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List:       suse-linux-e
Subject:    Re: [SLE] Recommended Graphics Card
From:       "Hans du Plooy" <hansdp-lists () sagacit ! com>
Date:       2005-11-12 20:41:20
Message-ID: 33092.165.146.77.136.1131828080.squirrel () mail ! sagacit ! com
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> I'm in the market to upgrade my graphics card. I know it's an emotive
> subject,
> but can anyone recommend a good quality card that works well with Xorg? I
> don't do games, I do do photo graphics though.

If you don't need 3d then an entrylevel card of ether ATi or nVidia will
suffice.  Yes, it is a much debated subject, but in fairness, there are
people who have problems with either.  Granted, nVidia's binary driver has
been around longer, so it's a bit more polished.  But I use a Radeon 9250
with the binary driver, and I've had no problems with the installation. 
Just follow the directions included.

If you're only dealing with 2D images, and you want to avoid the binary
driver issue completely, you could use an older Radeon 7500 or even a
7000.  They are fully supported (in 2D and 3D) by XFree and X.org.  I have
a 64MB Radeon 7000 in my PC at work and even at 1280x1024 I cannot say I
have to wait for anything.

I don't know what the driver situation is like, but you should also look
at Matrox.  I know a number of people doing graphics/CAD work who swear by
them.

Hans


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