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Performa 6300CD Video Upgrade

Performa 6300CD Video Upgrade Hardware 4 posts Nov 17, 2010 — Dec 2, 2010

#1 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 - 23:15

Would anyone know of any decent video cards available for the LC PDS slot in the Performa 6300CD?

#2 Thu, 25 Nov 2010 - 21:34

Is there ANY why to upgrade this Mac video performance?

#3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 - 01:26

There were very few ever made as the market for such an item was small back in the day.

Guide to LC PDS Video Cards

Low end mac has listed a few options but I do not see them being any better than the existing video system on the 6300CD. If you want better video, I assume you would have to look at another system.

#4 Thu, 2 Dec 2010 - 03:12

Your best bet is probably to install a 6360, 6400 or 6500 logic board, which themselves have better video, and then optionally a PCI video card for even better. IIRC you will need the matching backplane for each logic board, and possibly the matching power supply, or a mod for 3.3V power. The PCC hacking pages (still available only on archive.org) will offer some more information.