davecool Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Hey all. Have an Asus P5LD2-VM motherboard with built-in GMA950. Leopard doesn't like it much. Tried pretty much everything but it still leaves blocks and doubled mouse pointers around text entry areas. Oh well. Just looking for one step up from this. Absolutely cheapest PCIe video card with QE & CI that doesn't have any issues in Leopard. I'm more leaning toward an ATI board. I found this for $20: Gigabyte HD 2400 XT Will this video card work? Or does anyone have a suggestion for something else (even if it's not cheaper than this)? Thanks! David Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaaseyRacer Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 It works, but I think I remeber reading that the HD2400 cards require a DVI to VGA adapter. I do not think they work with DVI, I think the 7300GT has the same issue. For low cost cards if DVI is of concern I would go with an HD2600XT. http://forum.insanelymac.com/index.php?showtopic=94090 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-895590 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCH Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Nvidia cards are more likely to work. a 7200GS would do... a few months ago I even bought a 7100 from ebay for 6€. That also worked fine. Also out of ebay I got a 7600GT for 25€, which is a great card for osx... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-895671 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The HD2400 will work fine but look for 8600gt they are cheap Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-896031 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecool Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 I'm still loving the $20 price point of the HD 2400 XT... I can't get confirmation that it does work in Leopard. No posts seem to indicate that it works correctly. Oh well. The other cards mentioned are all in the $80-$100 range that I can see (shopping in Canada). Can someone point me to a web store with a cheap version of those cards? Thanks. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-896276 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick14 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 it workes 100% or 99% in Leopard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-896365 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecool Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 Well, I think I've decided on the 8600GTS. Found it for $30. "EVGA E-GEFORCE 8600GTS Ssc Edition W. Quake WARS: Et 756MHZ 256MB DDR3 PCI-E DVI-I HDTV Video Card" Model: 256-P2-N768-A1 I'll hang on for a little while to see if anyone tells me not to buy that one. ;-) Thanks, David Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-897244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
davecool Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 I ordered that 8600GTS. $30 after rebate. Sweet. It's more powerful than I need, but I know for sure that it will work and it's wicked cheap. Thanks to all that helped with this decision. Link: eVGA 8600 GTS at NCIX Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/126668-cheapest-pcie-video-card-with-qe-ci/#findComment-897815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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