Nvidia GTX 960 4Gb

[nic31]

I want buy a MSI Nvidia GTX 960 with 4Gb of Ram, in the Buyer's guide i found only 2Gb Versions, if i buy the GPU with 4gb of ram will it be native or i have to install some kext? Scuse me for my bad english but i'm italian

 

[Adrian B]

I want buy a MSI Nvidia GTX 960 with 4Gb of Ram, in the Buyer's guide i found only 2Gb Versions, if i buy the GPU with 4gb of ram will it be native or i have to install some kext? Scuse me for my bad english but i'm italian

The amount of RAM on a card is unimportant to OS X compatibility. 4GB RAM can only be used with 4k monitors, regular monitors with 1920P or 1440P resolutions will never use it.

Check that the port layout on the MSI is identical to equivalent Gigabyte/EVGA models in the buyers guide and you should be OK.

Remember that you will need to be using at least OS X 10.10 with the additional nVidia drivers to use the maxwell range of nVidia cards.

 

[nic31]

i found this http://www.amazon.it/dp/B00ULQDPDC/?tag=tonymacx86com-21 do you think it work fine with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5?

 

[Adrian B]

i found this http://www.amazon.it/dp/B00ULQDPDC/?tag=tonymacx86com-21 do you think it work fine with OS X Yosemite 10.10.5?

I do not see any reason why it would not work just as well as the 2GB version. The port layout is identical to the model in the buyers guide:
http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=5372#ov

Total of 6 ports, 1 HDMI, 3 DisplayPort and 2 DVI - all in the same place on both models.

 

[nic31]

is pratically plug and play?

 

[Adrian B]

is pratically plug and play?

It is not difficult. I suggest that you have a look over these two threads before you update.
Installing the drivers for nVidia Maxwell cards (10.10.5)
http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/...ate-graphics-drivers-10-10-5-346-02-03-a.html

Troubleshooting information & help thread:
http://www.tonymacx86.com/graphics/161256-solving-nvidia-driver-install-problems.html

 

[nic31]

Thank you very much!