blackswan22 Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Hey everyone! I'm looking around at graphics cards for a new build and have a quick question- Am I correct in my understanding to assume that I can use any brand name graphics card so long as on the box I see the green seal that says NVIDIA GTX GeForce on it? It seems like a lot of people on this site build and run their systems with EVGA graphics cards and the NVIDIA driver. However, I was looking into purchasing either an ASUS or MSI graphics card so that I can better coordinate the colors of my computer components. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 Nvidia GTX 9XX, Asus, Gigabyte, Msi, Evga, etc, work like a charm with nvidia web drivers 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354103 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Awesome, thanks for the quick reply! This will open up my purchasing options quite a bit! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Ure Welcome! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354753 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 @MaLd0n is it just the 900 series though? What about the GTX 1050, 1060 or 1070? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354789 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 @MaLd0n is it just the 900 series though? What about the GTX 1050, 1060 or 1070? dont work! line 4xx, 5xx, 6xx work with inject! line 7xxx, 9xxx work with nvidia web drivers! line 1xxx dont work! the best is 950, 960, 970 or 980 I use xfx 970 and gigabyte 950, work good! many evga gtx 6xxx work oob. Use original apple drivers, but old gpu. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354790 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Oh wow, good thing I asked!!! i almost bought the EVGA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB. Ok, now I'm looking at both the EVGA GeForce 750ti 2GB DDR5 and also the MSI Armor 2X GeForce GTX 970 OC 4GB. Would either of these work or just the 970 model? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354804 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 23, 2017 Share Posted January 23, 2017 all work with nvidia web driver. x2 dual gpu in same card? i dont think about it in hackintosh, but i think work. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354808 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 Oh ok. No I'm just going to buy one of them, not both. I will probably go with the MSI 970, but I just wanted to have another more affordable option picked out as well. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2354817 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemaykr Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 @MaLd0n, How can I get my Nvidia 740 FTW 1gb card to work well when I can't restart my machine so the web drivers will work. Is there a way around to install the drivers without a restart? I have the Nvidia icon up top and can click on Nvidia We Driver, but it asks for me to restart which I can't do at the moment. 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2359403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 29, 2017 Share Posted January 29, 2017 i have a bug too i need check in "boot" section and "System parameters" section too Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2359416 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemaykr Posted January 30, 2017 Share Posted January 30, 2017 @MaLd0n how did you get your computer to restart so the Nvidia Web Drivers would take hold? Is there not a way to get the Web Drivers to work in Sierra? I have heard some on youtube say that the XFX R9 280X should work fine without drivers because the real Mac Pros use Radeon cards in their system. Mine has not worked so thats why I bought the EVGA 740 ftw 1 gb last year. I just need to find a way to install these damn Nvidia web drivers. Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2359851 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Send me ur Dsdt and ioreg(use ioreg 3), what ur processor and chipset? Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2360211 Share on other sites More sharing options...
moviemaykr Posted January 31, 2017 Share Posted January 31, 2017 Ok but I'm not sure what and where my Dsdt and ioreg(use ioreg 3). LOL As for my chipset its the intel 5820k and Im using an Asus X99-A motherboard with the most recent Bio Flash 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2360430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 Is it now safe to create a build with the Nvidia 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 series cards given the release of the Pascal drivers in April? 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2422551 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaLd0n Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Is it now safe to create a build with the Nvidia 1050, 1060, 1070, 1080 series cards given the release of the Pascal drivers in April? Yes! 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2422565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackswan22 Posted May 13, 2017 Author Share Posted May 13, 2017 Excellent! Quote Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/320384-newbie-question-about-graphics-cards/#findComment-2422598 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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