:
>>
>>> I have a first-gen PowerMac G5 (2x2) with the original 64MB Radeon  
>>> 9600 graphics card.  The machine still runs great, but video  
>>> performance can be slow at times.  Would upgrading to a ATI RADEON  
>>> 9600 PRO (256MB) help performance?
>>>
>>> I'm looking to get by as cheap as I can (it's too old to invest a  
>>> lot of money in).
>>
>> I'm running the same system.  ... I'm not sure there is an  
>> *affordable* video card upgrade available unless you get lucky. ...
>
> You can flash a PC's ATi 9800 Pro to a Mac firmware.

Thanks for the info.

-- 
Rod

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