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I'd like to add that the X800 XT for Mac worked wonderfully (once I received a working replacement from ATI) with my G5-2.0 using Tiger, but now upon upgrading to Leopard the fans are a little louder (noticeable but not terrible), and I periodically get a flash of green or pink on my entire 30" Cinema Display screen when trashing a file or closing a window or application. This may only be a problem with the combination of G5-Leopard-30" Apple Cinema Display.Ivor
This is the best by far. There are many sites you can find from google that show the bench test comparisons. Go see the comparison tests on the internet. There are a couple of other 256MB graphics cards for the Power Mac G5. Again, don't take my word for it. Nothing even comes close to the performance of this card. It is, quite simply, the best graphics card money can buy for your Power Mac G5 with AGP Pro 8X graphics.
These are very hard to find, but worth the extra cost if you ask me. It blows away the competition in every category. If you are running a 30 inch Cinema LCD you will notice the difference in lag time between this card and the other 256MB cards that are out there. This is your bad boy right here.
I took off one stare for the fan noise. I bought this video card to speed up Aperture on my G5 tower, and it has more than doubled the speed of the app. A photo with lots of adjustments, particularly spot healing, still bogs down everything, though. It's not overly bad or obtrusive, but it can be heard constantly when the G5's fans are at their lowest setting.
It's easy to install and takes only one slot. I upgraded to this video card in my 2.3GHz G5 Mac to effectively use Aperture. To that end, and for a little boost in overall speed, the card does its job. The card is also quiter than I expected.
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