nintenno Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I have a dimension 3000 and it has only pci slots. 10.5.2 runs well, but i want a better video card so QE can be enabled (i have thi 865g intel ). So, whats the best PCI video card I can get for pretty cheap? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
hecker Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hmm, I really don't know if you can even buy those anymore. You should consider buying a new mainboard and a decent cheap PCI-E or AGP card instead. For AGP, I recommend the NVidia 7800GS and for PCI-E, the 7600GT. Cheers, hecker Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/#findComment-662683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuietOC Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I have a dimension 3000 and it has only pci slots. 10.5.2 runs well, but i want a better video card so QE can be enabled (i have thi 865g intel ). So, whats the best PCI video card I can get for pretty cheap? Best PCI video card I ever had was a 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 PCI Mac Edition (66MHz 32-bit PCI), but there was never a OSX driver for it. Looks like you best option/chance would be a Radeon HD 2400 Pro. BTW: QE requires at least an AGP video card on a real Mac, though some people did get it hacked to work on some 66MHz PCI Mac video cards, if I remember correctly. Your Dell probably only has 33MHz PCI slots, however. So, don't expect to get QE regardless. PS: Looks like the above may no longer be true, so maybe you can get QE. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/#findComment-662780 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 In addition to the above card mentioned. EVGA also still makes some nVidia based cards in PCI form. http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=3 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/#findComment-662840 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nintenno Posted March 12, 2008 Author Share Posted March 12, 2008 so QuietOC what driver would I use for the 2400? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/#findComment-663510 Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuietOC Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 what driver would I use for the 2400? Triakis Natit? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/92909-what-is-the-best-pci-video-card/#findComment-663880 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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