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It's time to upgrade my video card to Quadro4 900 XGL.

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mcmcjohn

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My Power Mac G4 is currently equipped with an ATI Radeon 9000 Pro.
However, I wasn't satisfied with it and started looking into the GeForce4 Ti 4600, but it turned out to be really hard to find.
Then I discovered that the Quadro4 900 XGL is actually identical to the GeForce4 Ti 4600.
What’s more, it can be flashed using GF Ti ROM Maker to work on a Power Mac without any hardware modification.
And the Quadro4 900 XGL is relatively affordable on eBay.
I’ll try the upgrade and share my experience soon!!
 
Do you have a link to GF Ti ROM Maker? I recently repaired a Ti 4200 I'd love to try if it's possible to adjust the clocks.
 
If you manage to snag one of these cards, that's awesome, but there are two things you should do immediately:
  • Replace all the electrolytic capacitors, they are all suspect at this point, some may already be bulging/leaking
  • Replace the fan, or possibly install an aftermarket cooler; overheating will quickly kill the GPU
 
obsolete said:
If you manage to snag one of these cards, that's awesome, but there are two things you should do immediately:
  • Replace all the electrolytic capacitors, they are all suspect at this point, some may already be bulging/leaking
  • Replace the fan, or possibly install an aftermarket cooler; overheating will quickly kill the GPU
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Thank you! I've got it.
 
Hey, guys... I've forgot something... I don't have any old pc for flashing agp graphics cards...

Is there any way to flash agp graphics card without an old pc or to flash it on Power Mac...?

Do I have to flash it on an old pc...?
 
The other way would be to desolder the EEPROM chip, read and write in a standalone chip programmer, and resolder.
 
mcmcjohn said:
Hey, guys... I've forgot something... I don't have any old pc for flashing agp graphics cards...

Is there any way to flash agp graphics card without an old pc or to flash it on Power Mac...?

Do I have to flash it on an old pc...?
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I wonder if you could find some old Pentium 4 junker on you guys' version of Craigslist... I look at local computer classified ads sometimes and you'd be surprised by how much stuff is on there for dirt cheap just bc they want to get rid of it
 
jovianartifact said:
I wonder if you could find some old Pentium 4 junker on you guys' version of Craigslist... I look at local computer classified ads sometimes and you'd be surprised by how much stuff is on there for dirt cheap just bc they want to get rid of it
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I found a P4 out for the trash once, hauled it home because I needed an AGP to flash cards. It was a freaking PCI express Prescott!
 
jovianartifact said:
I wonder if you could find some old Pentium 4 junker on you guys' version of Craigslist... I look at local computer classified ads sometimes and you'd be surprised by how much stuff is on there for dirt cheap just bc they want to get rid of it
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Currently, I live in South Korea, and it's quite difficult to find old computers at the computer stores you mentioned. As a Korean myself, I can say that most Koreans tend to prefer the latest equipment, so older models have usually already been discarded a long time ago. Because of this, I'm thinking of reaching out to members of retro pc communities to ask if anyone still runs an old computer.
 
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