Poor Graphics Card On G5

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11-22-2003, 03:34 PM
Wolfmight

Apple G5 Specs

First off, the best model uses an ATI RADEON 9600 Pro with 64MB DDR SDRAM.. even if 64mb runs the same as 128mb on a pc, Why dont they just use a 128mb model!? Hell why dont they have the 9800 Pro for mac yet?

You notice the slower models use the NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB DDR SDRAM.... *cough* graphics system my ass *cough*

Some people say,"Well OSX isnt like windows.. it runs with half the resources and never crashes".

I reply,"Hell.. i use the 1ghz g4 laptops at school.. those things freeze all the time when i use Final Cut Pro. It even froze when applying effects sometimes.. (The red proccess bar just stoped moving for like a lonng time) Normally those effects dont take long at all to apply."

The moral here.. If it's a computer, your gonna have problems.

oh yea
Fruity colors are half the of the reason people buy em lol
11-22-2003, 03:37 PM
SciManAl

what is there to reply to... you are just flaming mac...

Also the drivers are to be considered here, Osx would have to have its own drivers made for the cards...
11-22-2003, 03:43 PM
Wolfmight

no, mac is ok.. just disappointing that the graphics card isnt really too highend.
I know the 9500 Pro is better than the 9600 Pro on PCs. (9700 Pro+ kills them both tho)
11-22-2003, 04:42 PM
bigdawgfoxx

I dont like mac that much
11-22-2003, 04:45 PM
bigdawgfoxx

Also why dont u read down a little bit more. Thos are just some systems that are put together...they have a 9800 Pro

Build-to-Order Options
Order a custom-configured computer from the online Apple Store or an authorized Apple reseller.
Memory (PC2700 or PC3200 DDR SDRAM; installed in pairs): 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB (1)
Hard drives (1) 80GB Serial ATA
160GB Serial ATA
250GB Serial ATA

Optical drives SuperDrive (DVD-R/CD-RW), Combo drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Graphics NVIDIA GeForce FX 5200 Ultra with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
ATI Radeon 9600 Pro with 64MB of DDR SDRAM
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro with 128MB of DDR SDRAM

Go back and read some more
11-22-2003, 04:55 PM
raiserblade2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Wolfmight@22 November 2003 - 15:34
Apple G5 Specs

First off, the best model uses an ATI RADEON 9600 Pro with 64MB DDR SDRAM.. even if 64mb runs the same as 128mb on a pc, Why dont they just use a 128mb model!?

if u say it run the same as a 128mb version, wouldnt u take the one that cost less? :blink:

and really, what is the point of this thread? u went looking for specs on mac just to post a thread flaming at it :blink:
11-22-2003, 05:30 PM
bigdawgfoxx

How does a 64MB card fun the same as a 128?
11-22-2003, 05:34 PM
raiserblade2003

i dunno
11-22-2003, 05:37 PM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@22 November 2003 - 17:30
How does a 64MB card fun the same as a 128?

DDR ? :blink: :huh: :unsure:
11-22-2003, 06:05 PM
raiserblade2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Kunal+22 November 2003 - 17:37--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 22 November 2003 - 17:37)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@22 November 2003 - 17:30
How does a 64MB card fun the same as a 128?

DDR ? :blink: :huh: :unsure: [/b][/quote]
what do u mean ddr? arent all 9600 pro have ddr?
11-22-2003, 06:48 PM
bigdawgfoxx

He said a 64MB card would be the same as a 128MB card...how?
11-22-2003, 07:14 PM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@22 November 2003 - 18:48
He said a 64MB card would be the same as a 128MB card...how?

i think he was trying to compare a 64mb DDR graphics card to 128mb sd graphics card
11-22-2003, 08:37 PM
bigdawgfoxx

Oh ok...well arent almost all G cards DDR now?
11-22-2003, 09:26 PM
Kunal

Quote:

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@22 November 2003 - 20:37
Oh ok...well arent almost all G cards DDR now?

yes, but still the 128sd ram card would be better
11-22-2003, 11:06 PM
3RA1N1AC

a 64mb card will perform similarly to a 128mb card when the applications do not exceed the abilities of the 64mb + AGP combination. since most mac users are not video game players, a 64mb card is more than enough for the average 3D program. not to mention that macs don't use direct3D, which is a microsoft API, so a 9600 doesn't lag nearly as far behind a 9800 in openGL as it would in direct3D.
11-23-2003, 12:02 AM
Evil Gemini

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Originally posted by Kunal+22 November 2003 - 22:26--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Kunal @ 22 November 2003 - 22:26)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-bigdawgfoxx@22 November 2003 - 20:37
Oh ok...well arent almost all G cards DDR now?

yes, but still the 128sd ram card would be better [/b][/quote]
Nah man not really. It also depends on the clock speeds on the card.