taping pins 3& 11? what are you talking about? If this is some new technique, this better work... o_O
On 4/2/10, Mark Sokolovsky <coolmar...@gmail.com> wrote: > I would use a video card that has 256MB of VRAM. Most of my computers > have that as a minimum, even though i almost never use graphics > intensive programs, but just in case i have it there, it will be > there. I reccommend an Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT with 256MB of VRAM. It > can also have an extra 128MB of shared VRAM, getting up to 384MB of > VRAM. I have an ATI RAGE 128PRO in my PM G4, and no matter what video > card i buy, it's incompatible!!! GRRR. Anyways, i am looking for a > video card to replace my current one. It lags so very badly under > Leopard =(. > > On 4/2/10, Kris Tilford <ktilfo...@cox.net> wrote: >> On Apr 2, 2010, at 10:35 AM, Steve Thompson wrote: >> >>> Its got an AGP slot on the board, & I was wondering what I could put >>> in it to give it a bit more oomph in the graphics department. >> >> A PCI graphics card has throughput of 1/2 AGP. The slowest Mac AGP >> slot is AGP x2, so minimally a the slowest AGP card has 4 times the >> throughput of your PCI card, and perhaps 8 times if you have a G4 with >> AGP x4 slot. >> >> You aren't getting any Quartz Extreme or Core Image acceleration with >> your Radeon 9200 PCI, although you can enable Quartz Extreme >> acceleration with PCI Extreme 3.1 available at MacUpdate. It works >> with 10.4.11. >> >> Many 8x AGP cards need to be slightly modified by taping pins 3 & 11 >> to work in older G4 PowerMacs. If you're upgrading, getting a card >> that supports Core Image/Core Graphics would be best. Here is a list >> of compatible cards for all the G4 models, and another page on how to >> modify pins 3 & 11 for the cards that need modification: >> >> <http://themacelite.wikispaces.com/AGP+Graphics+Card+Compatibility >> +Chart> >> <http://themacelite.wikidot.com/pins-3-and-11> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group >> for >> those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on >> Power >> Macs. >> The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our >> netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml >> To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list >> >> To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject. >> > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
