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| 28-01-08 / 00:39 : Best graphic card for MDD G4 (cjed) |
| The Radeon 9800 Pro is the most powerful graphic card available for MDD G4 (uses a dedicated power connector from the MDD power supply), and it provides stunning games performances compared with the stock Radeon 9000 Pro (without mentioning new compatible games and Core Image hardware acceleration). We can find the card for 239 euros at Macway (initially priced 399$ in 2003), or flash a PC version (60 euros from ebay, choose a 128Mo 256bits from Saphirre, GeCube, Club3D, or PowerColor). Flash it, from a PC, or from a mac, using a 128ko rom reduced to 64ko - found on these sites. However it seems that these cards do not work for a long time, due to heat dissipation problems in MDD : power supply, CPU heatsink, memory and GPU are very close from each other. |
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The Radeon 9600 Pro Mac&PC edition (199 euros) is 50% slower in 3D games compared with the 9800 Pro, but it is passvely cooled (no fan, just a heatsink) so it can be a good choice to have a quiet and reliable G4. |
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