[XFree86] which graphics card to buy ?

2003-11-17 Thread R. Busch
Hi all, this may seem a trivial question, but I've done some searching in website, faqs, archive etc and haven't found any good answers. So here's the real, extended question I'd like to post to the forum : Which recent graphics card gives you the best bang for the buck under following condition

[XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Per Dalgas Jakobsen
Hi all, I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of what graphics card to buy. Price should be less than $200 if possible. The system will have dual-boot configuration: Windows for gaming. Linux for (real) work. Currently I have a NVIDIA-card, but I do not want to buy another card, where

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Suresh Chandra Mannava
Hi, > I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of > what graphics card to > buy. Better go for ATI, ATI cards are having open-source DRI drivers as nvidia suports binary only DRI drivers. Radeon 9800 may be a best option. Regards, Suresh _

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread William Gallafent
On Thursday 05 February 2004 12:47, Suresh Chandra Mannava wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of > > what graphics card to > > buy. > > Better go for ATI, ATI cards are having open-source > DRI drivers as nvidia suports binary only DRI drivers. > > Radeon 9800 ma

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Ryan Underwood
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 11:45:47AM +0100, Per Dalgas Jakobsen wrote: > > I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of what graphics card to > buy. > > Price should be less than $200 if possible. > The system will have dual-boot configuration: > Windows for gaming. > Linux for (real) work.

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Brendan Sullivan
Well, if linux is just for work, do you really need the capabilities of the drivers? I'd just buy a Nvidia card and use the vesa or 'nv' driver, and then get the latest drivers for you gaming in Win-blows. IMO, you can't beat the geforce4 series when it comes to bang for the buck. a Ti4200 is ~$100

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Per Dalgas Jakobsen
>> I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of >> what graphics card to buy. > > Better go for ATI, ATI cards are having open-source > DRI drivers as nvidia suports binary only DRI drivers. > > Radeon 9800 may be a best option. I have been looking at an ATI Radeon 9600 XT/TVD. Would there b

Re: [XFree86] Which graphics card to buy?

2004-02-05 Thread Ryan Underwood
On Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:47:49PM +, Suresh Chandra Mannava wrote: > Hi, > > > I'm about to buy a new computer, and I'm unsure of > > what graphics card to > > buy. > > Better go for ATI, ATI cards are having open-source > DRI drivers as nvidia suports binary only DRI drivers. > > Radeon 9