A boost for iMacs weak video card with Tiger?

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Wisdumb - 23 Mar 2005 07:13 GMT

I'm sure anyone who does any kind of video work, gaming, or DVD
watching on their iMacs must be dissapointed. Not only are these units
expensive, but they come with a sub-par video card with no upgrade
options. With that being said, I was wondering if the 64-bit OS
(Tiger) will compliment or 'boost' the performance of the NVidia 5200
(a 64). Any ideas? -Thanks

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Garner Miller - 23 Mar 2005 15:44 GMT

> I'm sure anyone who does any kind of video work, gaming, or DVD
> watching on their iMacs must be dissapointed.

Why are you sure of that? I've been completely satisfied with my
iMac's video performance since the day I bought it in 2002, and it was
an older version with the GeForce2 hardware. It worked great then, and
it works great now, 3 years later.

> Not only are these units expensive...

$1299, including a quality flat panel display (connected digitally, I
might add, unlike the fuzzy VGA connections I see on the cheap PCs), is
a good price for what it comes with, and the compact design.

> but they come with a sub-par video card
> with no upgrade options.

It's an iMac. I wasn't expecting it to be upgradeable. Were you? Did
you read the package when you bought it?

> With that being said, I was wondering if the 64-bit OS
> (Tiger) will compliment or 'boost' the performance of the NVidia 5200
> (a 64). Any ideas?

Doubtful. The OS being 64-bit has no relation at all to a video card
being 64-bit.

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Jeffrey Alsip - 25 Mar 2005 00:23 GMT

I agree. My iMac is sits in a room full of PC's and Windows
Servers...and it is THE machine I go to for graphics and DVD watching.
Not to mention the fact that it hasn't needed a single reboot since the
last upgrade. Apparently I MUST be happy.

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A boost for iMacs weak video card with Tiger?