PC Radeon PCI card in B&W G3

[thedbp]

Hello,

I was wondering if its possible, or has been done already, to put a PC Radeon PCI card into a B&W G3.

I really want to replace the stock Rage 128, but I can't spend anywhere near what the Mac Radeons are going for, and I can get a PC version for about half the cost. Is it possible to flash the ROM on a PC and then use the card in my Mac? Will it plug'n'play without flashing?

I'd buy a new Mac with AGP graphics, but I'm not going to be finished paying off this G3 for a while, and I want to give my brother my Rage 128 for his 6500. I'm not terribly concerned with gaming, I play Alice and that's about it, but I really want the extra power that the Radeon has for OS X, and I wouldn't mind being able to watch my DVDs on my TV either.

Has anyone heard about this being done or know if it can be?

Thanks!

 

[buggs1a]

can't be done unless ati has released a flash utility for pc or mac and they haven't as far as i know. it for sure won't run just plug n play.

3dfx did this, but no one else ever has.

 

[serpicolugnut]

visit xlr8yourmac.com....

If it can be done, they'll have info on it...

They have info on how to flash a PC GeForce2 MX card to work with the Mac there as well...