PC vs mac GPU

lt_dan_zsu

Graphics card Authority

July 24, 2012 6:41:08 PM

There is a 570 2.5gb selling for $550 on ebay right now. I was wondering does the mac actually need it's own special kind of GPUs or is it just a stupid marketing ploy because they know idiots will spend more on it if it says apple? Could I put a standard 570 in a mac and it would still work?

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Chairman Ray

Graphics card Expert

July 24, 2012 7:03:44 PM

$550? Isn't the 570 2.5gb supposed to be like $300?

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the great randini

Graphics card Expert

July 24, 2012 7:07:14 PM

its a ploy.

FYI--- MAC LOST -----PC WON

a mac is a pc (contains the same parts found in pc's) with a different os.
granted the use high quality parts in most of them, and are tested and evenly built.
but you pay 3x times more for the same parts.

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Deemo13

Graphics card Master

July 24, 2012 7:08:50 PM

That video is fantastic.

I don't know if it would work, but by the looks of the video, it should.

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Dangi

July 24, 2012 7:09:47 PM

lt_dan_zsu said:

There is a 570 2.5gb selling for $550 on ebay right now. I was wondering does the mac actually need it's own special kind of GPUs or is it just a stupid marketing ploy because they know idiots will spend more on it if it says apple? Could I put a standard 570 in a mac and it would still work?

10 years ago Apple had it's own PowerPC, nowadays is just a common CPU and common GPU.

So it will work on any PC

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