[X4U] Help-need guidance choosing video card for Aperture

[Stroller]

On Nov 20, 2005, at 2:55 pm, Jim Robertson wrote:
>
> Any suggestions as to which of the available cards I should purchase? 
> My
> PCI-X slots are open, but I assume there might be problems if I leave 
> my
> current monitor attached to my current video card (nVidia GeForce 
> FX5200),
> so ideally the new card would be able to drive the ADC monitor as well 
> as a
> larger DVI monitor.

You're going to have a bit of homework to do on this, searching 
Acceler8yourMac & whatnot but my best guess is that the current video 
card will simply continue to work. Attaching a monitor or monitors to 
the second card will likely just cause them to show as additional 
monitors in System Preferences > Displays > Arrangement.

Personally, I'd buy the cheapest graphics card that meets Aperture's 
specs, but I don't really believe in "upgrading" Macs. My experience is 
that older Macs retain their value sufficiently well that you can often 
sell the old one and, together with the price of the upgrade, have 
nearly enough for a current model.

Stroller.