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PCI Extreme!

PCI Extreme! - 3.1

enables CoreGraphics hardware acceleration over PCI

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All Time: (4.2)
This Version: (5.0)
Current Version: 3.1
Release Date: 2005-04-30
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 8,607
Downloads (all versions): 31,576

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Product Description:

PCI Radeon users rejoice! This patch will enable hardware accelerated features in CoreGraphics any PCI video card with the proper hardware. Easy, eh? The patch that PCI Extreme! performs will not allow older cards, such as the Rage II, Rage 128 Pro, Nexus, or any Voodoo or nVidia cards to utilize hardware acceleration. Unless the AGP counterpart to your card can power a feature, the PCI equivalent will not be able to, even with this patch. That is the bottom line.

Unfortunately, because Apple hardcoded the setting into CoreGraphics, I'm not aware of a way to enable both AGP and PCI graphics quartz acceleration at the same time in 10.4. If you know a way, please let me know.

Packages for 10.2 / 10.3 are included but the main application will only patch Tiger.

What's new in this version:

Improved Tiger support. I no longer rely on MD5 sums and binary difference patches. This means that the program will never give an unsupported binary message ever again. Certified "safe" in 10.4.0. Use with future versions at your own risk.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9
  • Mac OS X 10.3
  • Mac OS X 10.2

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.2 or higher, except 10.3.7
    Tiger compatible

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PCI Extreme! ReviewIt just works in 10.4! - Version: 3.1, 5/3/2005 09:14AM PST

macisgr8
Follow the simple instructions, for a B&W G3 with a PCI Radeon 7000, select enable PCI and restart after entering your software install password.

I noticed the smoothness of the Dock immediately.
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PCI Extreme! CommentaryBottom Line? - Version: 3.1, 5/1/2005 07:08AM PST

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luluwillie
Can someone rewrite the Product Description in clear, plain English? Geez. I have no idea what this guy is saying (and I'm not dumb).
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PCI Extreme! Usage TipCould not get functioning with Radeon 7000 - Version: 3.0, 4/30/2005 12:24AM PST

mzeb
I have a PCI Radeon 7000 and could not get the patch to work because it threw up an error saying my CoreImage binary was different than the one it knew. Is this radeon not high end enough for the patch? It appears so to me, but I hope the developer can prove me wrong.
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