video card recommendations

[Wolfgang Gill]

On Wed, 11 May 2005 21:05:44 -0700, Endymion wrote
> Wolfgang Gill wrote:
> 
> >On Wed, 11 May 2005 20:25:50 -0700, Endymion wrote
> >  
> >
> >>Hey all,
> >>
> >>I currently have an Aopen geforce fx 5700LE and i recently 
> >>discovered it to be the culprit of serious system instabilities as 
> >>well as not being able to handle any opengl applications.  It works 
> >>fine under windows, but not linux.  So i need a replacement now and 
> >>i was wondering what cards other people on the list have (and that 
> >>are running stablely!).  I'm very partial to nvidia cards and 
> >>especially the twinview feature, which is a necessity for me.
> >>
> >>Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Thanks,
> >>-Endy
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >You haven't mentioned whether you are using the Linux default drivers (nv) or
> >the Nvidia ones (nvidia). The default nv drivers don't do opengl stuff.
> >
> >You can get the drivers from here..
> >
> >http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux.html
> >
> >Wolf
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> Yes, I was using the nvidia drivers.
> 

Ok, no problems. To answer your question, I run MSI branded Nvidia cards. They
ALL have been stable, and work very well in the Linux enviroment. I've used
their card right back to the GF3 and now (Currently) their GF6800GT without
any problems.

Wolf
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