> What's a good idea for a graphics card for someone who's NOT a gamer, > but simply wants good responsive graphic output? And will be well > supported by SuSE 10.2? With my present monitor, it only needs to > support 1280x1024, but I wouldn't want to box myself in, in that regard. > > I guess I'm looking for a recommendation of a "best buy" in this area, > and it's not something I've had a lot of experience with. In my work, > and at home, I've always had computers that simply came with adequate > graphics cards to start with, so I've never been in the market before. > What's a good card that Linux will find easy to work with? > > Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
I recommend getting a mid line Nvidia card. I have been using an ATI 9600xt for a couple of years and the driver development leaves a lot to be desired - especially when it comes to getting the damn things configured and the kernel drivers into the sys. I recently updated my video card to a Nvidia 7800GS and was pleased at how well/easily (compared to ATI) the card drivers compiled and loaded. This was done the first time using a the downloaded install program. I rebuilt my system and used YaST2 repo to dl the drivers and it (apparently) did everything behind the scenes and automatically. I did run the "modprobe nvidia" command right after the driver installed and 3D worked after re-enter/starting the X sys. I checked the Xorg.conf file and the proper driver and extensions had been written to the file - so I rebooted and saw the Nvidia splash screen present itself - so overall pretty painless. You can get a 6800 series card for a fairly good/low price and that will most likely meet you needs and then some. Shop around and you'll likely find a deal! HTH, Curtis. -- Spammers Beware: Trespassers will be shot, survivors will be shot again! I don't want a politician I can believe in. I simply want a politician I can believe! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
