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I've had a Quicksilver kicking around for a few years that I'm finally getting around to restoring. I'd ideally like it to be a hybrid OS 9/X machine, but I'm hitting a rough spot trying to find a suitable upgrade to the stock Geforce2 MX. It doesn't seem like most of the performant OS 9 GPUs work well under Tiger, but upgrading to a Core Image-compatible card loses you hardware acceleration in OS 9 and (maybe) Classic. Would it be possible to get around this by installing a PCI GPU in a spare slot and using it headless? I'm imagining I'd use the AGP GPU as the primary display output and in Tiger and the PCI GPU for headless hardware acceleration in OS 9. I've tried running this down on google, but unfortunately everything's buried under hackintosh threads.
(If it matters, I'm integrating this machine into a modern desk setup and would like a card that supports 1080p. 1440p would be extra nice, but the 9600 Pro seems to be the only option and its Quicksilver compatibility is sketchy.)
(If it matters, I'm integrating this machine into a modern desk setup and would like a card that supports 1080p. 1440p would be extra nice, but the 9600 Pro seems to be the only option and its Quicksilver compatibility is sketchy.)