The ATI Radeon DDR boards are very good with Linux, and moderately priced as well. The drivers are open source with X, versus the nVidia drivers are binary only. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Kline" <list at slushpupie.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:42 PM Subject: RE: [TCLUG] OT: Need video card recommendation > If you want to do gaming, and have maximum compatibility with X and Windows, > I would recommend either a Voodoo chipset or an nVidia chipset. Lately the > nVidia's have been a little better in my opinion (the GeForce2 and up) but > both Voodoo and nVidia have good support for GL in Linux. As long as you > have a chipset you know, and a decent amount of memory on it, who makes it > isn't really too big a deal. (Other than warrantee, availability, extra > features, etc) > > I still have a TNT2 (32Mb on it) and it does just fine under Quake3 (I have > seen better, but it does fine). I have troubles with DVDs being a little > jerky, but that is also due to lack of CPU speed on my system. Some of the > newer cards do have DVD decoding hardware on them, and there is some support > for that in Linux, I know the Dxr2/3 works, and a few others. Something > else to consider with newer video cards.. > > Jay > > -----Original Message----- > From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org > [mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Mike > Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 3:17 PM > To: tclug-list at lists.real-time.com > Subject: [TCLUG] OT: Need video card recommendation > > > I am trying to find the right components for a new system and I could use a > few > suggestions. I know I would like a new video card, but I have no idea what > would be a > good choice for Windows gaming and Linux/X compatability. The last time I > bought a > card Diamond and STB were very popular. Both are long gone now. > > I was leaning towards something from the GeForce II line. I am not sure what > the > differences are between the MX 200/400, Pro, GTS, Ultra, etc. I found a > little info. on > the Nvidia site, but I didn't have hours to sift through it all. > > Also, what brands are good? I have come across a bunch - Leadtek, > Visiontek, Asus, > Abit, Creative, etc. There are two models I am looking at right now: > ELSA GLADIAC 511 64MB AGP GEFORCE2 MX400 W/TV OUT $110 > VISIONTEK GEFORCE2 MX400 64MB AGP 4X/2X W/TV OUT $150 > > Any opinions/advice? > > Thanks, > Mike > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >