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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Powerful but at a cost,
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This review is from: ATI Technologies 100-435057 Radeon 9800 Pro Special Mac Edition (Personal Computers)
I upgraded my G5 workstation to this card for better gaming and Motion graphics performance, and it does deliver the on screen portion very well. Everything is super-smooth and beautiful quality.
HOWEVER, the heat from the card -- even with its own fan, makes my G5 fans run about 2x the RPM they used to. Consequently my machine is now more noisy, very noisy when playing high performance games. Worse still this thing will heat up a small, closed in office very quickly. You can literally feel the temp rise in the room after a few minutes of heavy use. Last, the instructions that came with the card are wrong as far as power supply connectivity. I think they packaged old instructions with a new card but who knows. So, if you're in a noisy office with good ventilation, you'll love this card. Otherwise think twice about the environmental consequences before you plunk the money down.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Nice upgrade,
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This review is from: ATI Technologies 100-435057 Radeon 9800 Pro Special Mac Edition (Personal Computers)
This was a great upgrade for my aging Power Mac 1.6 GHz. These are getting harder to find and more and more expensive.
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Used & New from: $299.45
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