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Flashed GTX 285? Dare I ask if they work?
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I bought my GTX285 from macvideocards for about $389 and they were very helpful and sent me a file which allowed me to get the GTX running on a Mac-Pro 2,1 which allowed me to install Resolve on that machine.
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This is entirely unofficial, and not a supported config item, but this same vendor also sells a GTX-260 card for around $200. It has some sort of firmware update that makes it appear as a GTX-285 to the Mac.
Being very curious, I obtained one to see what it would do. It has less cores and less VRAM than a 285, so you would expect it to have less performance, and it does. A complex 10 node correction that the 285 breezes through, slows the 260 down to about 21 FPS.
Still, for the very value conscious user, this could be a solution. For reasonable HD sessions, it would likely be OK.
The Mac reports it as being a GTX-285 with a VRAM of 896 (GTX-285 shows a VRAM of 1024). The tag on the board says it has 216 cores, whereas the 285 has 240 cores.
Size and shape is nearly identical to the GTX-285 card. Uses the same 2 power connectors. A pair of power cables comes with the board.
Dwaine Maggart
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Support -
Chris I got my copy and doggle today from B and H. Had it overnighted.
Nick Hasson
Smoke/Color
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My 2cents…
I’ve purchased several cards from Dave Pirinelli as someone mentioned above. He recently upgraded our older 285s for brand new ones at no charge. Very pleased with him and his service and whenever he comes up with updates etc. he lets us know right away. He let me use an ATI 5870 for eval recently with no deposit or anything and in the end I went back to the 285. Now with the software enabling the Cuda power to work on the new Westmere I have, all is good!
Don Wilson
donwilson.tv
AmericanaMediaInc.com
MississippiSon.com
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Try Melrose Mac in Hollywood.
Andrew Huebscher
Los Angeles, CA
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