Paul Montgomery (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} paradox0220) wrote,@ 2009-06-12 10:16:00 |
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Working computer again...
Moral of the story: Ignore almost anything Apple tells you and don't buy a Mac unless you want to buy a new system every 2-3 years or basically become unsupported.
So after:
* The new MacOS patch (10.5.7) apparently damaged my video card (granted, the NVIDIA 8800GTs are prone to dying in 6 months I read so it was probably bound to happen soon anyways)
- I suspect some fan control setting was changed maybe as the fans would rev up when I hit intense graphics before the patch but not after now that I think about it.
- LOTS of other people have experienced the exact same issue with various applications
* The Apple store telling me they don't sell the old version of Mac OS I needed
* Ignoring them and went to store anyways to find that version in plentiful amounts
* Arguing with the "Genius" (what a smug term) that I can't revert back to an older version of Mac OS
* Ignoring the "Genius" and reverting back to the older Mac OS version with all my settings perfectly saved
* Finding out that the NVIDIA graphics card I was using is discontinued and there are no real graphics card choices left for Gen 1 Mac Pros to play any reasonably graphical game
* Trying to buy a new video card in the Barton Creek Apple store but being refused because they only sell them store installed. Seriously, I argued with them for like 10 minutes. There is nothing special at all about installing this card, I'm 99% sure it is to prevent Gen 1 Macs from being upgraded to the card I was buying.
* Going to the Domain Apple store and buying a new video card which Apple informs me does not work in Gen 1 Macs but has plenty of horsepower (for twice what it should cost because they have 32KB extra ROM on the card; what a mark up!)
* Seeing the new video card (ATI HD 4870) run WoW beautifully on my Gen 1 Mac
I am up and running. It is obvious that Apple is placing artificial barriers in the way of people continuing to enjoy their Gen 1 Mac Pros in hopes of an up sell. These are not some ancient dinosaur as Apple apparently likes to treat them. Mine probably has 2x the processing power I could ever use still; it's all about the I/O and graphics now.
Moral of the story: Ignore almost anything Apple tells you and don't buy a Mac unless you want to buy a new system every 2-3 years or basically become unsupported.
So after:
* The new MacOS patch (10.5.7) apparently damaged my video card (granted, the NVIDIA 8800GTs are prone to dying in 6 months I read so it was probably bound to happen soon anyways)
- I suspect some fan control setting was changed maybe as the fans would rev up when I hit intense graphics before the patch but not after now that I think about it.
- LOTS of other people have experienced the exact same issue with various applications
* The Apple store telling me they don't sell the old version of Mac OS I needed
* Ignoring them and went to store anyways to find that version in plentiful amounts
* Arguing with the "Genius" (what a smug term) that I can't revert back to an older version of Mac OS
* Ignoring the "Genius" and reverting back to the older Mac OS version with all my settings perfectly saved
* Finding out that the NVIDIA graphics card I was using is discontinued and there are no real graphics card choices left for Gen 1 Mac Pros to play any reasonably graphical game
* Trying to buy a new video card in the Barton Creek Apple store but being refused because they only sell them store installed. Seriously, I argued with them for like 10 minutes. There is nothing special at all about installing this card, I'm 99% sure it is to prevent Gen 1 Macs from being upgraded to the card I was buying.
* Going to the Domain Apple store and buying a new video card which Apple informs me does not work in Gen 1 Macs but has plenty of horsepower (for twice what it should cost because they have 32KB extra ROM on the card; what a mark up!)
* Seeing the new video card (ATI HD 4870) run WoW beautifully on my Gen 1 Mac
I am up and running. It is obvious that Apple is placing artificial barriers in the way of people continuing to enjoy their Gen 1 Mac Pros in hopes of an up sell. These are not some ancient dinosaur as Apple apparently likes to treat them. Mine probably has 2x the processing power I could ever use still; it's all about the I/O and graphics now.
