video card: comments please?

[Noah Silva [Mailing list]]

> > MSI GFX FX5200-TD128 AGP8X
> > http://www.infocomputer.ca/Storefront/Item.asp?ItemID=1848
> >
> > Opinions, comments, please?
>
> I'm considering to buy a new graphics card, too. The MSI GFX is based on
> a nvidea chip. Im read a lot about problems with nvidea drivers. May be
> better to buy a ATI controller or a Matrox?

The difference between an ATI and an NVIDIA is:
If you install linux out of the box, using open source drivers, most
Radeon cards are supported in 3D mode.  Most NVIDIA cards are not.
[very] Newer ATI cards, and all NVIDIA cards require the installation of
binary only drivers (and that means you pretty much have to be on x86 ;<),
so your options are less flexible, and you have installation and updating
pain, but likely better performance.

 -- noah silva