marcoscar Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Hello, I'm looking for a new Nvidia Graphic Card... and I'm totally lost !! I actually have two hackintoshs (cf signature at the end), the first one run 10.11.5 and the second one run 10.11.6. They both perfectly run with the same graphic card (GT 740 MSI, 2Go DDR3) I would like to buy a new Graphic card in order to use my two Hackintosh at the same time (one for testing and the other for "real" work). Today I have to unplug and plug my graphic card from my Hack1 to Hack2... not very usefull!! I had a look on the internet website which are selling Nvidia products but I don't know which one would be the best for ma configuration... Do you have any advices? any brand to avoid? any reference you know they work perfectly? What are the differences between the GT, GTX, or GTX ti... and more? Which one would you buy? for an hakintosh? I don't need a big one... no video... no 3D... no game.... only 2d ! Thanks for helping, ready to read you ! Marcoscar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatWar Posted September 7, 2016 Share Posted September 7, 2016 Start by supported GPUs in real Macs...the real trick is the outputs, one or more outputs can work as their default or none, requiring framebuffer edition. There is plenty of old GPUs selling out there very cheap from Nvidia and AMD or new ones to the recent OS X releases that are using AMD currently. Check Tech ARP - Where The Best In Technology Gather Desktop Graphics Card ... for GPUs specs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoscar Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 thanks you.... i will have a look on the links you gave me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampage Dev Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 A GTX 960 is a solid entry level GPU that gives you performance at a lower cost. Since the 10XX series GPUs have been released the 9xx series GPUs can be found at a low cost used on sites such as E-Bay for example. GPU selection should be based on your needs for the next 2-3 years so think about it before you buy something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcoscar Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 thanks for this advice... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Nitty Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Hello, I'm looking for a new Nvidia Graphic Card... and I'm totally lost !! I actually have two hackintoshs (cf signature at the end), the first one run 10.11.5 and the second one run 10.11.6. They both perfectly run with the same graphic card (GT 740 MSI, 2Go DDR3) I would like to buy a new Graphic card in order to use my two Hackintosh at the same time (one for testing and the other for "real" work). Today I have to unplug and plug my graphic card from my Hack1 to Hack2... not very usefull!! I had a look on the internet website which are selling Nvidia products but I don't know which one would be the best for ma configuration... Do you have any advices? any brand to avoid? any reference you know they work perfectly? What are the differences between the GT, GTX, or GTX ti... and more? Which one would you buy? for an hakintosh? I don't need a big one... no video... no 3D... no game.... only 2d ! Thanks for helping, ready to read you ! Marcoscar From experience, if you are looking for a GPU that works OOB w/ no mess installation involved (NVIDIA Web Drivers) then I would suggest u stick to using anything below Maxwell as a solution: Kepler/Fermi are natively supported by OS X starting from Mountain Lion. Go with a used GTX 760 if you're looking for a decent card that won't cost as much. Even a used GTX 780 won't break the bank if you purchase one today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sld87 Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 From experience, if you are looking for a GPU that works OOB w/ no mess installation involved (NVIDIA Web Drivers) then I would suggest u stick to using anything below Maxwell as a solution: Kepler/Fermi are natively supported by OS X starting from Mountain Lion. Go with a used GTX 760 if you're looking for a decent card that won't cost as much. Even a used GTX 780 won't break the bank if you purchase one today. My 560 is fermi and doesn't currently work in Sierra.. Black screens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Nitty Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 My 560 is fermi and doesn't currently work in Sierra.. Black screens Then u must be doing something wrong with your installation... I have a GTX 480 working OOB which is Fermi (no drivers installed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sld87 Posted September 30, 2016 Share Posted September 30, 2016 Then u must be doing something wrong with your installation... I have a GTX 480 working OOB which is Fermi (no drivers installed) Do share your methodology then.. As I have been doing this for 9 years now and have no working method to get a 560ti working in Sierra despite it working perfectly in El Cap. (Even slim.jim is having issues with a similar card). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ankh_red Posted October 1, 2016 Share Posted October 1, 2016 Apparently the issue is only for a certain version... My laptop also has 520m and the same problem occurs.. I've been reading people with 500 series Nvidia on real Mac also has the same problem with Sierra... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Nitty Posted October 2, 2016 Share Posted October 2, 2016 Do share your methodology then.. As I have been doing this for 9 years now and have no working method to get a 560ti working in Sierra despite it working perfectly in El Cap. (Even slim.jim is having issues with a similar card). Make sure u are using HDMI output. And also are u able to boot w/o the USB installer? And one more thing: what system definition are u using in your SMBIOS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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