As a relatively new Mac owner, I am looking to upgrade my Mac Pro (early 2009) graphics card. However, the choices are few and far between (i.e., low end or stratospheric cost).
I was considering an EVGA GTX 285, but after much searching and calls to EVGA and the Mac Care support line, have found out this card/chipset is no longer being manufactured by Nvidia and virtually all of the e-tailers indicate the card is out of stock/discontinued.
Other than the GTX 120 that came in the Mac Pro, the only other Nvidia option is the Quadro FX4800, which at $1,800 from the Apple Store (cheaper at other on-line vendors, but still @ $1,300-1,400), is way too expensive.
The ATI cards have not been released yet and unfortunately, they are not supported by the new Adobe CS5 software's significantly enhanced graphics capabilities.
This is really disappointing and I am considering abandoning the Mac now and going back to my HP Workstation, which has virtually unlimited graphics card support and capability.
Any thoughts?
I was considering an EVGA GTX 285, but after much searching and calls to EVGA and the Mac Care support line, have found out this card/chipset is no longer being manufactured by Nvidia and virtually all of the e-tailers indicate the card is out of stock/discontinued.
Other than the GTX 120 that came in the Mac Pro, the only other Nvidia option is the Quadro FX4800, which at $1,800 from the Apple Store (cheaper at other on-line vendors, but still @ $1,300-1,400), is way too expensive.
The ATI cards have not been released yet and unfortunately, they are not supported by the new Adobe CS5 software's significantly enhanced graphics capabilities.
This is really disappointing and I am considering abandoning the Mac now and going back to my HP Workstation, which has virtually unlimited graphics card support and capability.
Any thoughts?





