On Tuesday 29 October 2002 04:57 pm, Robin Turner wrote: > Paul Rodriguez wrote: > > Hi, I purchased an ATI Radeon 8500 for my dad's machine thinking it > > would have good 3D acceleration support, being that it wasn't the latest > > 9000 and that it's on the Mandrake supported hardware list. Plus, I > > like to use open source drivers. As it turns out, the 8500 does not > > seem to have any 3D Acceleration support in Mandrake 9.0 according to > > those who I have talked to, and won't for some time. The ATI supplied > > drivers are also incompatible with 9.0. > > > > As I just got my RMA approved, I need to find a substitute. > > > > 1) What other options do I have? Should I go with another ATI, or > > something else? I hear Nvidia's are good. > > nVidia works well with their drivers if you do the install right (see > previous threads). > > > 2) Who makes a good Nvidia card? > > I don't think there's a massive difference. Check the chipset, and that > it has all the IO ports you want. > > > 3) Should I go with a Geforce3 or a Geforce4? > > > > I have a Hercules Geforce3 at home, and I am not happy with it. I hear > > that people are very happy with Geforce3's from other manufacturers. > > IMHO, the Geforce3 falls between two stools. If your father is into 3D > rendering or is a first-person shooter addict with the reflexes of a > rattlesnake, go for a 4, but for most practical purposes, a Geforce2 > with 64MB onboard memory is fine (most models only have 32MB, which is > OK, but 64MB gives better performance for a very small price difference, > I think). > > Sir Robin I agree with Sir Robin, unless you are a bleeding edge gamer a Geforce 2 with 64MB onboard will run like a champ, tuxracer and ut2003 both work very well on my machine. Those are the only games I have tried that need fast frames so I can't speak to other games. Mine is an MSI Graphic card. HTH -- Dennis M. linux user #180842
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