... that's all I use - dual head - mind you, I don't do any gaming. Played that fun drag-a-cube display fine on one screen.
Steve On Mon, 15 May 2006 18:07:22 +1200 (NZST) Nick Rout <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yes, or buy a fan (rather than a whole new card) > > Computer Broker has a whole lot of fanless nVidia AGP FX5200 w/128M RAM > for $65.00 on the counter (all second hand) > > > On Mon, May 15, 2006 5:15 pm, Maurice Butler wrote: > > Hi, > > A temporary fix is to peel the sticker of the fan and put a drop of light > > oil (sewing machine not anything for a car) to get it going again until > > you > > get a replacement. At the worst you could use crc - only works for a month > > before you have to do it again. > > Maurice > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Searle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Monday, 15 May 2006 6:27 a.m. > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: video card advice > > > > > > I'll be in the market for a video card as soon as my budget allows, > > following on from discovering the fan on it does zero rpm on a good day > > - this being the likely source of lockups (interestingly this seldom > > happens > > when booted into linux). > > > > I recall plenty of discussion on the list about supported and less > > supported > > cards and chipsets. I have no wish to be responsible for a list war, > > simply > > want to be sure that I buy the best option with linux in mind. My needs > > and > > requirements are fairly modest, while I like games seldom have the time - > > I > > don't need the very best in performance, this being supported by the fact > > that my budget will reach to maybe a couple of hundred dollars at most. > > > > What models, chipsets, features should I look out for? Avoid? > > > > Cheers, > > Roger > > > > > > > >
