As one could have expected it, the Radeon HD 4870 is now the main focusing point of all Mac Pro owners, new generation or previous models, but for different reasons. According to a long discussion, in which one can get links to download the Mac ROM version of the Radeon 4870, one can already read reports of users who have successfully flashed a PC version of this card into a Mac version. A step-by-step procedure is available at the following address: http://netkas.org/?p=90. According to this website, Apple seems to have reduced the clock speed of the Mac Radeon 4870 HD, as the memory is clocked at 850 MHz instead of 900 MHz on the PC version.
We will follow this subject we will bring details about the procedure, the compatible and flashable PC cards and the best way to install drivers, even though the future Mac OS X update 10.5.7 should bring those missing files.
