Yes, weird. I know it's subjective and could be biased, but have to agree with Christopher for the recommendation to stay Nvidia for Linux. Have owned a 7600GT and 460GTX as well, and I have not experienced any issues with it on Linux using the Nvidia binary blob.
to the OP, The 9600GT is considered "low end" on 3D gaming, but more than enough for 2D or 3D compiz. Personally, I would tweak the hardware first before buying a new card. Try running Linux mint via CD/DVD. is it the same issue that you have? if yes, then hardware upgrades is in order. if no, driver versions could be a problem. Another thing to consider. Have roughly the same issue that you have where moving/open/close windows has a slight hesitation. Have fixed it on my end by putting the right specs(even slight tighter memory.) of memory timings on the PC BIOS. The default is "DEFAULT" and very conservative. Changing it works wonders and now my PC is snappier because of the change. Also check to see the heatsink of the video card. Now, if you really want to buy a new video card, recommendations is: Nvidia: GTS/GTX 2xx/4xx or higher . Forget about GeForce GT 2xx/4xx series. they are roughly on the same or below range than yours. ATI: HD 56xx/57xx/66xx and up series. Forget the 54xx/64xx/65xx. same as above. regards, Andre | http://www.varon.ca On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:28 AM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]> wrote: > Which actually makes Gary's problem sound kinda weird considering that the > card he's having a problem with is NVIDIA-based. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> > > *To:* Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:44 PM > *Subject:* Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu > > Nvidia VCs are generally considered better on Linux, especially in terms of > 3D performance & the presence of a better GPU video off-loading API > (VDPAU). > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Nikki Erwin C. Ramirez < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > On Sep 7, 2011 8:09 PM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > My problem is if someone recommends an ATI card for example, and I buy > > one and it doesn't improve things, I hope the PC store I buy it from > > honors their return policy allowing me to replace it. Which I can 100% > > avoid just by asking the experts here what they use. > You should be safe with either ATI or NVIDIA, right? Both of them have > official drivers. > I've successfully run StarCraft 2 on mid-range laptops (for 2010) with > mid-range ATI and NVIDIA video cards, and my playing experience was quite > good at Medium to High (mostly medium) video settings. > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > > > -- > "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's > Microsoft". > > ----- Helios > > Linux User 364495 > http://counter.li.org > > twitter.com/wakizaki > Christopher Baluyut on Google+ > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >
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