Author Topic: Scream needs help finding a graphics card! (Read 1269 times)

Doomonkey · April 30, 2012, 07:07:22 PM

Doing some research, still not sure about whether or not Mac's support this type of thing. The Nvidia site does not provide drivers for Macs.

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The Corporation · April 30, 2012, 07:08:28 PM

I'm in the loving stone age.
I"ve got the 9800 gt
forget me.

KoopaScooper · April 30, 2012, 07:08:57 PM

Quote from: The Corporation on April 30, 2012, 07:08:28 PM

I'm in the loving stone age.
I"ve got the 9800 gt
forget me.

9500 GT
you're not alone mistuh

Doomonkey · April 30, 2012, 07:09:28 PM

So, it looks like the GTX295 is the most powerful that has Mac support, however that looks like it is leaps and bounds ahead of the 8800 according to the graph.

Scream. · April 30, 2012, 07:10:16 PM

Quote from: The Corporation on April 30, 2012, 07:08:28 PM

I'm in the loving stone age.
I"ve got the 9800 gt
forget me.

I've got GeForce 7300 right now so

Quote from: Doomonkey on April 30, 2012, 07:09:28 PM

So, it looks like the GTX295 is the most powerful that has Mac support, however that looks like it is leaps and bounds ahead of the 8800 according to the graph.

Do they have any of those on Newegg?

Doomonkey · April 30, 2012, 07:15:36 PM

Quote from: Scream. on April 30, 2012, 07:10:16 PM

Do they have any of those on Newegg?

Nope.

Bisjac · April 30, 2012, 07:20:55 PM

what makes a mac one different then a pc one?

i wouldnt even know what to type in the search bar if i wanted hardware for a mac lol.

google: nearest mac store for a brand new mac

Doomonkey · April 30, 2012, 07:23:33 PM

So, in my quest to make sure that the card you want will be compatible with your computer. I decided that the best option was the GTX 285 for Mac, because it sounds like it will actually work. Pretty much every site either doesn't sell it, or they sell it for handicappedly expensive. Then I found out that the Nvidia website will tell you where to buy it, and Tiger Direct sells it for around $110.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4786508&CatId=28 Out of stock crap nevermind.

Macs, why you so dumb?

Scream. · April 30, 2012, 07:44:28 PM

I really dislike my mac

Tickles · April 30, 2012, 07:50:39 PM

radeon HD 6770 runs skyrim really good for a nice price of $110 dollars on newegg.com.

Mr.jacksaunt · April 30, 2012, 10:47:38 PM

Quote from: The Corporation on April 30, 2012, 07:08:28 PM

I'm in the loving stone age.
I"ve got the 9800 gt
forget me.

Can run BF3 pretty well medium settings, flawless on lowest.

SpreadsPlague · April 30, 2012, 11:04:05 PM

Quote from: Tickles on April 30, 2012, 07:50:39 PM

radeon HD 6770 runs skyrim really good for a nice price of $110 dollars on newegg.com.

>mac

steve5451 · April 30, 2012, 11:25:25 PM

Quote from: Kaphonaits on April 30, 2012, 06:42:59 PM

Almost all Macs have integrated graphics cards.

Good luck.

So do most home computers.
But almost all have a PCI-E port to put a GPU in.