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SAPPHIRE HD4870 or XFX 9800 GTX

My bro's box wanna Graphic update, after my research, it seems that HD 4870 (sapphire tech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=245&grp=3) is more powerful as it goes with the newest Mac Pro, but 9800 GTX (xfxf…

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@kael Published 2009-04-12
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OSx86 Core & 10.X
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6,306 historical reads · 1 curated field notes (from 2 dispatches) · 2009-04-12
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My bro's box wanna Graphic update, after my research, it seems that HD 4870 (sapphire tech.com/us/products/products_overview.php?gpid=245&grp=3) is more powerful as it goes with the newest Mac Pro, but 9800 GTX (xfxf orce.com/en-us/Products/GraphicCards/9series/9800gtx.aspx?lang=en-us) seems more stable and the drivers for OS X is better, so can someone here tell me which one is more friendly or issueless with Leopard ?

Or can someone recommend the most powerful Graphic that is fully compactible with OS x86?

My Bro's Box:

AMD 3600+ socket:AM2
NForce 5 Chip Mobo
1Gb*2 DDR II 667Mhz
Audio ALC 888

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Field Note #1 @Bettarg 2009-04-12

I can only tell u about the Nvidia, and they work great with an EFI string. Simple, plain, no Problems.

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