Hi guys i've had a powermac 2ghz g5 sitting here for awhile need to find a ATI card for my system since it came with a nivida card.
Cos the cards on ebay are so $$$
i found 2 locally in my country..
ATI R96PRO/XT
REV 1.3A
256MB
does anyone know if this pc card can be flashed to mac and work on morphos cos i can't tell guessing its a 9600 but what does the PRO/XT mean should it be one or the other? do you guys think it would be easy to flash?

the other card is a Apple ATI 9650 AGP video card
but it wont need flashing since its apple already
which one should i go for??
info on the r96pro/xt would be great!
=) thanks!!!

9600s generally don't work that well when flashed for Mac compatibility.
Buy the 9650.

Thanks for your fast reply :) is around $35us a ok price for a 9650?
Are they both very close in speeds??

Here is a comparison for 9650 and 9600 XT, quite close in speed: http://www.barefeats.com/rad9650.html
This gives you information which 9600 models should work: http://themacelite.wikidot.com/fbg-9600

This part being rather important - "VGA will work (and might give poor quality picture, lavished brigthness and colours), and using a DVI->VGA adapter on the DVI port will yield a second VGA output (with clear and good quality picture), but digital DVI will not work. "

Only some cards work, and then with only one decent output, VGA only (no DVI).

[ Edited by Jim 27.07.2014 - 11:44 ]

hhhmmm :( so dvi-i wont work ?? only vga on any 9600xt/pro card?

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Well, there are Apple cards.
But yes, if you read that link carefully, that is the main problem with flashed cards.
And at lower resolutions, its not that important.
But as resolutions increase, DVI's quality advantages start to become more apparent.

Depending on where you are, the 9650 might be your best buy.
It will support digital DVI.

In the US, Apple 128MB 9600XTs and 256MB 9600Pros can often be had for less than $35 (I have one of the later for sale right now).
But shipping outside the US can be prohibitively expensive.

So...as I said originally, your best bet might be the Apple card.