What would be the best card to buy for Linux if you are not a gamer I dont use Linux for games yet but i am building a new system just for Linux 8.1 and i am in need of a video card and sound sound Does any one have a recommendtion on what video card and sound card i should buy Thanks greg
tester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 08:25, Nelson Bartley wrote: >> I dunno, >> At this point your best bet is to get the NVidia card. Even though there >> have been problems, which are going to happen regardless of the >> videocard you buy, they are releasing updates which "Hopefully" fix the >> problems. I'm not sure I can say the same about ATI, and the only other >> company that is still around and providing linux drivers is Matrox, >> however they're cards are not really for the 3D gamer anymore... >> >> I personally own a Geforce 2 GTS 32MB (August 2000) and it runs fine for >> me. There are some corruption issues but that's a minor point. >> >> NB >> >> On Fri, 2001-12-21 at 02:46, Stewart Taylor wrote: >> > Hi All >> > >> > I'm in need of a new 3D graphics card that works well under Linux ( V8.1 >> > ). There seems to have been alot of problems with nVidia drivers >> > reported on various newsgroups.ATI seems not to supprot their Vivid!xs >> > cards under Linux so I don't know where to look for info. My <only> ;-) >> > requirements are that it works under Win98, at least for a little while >> > yet, and that it works with OpenGL under Linux. >> > >> > Any help would be appreciated. >> > >> > TIA >> > >> > Stewart >> > >> > >> > ---- >> > >> >> > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >> >> >> >> >> ------------=_1008955604-11608-941 >> Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >> Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > >I still see Voodoo3 and Voodoo 5 cards for sale and they do have some >awesome game performance with the Glide libraries, but if you have a >commercial distro of Mandrake witrh an NVidia card, you have the problem >with drivers 99% licked--here is the other 1% > >http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/81errata.php3#nvidia > >And no, we won't put NVidia Drivers on the downloadable disks because it >isn't free (as in speech) software. Netscape is about the only sin we >have left on those disks, and its day is coming for removal, soon as we >have a functional free alternative. > >Civileme > > > > -- Linux The Number one Os __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/
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