I'm thinking about changing my graphics card for one with better games/3D support under linux/suse. What is the best supported card at the moment? (Currently have a Matrox G450 dual head - I'll miss the dual head though) Thanks -- Andrew Betts
Andrew Betts wrote:
I'm thinking about changing my graphics card for one with better games/3D support under linux/suse. What is the best supported card at the moment? (Currently have a Matrox G450 dual head - I'll miss the dual head though)
Thanks
Andrew, I would look to any of the NVidia line of cards - depending on how much horse power you want to pay for. I do video processing on both Windows and Linux, and have had success with both ATI and GForce (NVidia) cards. My preference runs to the NVidia as it appears the driver support is better on the Linux side of the fence than is ATI's - YMMV. I don't play games all that much anymore so I can't comment too well on suitability, but I can say from the video work that I do that real time rendering works better IMO using a slightly faster GPU (5900 series or newer) with at least 128MB of DDR RAM. Hope that helps, ...Paul
Many thanks.
NVidia do seem to tout their linux support/performance.
On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:01:21 -0800, Paul Penrod
Andrew Betts wrote:
I'm thinking about changing my graphics card for one with better games/3D support under linux/suse. What is the best supported card at the moment? (Currently have a Matrox G450 dual head - I'll miss the dual head though)
Thanks
Andrew,
I would look to any of the NVidia line of cards - depending on how much horse power you want to pay for. I do video processing on both Windows and Linux, and have had success with both ATI and GForce (NVidia) cards.
My preference runs to the NVidia as it appears the driver support is better on the Linux side of the fence than is ATI's - YMMV. I don't play games all that much anymore so I can't comment too well on suitability, but I can say from the video work that I do that real time rendering works better IMO using a slightly faster GPU (5900 series or newer) with at least 128MB of DDR RAM.
Hope that helps,
...Paul
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Andrew Betts wrote:
Many thanks.
NVidia do seem to tout their linux support/performance.
On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:01:21 -0800, Paul Penrod
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As well they should considering the great driver they provide (in spite of being closed). -- SuSE Linux 9.2 (i586) ---- 2.6.8-24.10-default --- Sun 01/16/05 18:30 6:30pm up 8 days 2:10, 3 users, load average: 0.21, 0.28, 0.22
On Sunday 16 January 2005 6:18 pm, Andrew Betts wrote:
Many thanks.
NVidia do seem to tout their linux support/performance.
On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 14:01:21 -0800, Paul Penrod
wrote: Andrew Betts wrote:
I'm thinking about changing my graphics card for one with better games/3D support under linux/suse. What is the best supported card at the moment? (Currently have a Matrox G450 dual head - I'll miss the dual head though)
Hi Guys, NVIDIA supplies an 'integrated linux driver installation' pkg that is one-for-all nvidia current graphics cards. there are some tricks to getting them to work due to kernel issues but you can work thru those and have very good results. There was a protracted thread here on this suse-e list a month or two back. Anders helped me work out the kinks very patiently. Look in the archives. When the nvidia driver is working correct you will see a second or 3 of the nvidia LOGO screen just as X starts up after the kernel is booted. Once that happens you are up, and running. PeterB -- -- Proud SUSE user since 5.2 Loving SUSE 9.2 My BLOG == http://vancampen.org/blog --
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