**MAC USERS: CAN NOW ENJOY NVIDIA GTX 680 FROM EVGA!!**

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No doubt to compete with Sapphire and there amazing 7950, EVGA have released a MAC approved edition of the stunning GTX 680, which OcUK has due to arrive in approx 2 weeks, so pre-order yours now:-




EVGA GeForce GTX 680 2048MB GDDR5 MAC Edition Graphics Card @ £539.99 inc VAT

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Get to the next level with the EVGA GeForce GTX 680. This card delivers truly game-changing performance that taps into the powerful new GeForce architecture to redefine smooth, seamless, lifelike gaming. It offers brand new, never before seen features that will redefine the way you think about performance graphics cards. Expect more from your graphics card than just state-of-the-art features and technology; get a faster, smoother and richer gaming experience with the EVGA GTX 680.

Specification:-
- Base Clock: 1006MHz
- Boost Clock: 1058MHz
- Memory Clock: 6008MHz
- CUDA Cores: 1536
- Bus Type: PCI-E 2.0
- Memory Type: 2048MB GDDR5
- Memory Bandwidth: 256-Bit
- Memory speed: 0.33ns
- Memory Bandwidth: 192.26 GB/s
- Texture Fill Rate: 128.8 GT/s
- Support for four concurrent displays; two dual-link DVI connectors, HDMI & DisplayPort 1.1 (Only two displays supported on Windows XP)
- OpenGL 3.2 Support
- OpenCL Support
- Dimensions: Height 111.15mm X Length 254mm
- Weight: 3lbs
- Warranty: 3yr

Requirements:-
- Mac Pro (Early 2008) or later
- Models: Mac Pro3, 1 or later with PCI-Express 2.0 slot
- Mac OS X v10.8.3 or later.
- Microsoft Windows 8 / 7 / Vista / XP (Apple Boot Camp) supported


Only £539.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW












For those who missed it, here is the Sapphire card which is absolutely amazing in an MAC:-


Sapphire HD 7950 3072MB GDDR5 MAC Edition Graphics Card @ £399.95 inc VAT

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SAPPHIRE Technology, the leading manufacturer and global supplier of graphics solutions based on AMD technology, has just announced an exciting new graphics accelerator compatible with the Apple Mac Pro series of desktop computers.

Exclusive to SAPPHIRE, the HD 7950 Mac Edition is based on AMD’s latest Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture. This highly acclaimed architecture delivers a significant graphics performance boost for Mac Pro users in a wide range of applications including gaming, audio or video editing and content creation. For example, gaming frame rates are increased by over 200%, general benchmark performance increased by around 30% and graphics intensive benchmarks increased by as much as 300% compared with the NV 8800GT commonly used in these machines.

Specification:-
- Features BIOS switch, one BIOS for Apple and second for PC.
- Output 1 x HDMI (with 3D), 2 x Mini-DisplayPort, 1 x Dual-Link DVI-I
- GPU 800 MHz Core Clock
- 28 nm Chip
- 1792 Stream Processors
- Video Memory 3072 MB Size
- 384 -bit GDDR5
- 5000 MHz Effective
- Dimension 279(L)x110(W)x35(H) mm Size.
- 2 x slot
- Software Driver CD for Mac®, Driver CD for Windows®
- Accessory DVI to VGA Adapter, Mini-DP to DP Cable
- 2 x 6 pin power cable for MAC (250MM)
- Warranty: 2yr


Only £399.95 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
£539.99, dam EVGA taking the mick. You can get a normal 680 and flash it for Mac use and you would save your self a hell a lot of money.

Why do people think that Mac Users don't mind if they charge double the price to put a Mac logo on it.
 
kitkat9933 said:
£539.99, dam EVGA taking the mick. You can get a normal 680 and flash it for Mac use and you would save your self a hell a lot of money.

Why do people think that Mac Users don't mind if they charge double the price to put a Mac logo on it.
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Because that's Apple's motto :p?
 
Most mac users that care have been using standard 6XX cards and 5XX cards for ages now albeit without a display whilst booting

These cards will have an EFI Bios that professionals will pay for - stability and support are key
 
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You got yourself your man Kitkat9933 hit me up, Mac's are terribly expensive for what they are. People buy them for the logo, Their pc's are substandard and stupidly expensive.
 
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It depends on usage really

I would agree on the cost point of view, for the same price you can have a more powerful machine and more compatibility, but that again depends on use really.

I would love to have a MAC to say I got one but they are too expensive for what they really are and the usage is limited, deal breaker.

As for the card again a bit over priced considering you could flash a normal one....Easy enough but as normal they don't recommend it
 
I'm not going to get into the whole Mac vs PC argument here (I'm writing this on my self-built PC, with two Dell Latitude laptops, an HP EliteBook, a MacBook Pro, and a MacBook Air all sat on my desk :p)... but I'm intrigued about what actually is the difference between the Mac approved version of a graphics card and the normal version?
 
Westyfield2 said:
I'm not going to get into the whole Mac vs PC argument here (I'm writing this on my self-built PC, with two Dell Latitude laptops, an HP EliteBook, a MacBook Pro, and a MacBook Air all sat on my desk :p)... but I'm intrigued about what actually is the difference between the Mac approved version of a graphics card and the normal version?
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I can't comment on EVGA/NVIDIA.

But Sapphire had to go through an approval and R&D programme for their 7950, which took nearly 6 months and was no doubt quite costly to get the approval. I suspect this is some of the reason for additional cost, but probably not all of it.
 
AMG said:
considering you could flash a normal one....Easy enough but as normal they don't recommend it
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IIRC didn't Spie (and Peter) start Overclockers/Mllenium as selling Modified (soldered) and pre-tested CPUS with guaranteed overclocks... K7 Athlon era?

Potential idea there... ;)
 
Lol.. so a mac, which is just a PC in a pretty dress, needs a special edition of a graphics card? Using an industry standard PCI Express socket? I mean... the whole idea of needing a special version seems a little retarded to me. Have Apple gone out of their way to purposely gimp their PCs or what?

Don't get me wrong, they make some nice laptops and I can see why people might pay a bit extra for those over an Asus model... but anyone needing a mac pro must surely be a little masochistic to pay Apple tax when you can just install OSX on a proper PC for a fraction of the price?
 
dowcow said:
Lol.. so a mac, which is just a PC in a pretty dress, needs a special edition of a graphics card? Using an industry standard PCI Express socket? I mean... the whole idea of needing a special version seems a little retarded to me. Have Apple gone out of their way to purposely gimp their PCs or what?

Don't get me wrong, they make some nice laptops and I can see why people might pay a bit extra for those over an Asus model... but anyone needing a mac pro must surely be a little masochistic to pay Apple tax when you can just install OSX on a proper PC for a fraction of the price?
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Even though a Hackintosh is relatively simple, they are also unstable and require a lot of attention ( and against Apples T and C's) businesses' especially, need reliability and that's what these cards offer just like their original purchases of Macs.
 
Westyfield2 said:
IIRC didn't Spie (and Peter) start Overclockers/Mllenium as selling Modified (soldered) and pre-tested CPUS with guaranteed overclocks... K7 Athlon era?

Potential idea there... ;)
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indeed so; its finding a niche really or better way of putting it hole in the market.

From what Gibbo said I defo understand why they are expensive.
 
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