Dual 1.8 video card options

#1 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 21:17

I have a dual 1.8 g5. Its missing a video card, can I just use a radeon 7000 I got laying around in it

#2 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 21:39

Should work, but it seems sad to waste a G5 on that level of card.

#3 Tue, 3 May 2011 - 23:36

Just temporary until I can find the right one

#4 Wed, 4 May 2011 - 18:58

IIRC, the G5 Powermac can use a PCI card as an additional video card but not as a primary video card.

Look at flashing a PC Radeon 9800 Pro or Nvidia FX5200, FX5500 or FX6200. You should be able to find one under $40.

#5 Wed, 4 May 2011 - 21:08

It looks like the AGP Slot is different then Most radeon 9800s I have, I also have a radeon 9000 sitting here too.

#6 Wed, 4 May 2011 - 23:06

The AGP 8X slots are different then the early AGP 1x/2x ones or ones designed for 4x/8x (different voltages so they changed the AGP slot key to keep things from blowing up). Radeon 7000 is so old its probably 1x/2x only.