Re: Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-28 Thread Michael Jinks
Thanks to everyone who pitched in an opinion, that was indeed what I was after; the sort of input you just don't get from an HCL. :) Based on that, I think we'll go with ATI. My own experience with video cards is pretty out of date these days; I still remember when a Voodoo was the best you

Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-27 Thread Michael Jinks
Hi all. We're in the process of drafting a proposal for upgrading the Debian machines in our public computing lab, as well as replacing our last remaining SGI machine with a Debian box. The SGI in particular is mostly used for scientific visualization applications. I know this question gets

Re: Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-27 Thread nate
quote who=Michael Jinks Hi all. We're in the process of drafting a proposal for upgrading the Debian machines in our public computing lab, as well as replacing our last remaining SGI machine with a Debian box. The SGI in particular is mostly used for scientific visualization applications.

Re: Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-27 Thread Derek Gladding
On Thursday 27 June 2002 04:37 pm, nate wrote: quote who=Michael Jinks Hi all. We're in the process of drafting a proposal for upgrading the Debian machines in our public computing lab, as well as replacing our last remaining SGI machine with a Debian box. The SGI in particular is

Re: Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-27 Thread Bijan Soleymani
On Thu, 2002-06-27 at 18:35, Michael Jinks wrote: I know this question gets asked on a regular basis, but given a need for quick and clear 3D imaging (OpenGL, usually), is there currently a clear preference for which video card to use? I've had good experience with nVidia cards except their

Re: Preferred video cards for 3D?

2002-06-27 Thread Crispin Wellington
On Fri, 2002-06-28 at 06:35, Michael Jinks wrote: Hi all. We're in the process of drafting a proposal for upgrading the Debian machines in our public computing lab, as well as replacing our last remaining SGI machine with a Debian box. The SGI in particular is mostly used for scientific