[TriLUG] Video card recommendation

[Jim Tuttle]

I'm using a couple of Nvidia 7300LE cards.  Both are branded under
another company, both have 128MB RAM, one is fanless.  They were each
about under $50, probably more like $25 on Newegg.  They run everything
fine, including Compiz.

The only problem I've ever had is using the Nvidia binary driver.  I
haven't had any problems in awhile, but the drivers used to prevent
resume-from-suspend.  I'd love to have an Intel video card.  The
integrated Intel video chips I've used are awesome and the driver is
both open and rock solid.  I have no idea if Intel makes a discrete
card, though.

Jim


Owen wrote:
> I'm looking for a new video card, due to the poor visual quality I'm
> getting from the integrated card in my work desktop. Requirements:
> 
> - Good support from open source drivers, preferably enough to get Compiz
>   working on Gutsy.
> - Less than $50 (I might not be able to claim back from the company and
>   don't want to have spent a lot of money on it).
> - PCI Express
> - DVI
> 
> Any recommendations?
> 
> In case you're wondering what I mean by poor quality: I'm having a hard
> time putting my finger on the issue, but one thing is for sure - working
> on my old desktop, it felt like my glasses were optional, but this one
> they are necessary. And this is all with the same screen.
> 
> Thanks,
> Owen


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