What is there for us with 2X?
With all the new graphics cards, I wanna get one. I have an AGP 2X slot, however, and I have noticed that many of these cards do not support it. What is avaliable for me, and others, who want to get a new high-quality graphics card but lack the 4X AGP slot?
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If you are looking for a nice card for your AGP 2x system without having a huge hole in your pocket, get the original Radeon 32 MB DDR graphics card. It's more powerful than the 7000 and has a nice feature set for low cost.
I have that Radeon in my G4/500 DP and it works great. Even in Giants (huge power hog) in OS X 10.1.2 I get 25-45 fps, which is not bad in that game.
-Ender
if you want the best card go looking for the mac gf3, but if you want the most bang for your buck i would seriously look into the original radeon, an exceptional card- especially for its price.
From the PC benchmarks I've seen, the 8500's FSAA options are far behind the GF4 Ti (and GF4 MX), but who knows if the mac versions of either card will have that support anyway...
So if you play lots of games at super high resolution, this may be the card for you even if your system is only on a AGP 2x bus (with a midrange processor... about 400-600 MHz). I still suggest the much cheaper Radeon 32 MB DDR for most needs though. Works for me.
-Ender
I would think that the advantages of a faster processor are obvious...
-Ender
<strong>Umm why not just go to the card manufacturers site and read the specs, I mean there are really only two of them, instead of having someone else read it and post it for you. A little work for you is a lot less work for us. Damn</strong><hr></blockquote>
Sorry, I read a-hole. I am just trying to get some more information from people who actually use these cards and have experience with them. A little shuting the hell up for you is a lot less pain in the arse for us