Description
Up for auction is an nVidia GeForce 7800 GTX PCI Express graphics card with 512MB of 256-bit GDDR3 memory. This video card is the absolute fastest video card available for your PCIe Dual/Quad PowerMac G5. This item has been tested and is guaranteed to arrive in working condition. It will work with any PCI Express-based Dual-Core or Quad-Core G5 Mac (not the older PCI-X/AGP G5s). This video card will not work in an Intel Mac Pro machine. If you are looking for the ultimate upgrade for your PCIe G5, look no further - this is it! This card will run TWO 30" LCD monitors at full 2560x1600 resolution from its twin dual-link DVI ports. Ask about our trade-in credit for your old video card or machine.
Compatible machines include:
Features:
- Fully compatible with Mac OS X Tiger 10.4.6 - 10.5.8 Leopard
- To boot from an OS X Install disc, a 10.4.6 or newer disc is required
-
Quartz Extreme compatible
-
Core Image support
- Apple ColorSync support
- Apple Motion support
- Apple Aperture support
-
No sleep issues (but installing this card will not fix any pre-existing sleep issues your machine may have)
-
Latest firmware (v2149) already installed
-
Clocked at a blazing fast 550MHz Core and 850MHz (1,700MHz DDR) Memory for fast, cool, and reliable operation
-
Includes two dual-link DVI-I connections
-
Dual display capable - this card will drive dual independent displays (aka Extended Desktop) or dual mirrored displays (aka Mirrored Desktop)
-
Available display modes include single DVI and dual DVI
-
To drive an ADC display, a (spendy) DVI-ADC adapter is required (available for $99 from the Apple Store)
- Maximum available analog (VGA CRT or LCD) resolution is 2048 x 1536 @ 85hz (using a DVI-VGA adapter, available separately)
-
Maximum available digital (DVI LCD) resolution is 2560 x 1600 @ 60hz (up to 30" Apple Cinema HD Display) on both dual-link DVI-I ports
-
Available resolutions and refresh rates will be dependent upon your display's capabilities
- Requires connection to your G5's internal 6-pin PCIe power connection (power connector cable included)
This video card is a good choice for:
Included with the auction:
Specifications from nVidia:
-
GPU: NVIDIA® GeForce™ 7800 GTX
-
Bus Type: PCIe
-
Memory: 512MB GDDR3
-
Core Clock: 550MHz
-
Memory Clock: 1700MHz
-
RAMDAC: Dual 400MHz
-
Connectors: Twin Dual-Link DVI-I
- 1,100 million Vertices/Sec.
-
54.4GB/second memory bandwidth
-
PCIe x16 Compatible
-
Superscalar GPU architecture
-
NVIDIA® CineFX™ 4.0 engine
-
NVIDIA® UltraShadow™ II technology
|