br492 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Maybe there is good news for those with the above graphics card. Just read (macrumors) something about new imac with these specs(?) : MC413LL/A - IMAC 21.5"/3.06/2x2GB/1TB/4670-256MB-USA Let us see if there is indeed good news Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
br492 Posted October 20, 2009 Author Share Posted October 20, 2009 And yes its true.All of you ati 4670 owners just wait for the next days to have support for your gc (i believe that its isn't mobility) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1304893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methanoid Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/20/imac-li...-core-i5-model/ says HD4670 in new iMac... I guess it will be Snow Leopard only for HD4670 drivers unless its possible to use SL drivers with plain old Leo? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1304927 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjorss Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Yes I also noted it! I'm so glad ! Now I'm not going to buy a new 4870 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1304963 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitch_de Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Can it be that that driver also can support the 47xx Chipset, i would perfer over 48xx and 46xx chipset ? ATI 4750 / 4770 reaches near 48xx speeds but has much less power consumption. Also would be much, mich faster than low end 46xx gpu. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadrkside40 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Just read the news. Hopefully there will be a driver for the 4670 in the next daye, would save me a lot of money for the hackintosch of my Girlfriend. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305105 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastExile Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well ATI Radeon HD is not dead as some claim it to be lol 4670 will bring some interesting things like if they still use the crapped out {censored} that stops mobility from work or if it allows us to use more Radeon HD low end cards etc... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon42 Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Well ATI Radeon HD is not dead as some claim it to be lol 4670 will bring some interesting things like if they still use the crapped out {censored} that stops mobility from work or if it allows us to use more Radeon HD low end cards etc... Well it's very likely a Mobility Radeon just like the 4850, but I think the chips are similar enough to make things work on the desktop 4650 and 4670. And yes it would be very nice if it brought support to the 4770; but these are very different beasts. Any chance it could work on 10.5 Leopard? Well that will be another option (this one very cheap!) while I'm shopping for an upgrade to my 2600XT and I'm frustrated I can't get the new 57xx's... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305147 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjorss Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 You can buy the new iMac on the apple site Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305208 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detosx Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Many months ago... I bought a 4770, thinking that Apple might or might not bypass that card option and instead go straight to 5850. The horror of this recession is that instead they went with... a 4670. I'm just itching to downgrade! On the other hand... it's about about Snow Leopard, right? The release candidate of Windows 7 crashed when I was dragging and dropping six gigabytes of files - the screen flashed a milky white and... all six gigs were perma deleated; I tried many data rescue programs over a two week period and nothing rescued the document files that I needed. So, you know, who is the bigger fool, the person who uses flawed software (albeit, in fairness to Microsoft, only a release candidate which usually means a pretty stable beta) or the person who uses sub cutting edge hardware with a rock solid operating system? Bit of a no brainer, unless Windows 7 RTM is anywhere near as stable as Snow Leopard. Why do I doubt it? I remember Vista RTM! Also, Windows 7 beta worked on my Asus P5VD2-MX/Geforce7300 but the subsequent Release candidate wouldn't install unless you hacked some of the files over from the beta version, a known issue. Not encouraging. Still, 4670? Disappointed, here. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305392 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Knight Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Believe it or not, Windows 7 RTM works better on my MacbookPro2,2 than Snow Leopard does as far as reliability goes. I haven't had a single problem with Win 7, but Snow Leopard has caused programs like VLC, iPhoto, iTunes, and others to crash upon opening when they worked perfectly in Leopard. I feel more like Snow Leopard is worth the $29 it charged where Win 7 will be more worth the ~$100+ that it will be. I haven't yet tried to install SL cleanly, but neither have I with Win 7, so that shouldn't be a reason. Anyways, sorry for the hijack. I do have a 4670 that I would like to use and hope this pans out. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305450 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 This is such good news!!! Come back again to OSx86 with HD4670!! LOL.. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305451 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Methanoid Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 I wonder if the driver will support 4650 too. I have a Low Pro 4650 only... no such thing as a Low Pro 4670 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
feed_sparky Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 My laptop has the ATI HD 4570 card, do you guys think it will be supported? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
br492 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 My laptop has the ATI HD 4570 card, do you guys think it will be supported? Its completely different thing with mobility cards.If and only if the 4670 card is a mobility version then we will see. JUST A THOUGHT: there is almost no other card with 4670 chip and only 256 ram.Almost all are with 512 MB or 1GB Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305747 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grzesiek13 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 Maybe it will be a special edition of HD4670 for Mac. I hope not :/ When some kext will be available to download? Maybe Snow Leopard 10.6.1 contains this kext? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadrkside40 Posted October 21, 2009 Share Posted October 21, 2009 If SL 10.6.1 would Contain these Kext then Netkas or anybody else would have already found them. Because 10.6.2 is also needed for the Magic Mouse i think the needed Kexts will be in there. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1305972 Share on other sites More sharing options...
br492 Posted October 21, 2009 Author Share Posted October 21, 2009 There is a beta 10.6.2 around.If anyone has it we will find if there is a kext (i believe it is) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1306075 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Detosx Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Believe it or not, Windows 7 RTM works better on my MacbookPro2,2 than Snow Leopard does as far as reliability goes. I haven't had a single problem with Win 7, but Snow Leopard has caused programs like VLC, iPhoto, iTunes, and others to crash upon opening when they worked perfectly in Leopard. I feel more like Snow Leopard is worth the $29 it charged where Win 7 will be more worth the ~$100+ that it will be. I haven't yet tried to install SL cleanly, but neither have I with Win 7, so that shouldn't be a reason. Anyways, sorry for the hijack. I do have a 4670 that I would like to use and hope this pans out. Always clean install as the saying goes! Sounds as though SL will be all it should be with 10.6.2. I will hold off buying Win 7 until RC expiries, use for games, won't buy RTM if I have to hack files from the beta to get 7 to work on the P5VD2-MX/gefore7300, should know from the forums soon enough. Rather than a buy a 4670 I might go for a used Saphire 4850 as a stopgap, until 5850 is supported and I can afford to get a beefier PSU for it. I am not looking forward to the 4850's increased heat and noise over my 4770 but I can't bear the thought of dual booting into Windows using a 4670 which would is slower than my 4770. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1306481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadrkside40 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 So a new Dev Version of 10.6.2 was Released and in the notes it says that the Graphic drivers had been updated. So we will see what the next days will bring. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1306642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Luffy Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 The 4670 in the iMac is a mobile version. I hope it works with the Desktop version. I can't wait to purchase this card. I'm so sick with my 7300LE. Low pro! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1307235 Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrek Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 So what you're saying is that the new iMacs have the MOBILITY ati cards? That would be friggin awesome for us, laptop users. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1307254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupid Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 The 4670 in the iMac is a mobile version. I hope it works with the Desktop version. I can't wait to purchase this card. I'm so sick with my 7300LE. Low pro! Hope the driver will work with Desktop version of 4670. I also feeling sick with the crappy 7500LE!! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1307681 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SovZX2 Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I'm new to the OSX community, so forgive my ignorance I've been following this topic since day 1 and I have been very interested in a dual monitor OSX enviornment for a long time. Where exactly are these drivers going to appear for download if they do come out? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1307809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
netkas Posted October 23, 2009 Share Posted October 23, 2009 I would need some testers with 4670/4650 with two dvi ports in #radeonhd Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/193111-ati-4670/#findComment-1307847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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