A-98 Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Hey, this is my first post (obviously) and i am relatively new to OSx86, so bear with me. I wont flood you guys with questions without reading first, but this one is like that because of circumstances (explained below). Basically, my question is: Does leopard (10.5, 10.5.1, 10.5.2) support the 8800GT and/or the 8800 GTS? i have been reading multiple topics, and getting mixed confirmations. Given that one of the Mac Pro configurations is with a 8800GT, i would assume there are drivers built into 10.5.1, but I am not sure. Apple is selling an 8800GT in their online store (but its about $60 too expensive) and i am also wondering if the firmware is different on this than a standard 8800GT from say, newegg, or if its the same. This leads into a secondary question about changing the firmware, but i will ask that at another time. I am aware that this is, to a degree, a repost, and has been answered before, but I'm traveling at the moment, so internet time is limited, so i can only read so much into it. Thanks a bunch in advance, A-98 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85556-question-about-8800gts-and-leopard/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyclonefr Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Mac Pro has a special 10.5.1 which has 8800GT support though 10.5.1 "we" have doesn't have those. But we are using drivers from 10.5.2 BETA which are a lot better anyway stability/performance wise. So yeah, it works. And don't buy a Apple 8800GT, just buy a PC one, you don't need to flash anything. The Mac firmware is indeed different though we don't know yet (it's unavailable) if it works on PC or not. Even though, it's useless. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85556-question-about-8800gts-and-leopard/#findComment-607374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A-98 Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Ok, thanks for the confirmation. i had suspected as much, but was not 100% on it Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/85556-question-about-8800gts-and-leopard/#findComment-608593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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