I need some sage advice here if you have a moment. Your experience and input is appreciated, and if you have a card(s) to offer FS, that's great, too! I have a G5 Dual 2.0 GHz (June 2004) and wish to upgrade the graphics card, and in fact would like to run multiple graphics cards, or at least multiple outputs with better performance. It came with the stock AGP 8x nVidia GeForce FX5200 Ultra with 64 MB vRAM. I've just switched that out for an AGP ATI Radeon 9600 Pro 64 MB that I picked up cheap, but I NEED MORE POWER.

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I don't have a clue when it comes to ATI v. NVidia and all the different lines, and a browsing of data on such still has me puzzled.

Frankly, I don't really need to know more about it, just a 'here's the best option' answer would be great! Plain and simple, I want to replace/add-to my current capabilities and use this to run multiprojection video. I'd probably prefer to add two PCI video cards (it has 'PCI-X' slots?) and retain a third card in the AGP slot, unless you'd advise otherwise. My thoughts are to use the AGP card for primary monitor viewing at the workstation, and up to two PCI cards for the projector outputs. I'd prefer using two identical cards for output so that all projection is 'equal'. Dual DVI outputs on a single card would be nice, but not necessary.

Single or Dual s-video outputs on the card might be nice, too, but also not necessary. My current video/vj software is Modul8 and I'll probably stick with that. It offers flexible output size and uses Core video processing extensively. Budget is $200 per card MAX and I'd love to spend just half that if possible, but 'best' performance is priority. If there are $250+ options out there I might consider, especially with two DVI outputs, but lets keep it in the realm of reality. Thanks in advance for taking the time to drop some suggestions. The best 'official' cards (ones that come from Apple or ATI preloaded with an official Apple ROM, rather than cards that originally had PC ROMs but were reflashed) were the nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra and the ATI Radeon X800 (there may have been an X850 later, but I can't recall if it was compatable with your system, and regardless, the performance differential would be small).

Just below the 6800 Ultra was the 6800GT, which retailed for 100 dollars less than the Ultra when new. I used to have a Dual 1.8ghz of the same age as your Powermac with the 6800 GT, and was very happy with it. The ATI cards all came with one DVI and one ADC port. The 6800 series cards were the only ones that came with dual DVI ports; both the X800 and 6800 series cards had dual-link DVI ports, which allow you to drive 30in displays. The dual-link ports function like standard DVI ports electrically and physically, so you can run anything that uses a DVI port off them, not just the 30in displays. In short, if you need 2 DVI ports, your best bet is to find a 6800 series card.

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Make sure the one you get is an Apple-ROM card (the circuit boards on these card were always blue, whereas the cards that other people hack/flash for Mac use would not be). 64-bit visual c++ redistributable for visual studio how to install mac. These were sold both in the computers, and in VERY limited quantities as white-box accessories in Apple stores and at Apple.com.

You can also try getting a hacked/flashed PC card to use in your computer, but realize that there is no guarantee of success with these, and the Geforce 7800gs is the only card that was successfully flashed that would work with your system and provide more power than an official 6800-series card. The hacked 7800gs required you to run an extra Molex power cable to the card; not hard, but something to keep in mind. In short, to buy the best official card possible for your computer that has 2 DVI ports, find a 6800 Ultra or GT, and make sure it's a card originally meant for a Mac! No other 6800-series card, or anything higher from ATI or Nvidia will work in your computer and still provide the ports you are asking for. Be warned that a lot of lower-end cards from newer MacPros and the last-model Powermacs are on the market; these will all be PCI-Express (NOT the same as PCI-X) and will thus NOT work for you. Hope this wasn't too long of a post; this should be all the info you need.