[mdlug] video card recommendation?

[Michael Rudas]

Wolfger wrote:
> Dean Durant wrote:
>> Hello, I am looking for a video card for Mepis 6.5.    What I have now
>> is built in video on the mobo on a cheap box I bought off the net.
>> The video has some issues, like lines across the page in certain apps.
>> I don't know what kind of slots the mobo has.
>> Is there a good brand of card that is designed to work with Linux?

> I love Nvidia for Linux. I'm using a GeForce 7100 GS (or is it GX?).
> Nivida without 3D acceleration works fantastic with Free drivers, and
> Nvidia writes proprietary drivers for Linux that get the 3D working.

I, too, much prefer nVidia over ATi for video cards -- both in general
and for Linux (I'm an nV user since the original 1997-vintage 4MB
Riva) -- but we need to know what kind of video slot you have
available.  Please provide the brand and model number of the mobo so
we can help you better.

As a long-time computer tech, I do have experience with both nV and
ATi -- not to mention that   I'm forced to use an ATi card in
Ariel/Loki (my 2nd system) due to nV driver issues in WinXP on its
mobo.

~~ Mikey