On Fri, 2006-04-21 at 03:37 -0300, Rogério Brito wrote: > On Apr 19 2006, Ron Johnson wrote: > > Still, if they come out with reasonably priced cards that can do > > 3D like an NVIDIA FX 5200 using the nvidia binary driver, I'd > > How exactly is the performance of such a beast? I have never had the > opportunity of using a binary driver for video, since I don't need 3D > and my trusty, old Matrox card is keeping up with my necessities. > > But I'm frequently asked (by friends) to recommend hardware that would > run Linux well and, well, the topic of video cards is where I get most > undecided... > > Thanks for any experiences shared, Rogério.
Back when I had an NVIDIA TNT2/M64, I installed the nvidia binary driver, and 3D games flew (relative to my needs, of course). I'm sure that using the nvidia driver the now-equally-trailing edge FX 5200 would perform even better. Obviously, the newer cards would perform even better. I recommend nvidia cards to anyone who wants to run Linux, because it have the very good 2D nv driver, and the 3D nvidia driver. Note that NVIDIA has a common code-base between the Windows and Linux drivers, and releases a new version of it every few months. That says a lot about their commitment to the Linux market. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA "Universal peace sounds ridiculous to the head of an average family." Kin Hubbard
