[wplug] OT: recommended cheep video card w/ 3d accel

[Robert E. Coutch]

I don't have a spare but I'd like to recommend a card.

The ATI Radeon 9200 (and I think the 9250 also).
This card is the most recent 3D card with native Linux support for 3D.
You can find these for under $100 and it's even good enough to play games 
based on the Quake 3 engine at decent framerates.

Want cheaper?
A GeForce2 MX400 can be had for around $40 and for that same price,
look at the Radeon 7000.
Those cards come in AGP and PCI.

GeForce (Nvidia) cards will require Nvidia's drivers for 3D.

For a low end 3D system I really recommend the older ATI cards (9250 and 
earlier) because of the built-in driver and 3D support with Xfree86 and 
X.org.


Hope this helps,

Bob

On Tuesday 05 July 2005 03:12 pm, Brandon Kuczenski wrote:
> I am looking for a video card that has hardware 3d acceleration for my
> desktop PC (Debian).  The reason for this is that I want to see the OpenGL
> and otherwise 3d-enabled Xscreensaver hacks that I have always turned off
> on my laptop because they are too slow.
>
> Jamie Zawinski, in the man page for xscreensaver, says:
>
> "Your options are: don't use the OpenGL display modes; or, collect the
> spare change hidden under the cushions of your couch, and use it to buy a
> video card manufactured after 1998. (It doesn't even need to be fast 3D
> hardware: the problem will be fixed if there is any 3D hardware at all.)"
>
> So, I want something that satisfies that requirement.  I was wondering (a)
> whether any WPLUG members had a video card laying around that they would
> like to sell or donate, or (b) what equipment you folks would recommend I
> buy.  I really don't want to spend a lot of money.
>
> Thanks,
> Brandon
>
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