New 8800GT card from Apple

LuKreme kremels at kreme.com
Thu Jan 10 22:51:51 PST 2008


NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT Graphics Upgrade Kit for Mac Pro
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT features 512MB of dedicated GDDR3 memory,  
uses the PCI Express 2.0 interface, and includes two dual-link DVI  
ports.


Overview
For advanced graphics performance, choose the latest-generation NVIDIA  
GeForce 8800 GT with 512MB of GDDR3 video memory. With a unified  
shader core and massive memory bandwidth, the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT  
brings advanced performance to graphics-intensive applications like  
motion graphics, 3D modeling, rendering, and animation. It features a  
PCI Express 2.0 interface for a high-bandwidth connection to the Mac  
Pro and two dual-link DVI ports for connecting up to two 30-inch Apple  
Cinema HD Displays.

Customer Rating (1 star)
Written by JP
January 10, 2008
I have been waiting for over a year for an upgrade to the 7300gt in my  
Mac Pro. It is finally released and then Apple claims it won't work in  
my machine. If this card will not work in my Mac Pro, my Mac Pro is  
either going on ebay or in the dumpster and I am buying a PC. Enough  
is enough.
(14 of 22 people found this review useful)

OK, I am confused.  This card requires PCI-E 2.0 and only the new Macs  
have PCI-E 2.0?

If so, that is completely retarded and I'm extremely pissed off.   
Apple has never offered a viable upgrade card to the Mac Pro (the  
x1900 is far too expensive for what it is).  Someone needs to figure  
out how to get regular PCI-E cards to work in the Mac Pros.  It's  
really annoying as I was prepared to buy this card.

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