ATI Radeon 32MB DDR is an excellent card but - beware LMD8.0 drivers will have major problems. Solutions have already been on this list but I'm waiting for 8.1 - next week (should work "out of the box") At 20:51 17/09/2001 -0400, Charles A Edwards wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Dennis Myers > > Sent: Monday, September 17, 2001 8:07 PM > > To: Newbie Linux-Mandrake > > Subject: [newbie] Video cards > > > > > > So, with all the discussion about nVidia cards, what is a > > good card to > > run? I am going to upgrade cause my little 4mb ATI Rage > > doesn't even get > > tux down the hill. I want a midrange card in the $60 to $100 > > range. Is > > there any hope? TIA for any suggestions. > > -- > > >In that price range I would get the OEM version >of the ATI Radeon 32MB DDR. > >You can pick 1 up from www.newegg.com for $72+$8 S&H. >That is Cheap for that card. >The retail version runs $130+ and everywhere else even the OEM >is $100+. > >Do not be tempted by the Radeon VE it uses a different chip and is not >supported at all yet. >And the SDR is a lesser version of the DDR. > >As I said in 1 of my previous post the Radeon will not be >fully supported until 8.1 >It runs well on either 7.2 or 8.0 but it is great in 8.1 B3. > >Should you prefer a stop gap solution you can get an OEM ATI Expert 2000, >32MB Rage 128 chipset, from several vendors for between $30-$35. >I have this card in 2 systems and it performs very well. > >In case no one has noticed I have become an ATI fan, especially where >Linux is concerned. > > > > Charles (-: > >Forever never goes beyond tomorrow. >And for too many there are now no tomorrows. > > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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