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FCP 2 on a dual 2g G5?
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The advice I received from a computer repair/upgrade place about this question was:
1) Affordable upgrade cards that will work with this machine and software are almost unavailable new and may take up to 6 months to come.
2) Upgrade cards that are readily available and will work with this machine and software are unreasonably expensive.
3) The existing ATI Radeon 9600 Pro card will work, if slowly, and I should just use that until I can upgrade to a new machine.
That isn’t really what I wanted to hear, and it contradicts what Apple told me about the requirements of the software, but the salesperson sounded very familiar with the problem.
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[DPB Branner] “1) Affordable upgrade cards that will work with this machine and software are almost unavailable new and may take up to 6 months to come.”
You don’t need this. I am running FCS 2 (FCP 6.0.2 and all that) with OS 10.4.11 without ANY problems. Zippo. FCS 2 will work FINE on your machine.
[DPB Branner] “2) Upgrade cards that are readily available and will work with this machine and software are unreasonably expensive.”
And unnecessary.
[DPB Branner] “3) The existing ATI Radeon 9600 Pro card will work, if slowly, and I should just use that until I can upgrade to a new machine.”
Slowly with Motion, fine with FCP. OK with Color. And if you want, you can look for the Nvidia x800XT card. That will make motion scream. But again, doesn’t effect FCP much at all. ONly the FXPlug plugins benefit from a better graphics card. I am running the 9800 Pro and it is fine.
No upgrades needed. Save the money for an eventual new machine.
Shane
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Okay, I’m reassured! Thank you for your patient replies.
If I do decide at some point to try the Nvidia x800XT card, can I install it myself? Is there more than one variety of such a card, so that I need to be careful not to buy the wrong one?
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Yeah…it has to be the X 800XT MAC EDITION. And yes, you can install it yourself…if you know how to remove and install graphics cards. There is a locking lever inside that you have to pull a bit to release the card.
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[DPB Branner] “2) Upgrade cards that are readily available and will work with this machine and software are unreasonably expensive. “
Follow the COW… we got your back.
$300 for a new card… or $5000 for a nicely configured MacPro. All depends on what you’re working with. For me it was projects on deck and waiting to see what Apple had up their sleeves. It was easier to to buy a $300 gfx card, install it in 20minutes, and continue my projects while learning Motion and Color which take advantage of the horse power– not to mention After Effects, Combustion, and other software that could use the new power! The flipside is $5000+ for a new Mac, $1000+ for a new Kona board, new PCIe boards for my harddrives and possible 2-3 days of downtime while I install and test new hardware and software.3) The existing ATI Radeon 9600 Pro card will work, if slowly, and I should just use that until I can upgrade to a new machine.
Depends on your time frame. Again, the 9600 is underpowered for FCS2, but it will work. Color needs a bigger card…I couldn’t launch it without modifying the “minsys” file…and even then it was VERY sluggish.
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[Ron Thompson] “Follow the COW… we got your back. “
That’s why I’m here, all right.
[Ron Thompson] “$300 for a new card..”
So I thought. But the only card I can see that costs this price is the X800, and I cannot find it for sale new anywhere on-line; the salesperson said it’s usually a 6 month wait. ATI shows it no longer available.
Do you know better?
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[DPB Branner] “So I thought. But the only card I can see that costs this price is the X800, and I cannot find it for sale new anywhere on-line; the salesperson said it’s usually a 6 month wait. ATI shows it no longer available.
Do you know better?
“Nope, unfortunately. Maybe used on eBay? Like I said earlier, when I was FINALLY able to purchase it, it took 3 weeks to deliver. ATI didn’t even have them in stock. And from what I understood this wasn’t a format they would continue to produce now that PCIe is here. Happy hunting.
Maybe you’ll have more luck with an nVidia?? I’ve only used ATI so I cant speak to performance experience.RIOT Productions
G5, Kona LH, FCS2, CalDigit
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