srubin Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Im getting ready to start a hackintosh project and am hung up on the video card. Ideally I want to dual boot into windows xp/vista and I need a good gaming card for windows. It may still be a long wait for HD4850/4870 drivers. I see a lot of 8800 GT builds. Is an 8800 GTX or something the best hackintosh supported card at this time? Which do you guys suggest? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrock42 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 8800gt working great here. no complaints. apparently some of them are defecting though. doh! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-877922 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srubin Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 thanks for the reply, my concern right now is the state of the graphics card market. the new cards are much faster than the stuff thats already out. i dont want to spend 150-200 on a card thats slower just because of the drivers. im thinking an 8800 gtx or something. but even with that card im unsure. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-878239 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickhe Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 9800GX2 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-878440 Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackintom Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 9800GX2 The GX2 is great, but with osx86 you won't be able to use both GPUs, but you'll be able to use quad monitors (not sure, you'll have to check). So, the fastest GPUs are 9800 GX2 and 9800 GTX+ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-878451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
srubin Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 sorry to be naive but why couldnt i use both gpus? would a gtx be capable of handling with a fast proc and enough ram almost any pc game thrown at it? in 1920x1080 resolution. the gx2 is more than i want to spend for a card. thanks Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-878771 Share on other sites More sharing options...
vbetts Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 9800GX2 No. The gain from the GX2 isn't worth it, and the 2 cores don't work fully together in SLI under Osx86. So, when you buy the card and use it in windows, sli, but when you use it in osx86, you're only getting really the use of a single 9800. 8800gt is good for budget, but for around $200, I'd say the 9800. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/124131-best-compatible-gaming-video-card/#findComment-878920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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