[geeks] PCI-E video cards

[Joshua Boyd]

On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:48:54AM -0400, Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> On Mar 9, 2008, at 13:20 , Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
> >John Lee wrote:
> >>Newegg has 256MB Geforce 7 cards for ~$25. That may
> >>be a good way to go.
> >
> >....Wow.  I just went and looked at their prices.  Non-bleeding-edge  
> >video cards have dropped much further in price than I'd realized.  
> >GeForce 8600GT cards for under $50 after rebate, 8400GS for $28.   
> >Even an SLI-capable 8800GS card for $120.  And here I thought $50  
> >was still a realistic price for a 256MB 6600....  shows how often  
> >*I* buy new hardware, huh?
> 
> Now... if only I could use one of those cards in my Mac Pro to boost  
> that pitiful 7300...

Well, there are aftermarket Apple cards. 

They aren't that cheap though.

Unless it is a hacked card.