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steve0028

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Dec 2, 2005
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i have got the NVidia Mac G5 64MB GeForce FX5200 AGP Video Card,(nvidea model a146)
but it comes up as a 64 mg card.
i cant work this one out at all, can anyone help please?
it cant just be 64 meg can it, i think im missing something here;(
 

steve0028

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Dec 2, 2005
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cheers

mmm ok, i was hoping that someone had a card like this and could shine some light on this one.

re: the last replys, *
why make a pci express card with what looks like ddr3 memory on it, with only 64 Mg ? i mean, i would expect it if i had fished the card out of a acorn electron maybe....

*Helpfull answers?
:)
 

yellow

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Oct 21, 2003
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steve0028 said:
mmm ok, i was hoping that someone had a card like this and could shine some light on this one.

re: the last replys, *
why make a pci express card with what looks like ddr3 memory on it, with only 64 Mg ? i mean, i would expect it if i had fished the card out of a acorn electron maybe....

*Helpfull answers?
:)

Again.. I don't get what you're asking. Are you (seriously) asking why your 64MB video card only have 64MB of VRAM on it?
 

Eric5h5

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Dec 9, 2004
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steve0028 said:
why make a pci express card with what looks like ddr3 memory on it, with only 64 Mg ? i mean, i would expect it if i had fished the card out of a acorn electron maybe.... :)

Don't get caught up in marketing hype. 64 MB of VRAM is plenty for most people. Having more doesn't magically make your card much better.

--Eric
 

Sun Baked

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May 19, 2002
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steve0028 said:
i have got the NVidia Mac G5 64MB GeForce FX5200 AGP Video Card,(nvidea model a146)
but it comes up as a 64 mg card.
i cant work this one out at all, can anyone help please?
it cant just be 64 meg can it, i think im missing something here;(
Of course it can have only 64MB of graphics memory on it.

All because you were too cheap to buy a computer/graphic card with more graphics memory. :p

If you got a PowerMac, spend a few hundred and buy a new card.

If you got an iMac G5, sell the thing and buy a new iMac G5.

Edit: And the iMac and PowerMac didn't have FX5200 PCI Express video cards with DDR3 memory, just plain old AGP 8x with DDR.
 

Lord Blackadder

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May 7, 2004
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Sod off
Every Mac with a GeForce5200 has a 64MB card. There isn't a Mac version of the 5200 with more RAM - if you need to upgrade then you're looking at a Radeon 9800, X800, or GeForce6800.
 
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