I've kinda given up on this desktop, its using integrated graphics... But I suggested the 5450 for a friend whos issue was that older cards weren't supported anymore either, and that hit the sweet spot of being supported and available...
On Sun, Apr 12, 2015 at 8:35 AM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Nat Taylor <[email protected]> wrote: > > > ... > > > > Then there's this: > > > ATI > > > Radeon HD 5450 > > > Cedar PRO/radeon > > > Yes > > > Yes > > > Yes > > > v11.04 Natty > > > Supports compiz and Unity with the default open source driver in Natty. > > > > > > 2011-07-23 > > > > Nat, > > I see that the 5450 has PCI Express-16 2.1. My MB has PCI Express-16 > (likely 1.0 since the version is not specified). The card should still > work according to the design specs of PCI Express, but I wonder what > version of PCI is on your MB. Also, I see two different heat sink styles > on the 5450: one is flat and black, the other is red and quite high. I > wonder if the red one would fit in my case. > > The 5430 is highly rated for Linux, but it does not exist in the market. > It often seems that by the time testing using OS drivers gets reported the > market has moved on--the parts are no longer being sold. > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
