[geeks] PCI-E video cards

[Phil Stracchino]

Joshua Boyd wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 12:50:09PM -0500, John Lee wrote:
>> So, this might be a sign that I've been using Macs for too long.
>>
>> I've got a shiny new desktop workstation at work (Dell XPS 420).
>> Unfortunately, the ATI Radeon HD2400Pro card that it came with seems
>> to be poorly supported under Linux (Ubuntu 7.10). Rather than spend
>> another few days screwing around, can anyone recommend a solid video
>> card that will work under both Linux and OpenSolaris with a minimum of
>> hassle? I'm largely just looking for good 2D performance and dual head
>> support. The Nvidia cards sound like they work. Can I just get any
>> Nvidia based card, slap it in, and install the binary drivers, or do
>> some cards work better than others?
> 
> More or less any nvidia card will work, but I'd recommend sticking with
> something that isn't too new.  Like a Geforce 6200 or 7300.

If it'll work for you (and if I can find it right now), I have a LeadTek 
GeForce 6600 256MB PCI-E card that you can have for $50 plus shipping. 
It has both DVI and VGA output, iirc.

(I replaced it because I thought the card was faulty, but later realized 
that the problem was that 1GB of DDR400 in the machine wasn't enough to 
keep Win2K and WoW happy.  Dropped in another 2GB, and all my stability 
problems went away...)


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