Impact of Quartz Extreme with old G4

**umati** · February 11th, 2006, 07:56 PM

Regarding the old Powermac G4s that came stock with the Ati Rage graphic card. What difference will it make to put a Quartz Extreme enabled card in such a machine?

I'm not talking about games or video editing or such, just average desktop use - web, Finder, music & video playback and general multitasking. How noticable is the difference when it comes to moving windows around, resizing, and overall responsiveness of the system? I am aware that some effects are simply not displayed on older cards in the latest releases like Tiger.

**umati** · February 13th, 2006, 09:44 PM

Anyone out there who can make a qualified guess? I have been offered a Mac compatible graphic card that will make the old Powermac take advantage of Quartz Extreme. Is it worth paying any money for this when I don't intend to game, just for ordinary use?

**Satcomer** · February 14th, 2006, 11:03 AM

The difference is noticeable to the eye. You get all the eye candy that comes along with it. Also the better graphics card will help out in viewing videos.