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- Dec 20, 2011
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- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD7
- CPU
- i7 2600k, 3.40 GHz
- Graphics
- XFX Radeon HD 6870
- Mac
Amd Radeon Hd 6870 Mac Pro
My old build (2012) has an XFX Radeon HD 6870 graphics card. My even older monitor (2005 Apple Cinema Display) is getting very dark with time and I would like to replace it with a 4K monitor.
Will this work? I know the XFX Radeon HD 6870 has a lower resolution (max 2560 x 1600 with HDMI 1.4a) than the Samsung U28E590D 28-Inch 4K monitor I want (3840 x 2160).
Does this simply mean that I will have less resolution if I use this combo? Or does it mean the monitor won't work at all?
Less resolution is ok with me as I plan to use the monitor (eventually) with my next build and 4K compatible card. I just don't want it to look like total crap while still using it with the older build.
ALL ADVICE WELCOME!
Thank!
Main problem : I can't use see the bootcamp screen to pick which drive to bootfrom aka open windows. I tried to do it by memory and it still wouldn't load.. Curious if anyone knows how to get that screen back. also here's my specs etc. if that helps:
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Processor: 2 x 2.4 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory: 16 GB
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 6870 2048M MB
Software : Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3
Also not sure if this makes any difference I got the consumer preview of Windows 8 and am running that in bootcamp ( or I was running it til the graphics card upgrade)
Radeon Hd 6870 Specs
Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
Amd Radeon Hd 6870 1gb
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