P pepe123 Distinguished Feb 24, 2011 1 0 18,510 Feb 24, 2011 #1 Hello, I am looking for a replacement of my video card in a mac pro 1.1 2.6MHz 8 GB ram, is anything in the market
Hello, I am looking for a replacement of my video card in a mac pro 1.1 2.6MHz 8 GB ram, is anything in the market
COLGeek Cybernaut Moderator Apr 6, 2009 54,212 3,413 179,340 Feb 24, 2011 #2 You will have to use an appropriate Mac compatible video card (a.k.a. GPU). You can't simply install a PC based solution. How much is your budget? Keep in mind that Mac GPUs tend to cost quite a bit more than PC GPUs of the same model family. I also assume you want a new GPU at least as capable (likely more so) than the GPU you currently have. BTW, does your current GPU still work properly? I DO NOT RECOMMEND any available GPUs that have been "flashed" from the PC version to the Mac version. They almost NEVER fully work properly. Please clarify. In the meantime, this is a very nice Mac GPU: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726539-REG/Apple_MC743ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5870.html Upvote 0 Downvote
You will have to use an appropriate Mac compatible video card (a.k.a. GPU). You can't simply install a PC based solution. How much is your budget? Keep in mind that Mac GPUs tend to cost quite a bit more than PC GPUs of the same model family. I also assume you want a new GPU at least as capable (likely more so) than the GPU you currently have. BTW, does your current GPU still work properly? I DO NOT RECOMMEND any available GPUs that have been "flashed" from the PC version to the Mac version. They almost NEVER fully work properly. Please clarify. In the meantime, this is a very nice Mac GPU: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/726539-REG/Apple_MC743ZM_A_ATI_Radeon_HD_5870.html