Need some suggestion on this one [Power Mac G4]

Posted by MG-31@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 5 comments

So this an update from this post right here: https://www.reddit.com/r/retrobattlestations/s/b0fhrT3YpU

I have tried to find a apple monitor to match but couldn't find one, then tried to find a DVI-I supported monitor and still couldn't find one either, now I have few choices but each comes at a price:

1) travel and hope to find a seller with a DVI-I or an Apple G3,G4 or G5 monitor for sale since apparently can't find one where I am currently working at

2) buy an analogue passthrough adapter, they are expensive and it's gonna be a hit or miss or buy an HDMI adapter for it

3) replace the GPU with one that has an VGA, there tons of monitor out there with VGA (there are more of them than HDMI) and I have an OSSC that can work with it in HDMI if needed

Now I know the obvious would be 3 but is there a chance for 2?

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Minmus_@reddit

Basically all the gpus for the Power Mac G4 (except for the GeForce 4 Ti) are relatively easy to find on eBay. The GeForce4 MX with vga is probably the most comparable to the 9000 pro you probably have, looks like with 64 mb that you can hunt for that came as a standard option on the generation earlier

https://everymac.com/systems/apple/powermac_g4/faq/power-mac-g4-standard-graphics-cards-vga-adc-dvi-ports-resolutions.html

MG-31@reddit (OP)

I found some Geforce4 Ti that are 128mb, should I bother with an upgrade?

Ok, should I bother with a sound card?

I haven’t, I found some of the old official transparent speakers that use the special audio jack that’s built in, and honestly before that I was just suffering though using the built in speaker in the tower