[G4] video card question

[Eric Smith]

Hi Margaret,

AGP is waaay faster than PCI. Since your system has an AGP slot,
stick with that. For more information on the differences, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accelerated_Graphics_Port#Advantages_over_PCI

I have the Radeon 9800 Pro in my G4 Sawtooth. It is a solid,
dependable card. An excellent choice, I would say.

Is there some reason you don't want to upgrade to 10.4.11?
It has lots of bugfixes, plus you can download the latest
security updates.

Eric

Margaret Krakowiak wrote:
> I have a G4 dual 450, gig ethernet Mac,
> with an Apple CRT studio display monitor.
> I'm running OSX 4.6
> 
> I just got a little Flip video camcorder
> (great product, BTW), shot some video, and opened
> my iWorks/iMovie 06 to do some editing.
> I get a message saying I should upgrade my video
> card to one that is "Quartz Extreme compatible".
> 
> I went to OWC, and they show 2 possibilities,
> the Radeon 9200 PCI for about $100, and the
> Radeon 9800 AGP for about $200.
> 
> My questions:
> Are these my only 2 options?
> What is the advantage of PCI over AGP, or
> vice versa?
> The 9200 PCI states it does not support OS9
> on the gig ethernet model - I do have OS9.2.2
> installed, and use it, though infrequently.
> 
> thanks,
> margaret
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