Ok....here's the deal. Building another machine....once again. Interested in opinions of video cards.....here are the goals. ~$100 or less price tag....internet prices not local store prices. I don't play video games but I do like to watch dvds from time to time. I'm not a videophile but I do like a very responsive desktop. I would prefer a card that is known to be Linux friendly.
I currently have a Nvidia Geforce2 GTS 32MB I have been looking around and have come across some potentials that meet my price range: Geforce4 TI 4200 64MB (it seems the 64MB version of this card has faster ram than the 128MB version, although this may be on a manufacturer basis and not global) Geforce FX 5600 128MB Radeon 9600 128MB I am open to other suggestions. I have a NEC MultiSync 95 19" monitor and will be sticking with that for a while. I suppose I want the best bang for the buck however, I partially define BANG as working with standard RH, DEB, Slack and Gentoo distributions without having to jump through hoops and perform magic. I am much more interested in a good, stable, relatively fast video card, than I am in a lightening fast video card that is great for gaming. Any ideas? thoughts? suggestions? I've had a couple of people tell me that I need to watch DVD's on my TV and that I can get a really good, fast, stable video card for much less that I am planning on spending.....I'm taking it with a grain of salt until I hear your opinions because although this individual just finished putting together a new machine, he isn't any more of a guru than I am. TIA for any help you can give me, Cleve
