[TriLUG] Video card recommendation

[Owen]

Thanks for the tip. Prices are good on Newegg, including one from MSI
that is fanless ... looks like a heatsink with video connectors. :-)

Just to be sure I understand what you mean: it runs fine using open
source drivers ... the problem was when you tried it with the nvidia
binary driver? I have no need for suspend, so no problems there.

Thanks,
Owen

On Fri, May 30, 2008 at 10:43:20AM -0400, Jim Tuttle wrote:
> 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