BentonQuest Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 It's kind of sad, really ... ATI's chips have always given me the nicest image over the years. I've tried sticking with NV-powered stuff but it never looks quite the same, everything from an NV-generated image seems hard, harsh, uncompromising. ATI is like watching silk flow by comparison. After my first few attempts at a build (all with ATI cards, naturally) all met with dismal failure, I shelved my desire for a 'tosh, but a few months later I was suprised to learn that Mapple had started using ATI again, with the 5750 and 5770 quickly de-Mapple-ised by netkas. Think I could get any to work? Three different 5750's, only one would give me safe-mode video. Let's leave it six months, I said, see if things mature somewhat. I got the itch to try again last night. I just spend a disheartening five hours scouring this forum and trying to make sense of bcc9's wafflings, but my eyes just glaze over at the mindboggling complexity that's now inherent in ATI's chips and the cards that use them. No wonder the linux people hate the bloody things. This time, I'm determined to have myself a 'tosh so I can at least experience something of the attraction of OSX, but there won't be any AMD products in it. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271108-5770-too-hard-bugger-this-ill-just-get-a-geforce/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordadmiral Drake Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 for me the 6850 from sapphire works perfectly ootb (with Lion) and also the 4850 from Gainward I had before did it's job flawlessly under OS X. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271108-5770-too-hard-bugger-this-ill-just-get-a-geforce/#findComment-1765136 Share on other sites More sharing options...
digital_dreamer Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I'm using the Sapphire Radeon HD 5770 with just the bootloader GraphicsEnabler=Yes flag. Everything is enabled and peachy. regards, MAJ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/271108-5770-too-hard-bugger-this-ill-just-get-a-geforce/#findComment-1765454 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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