You can get the 9800 XT as a build-to-order option on the new G5. I don't know what the differences between the XT and the Pro are, though.

Was not the BTO for the 9800XT available on the Rev A PM's at 256MB?

Unless Apple knows something that's not availible yet. Nowhere is it on ATI's site that they have an XT model for Mac. Here's the comparison on the cards....http://apps.ati.com/ATIcompare/result.asp The XT is for PC on this comparison. Knowing Apple it's ALWAYS hurry up and wait! And probably by the time you might get an XT model for Mac....(now I don't know for sure I didn't call Apple yet and I really don't know if I want to call them).ATI will have a better card out for the Mac on their site that you can BTO. Apple always makes you pay more for the best card availible. It should be standard for the top of the line G5.

Oh and one more thing.....the XT card apparently is big. It'll take up a PCI slot on your G5. So you get ripped on that too. That's what it say's on Apple's website. What great desining on ATI's part and Apple's part!

Rob

I was the comment previously too.

Won't have to support them for much longer... See http://www.thinksecret.com/news/newdisplays.html Maybe this will lead to lower prices.

Who needs 3 of them anyway, or 1 really. If you want 256 megs of video I think it quite worth the loss.

I bought one for my G5. Unfortunately, it did not come with the 'Y' Power connector that you referred to. And, despite 2 listings on their website and one in their manual which say otherwise, ATI Tech Support claims that they do not and will not provide this cable to me.

What, no X800? The 9800 is so yesterday.

check out the differences between the 9800 Pro, XT, X800 and GeForce6800 here at barefeets.com

http://www.barefeats.com/radx800.html

right that Apple does not have the newest cards.

Wrong that ATI has a blazing new card at the time the X800 finally hits the Mac market.

ATI and nVidia still have the X800 and GeForce6800 as the top of the line, as of April 2005.

Both have been available for the Mac in Since at least January.

(note - there are better versions of each card avail for PC, but it's not a whole generation of cards)

you dork, it's the GeForce6800 that takes up a PCI slot. The X800 is pretty slick. When I saw it at MacWorld it's about the same size as the 9800. In fact the now very old Radeon 8500 has a fan and the much faster Radeon 9600 does not. That says a lot about how much they have done in terms of heat reduction.

The 9800 XT encroches on the nearby PCI slot.

X800 is small and takes up just the AGP slot.


http://www.barefeats.com/radx800.html