Is there a relatively inexpensive video card upgrade for my MacPro?

[Ted King]

I think you'd appreciate more of a boost in the faster boot-up times (both system and application boot-up times) you would get from installing a SSD drive:

http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-LightingFast.html

http://macperformanceguide.com/Mac-InstallingSSD.html (Scroll down to Installation in older Mac Pros (2006 - 2008))


You can buy a small capacity (30 gig) SSD with decent performance for about $110 here:

http://www.buy.com/prod/ocz-technology-v...57607.html


Or you could go for a bigger capacity (60 gig) SSD for about $164 (after rebates):

http://www.amazon.com/OCZ-Technology-Agi...slickdeals&ie=UTF8&s=pc&qid=1269968588&sr=1-1

Of course there are plenty of other SSD choices if you look around - I'm sure Other World Computing has really fast SSD's, though they may cost more. And I think you need this for about $20:

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Newer%20T...y/MPQXES2/


I haven't tried this with my 2006 3GHz Mac Pro yet but I'm tempted. Maybe someone else here has given it a try and can tell how much difference it made.