On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 08:26:51PM +0200, Preben Randhol wrote: > > > Sorry for being a little bit off-topic but I think you're the people > > who might have the clue. I'm looking for a good 2D graphics card from > > a manufacturer that supports linux drivers that work. I used Matrox > > all the years but the provided drivers don't run anymore with the > > latest version of xorg. > > > > Any suggestion for a good power saving card? > > What kind of system are we talking about? Sounds you want something for > an old computer?
no, it's my working computer at home. AMD core duo, 4 GB ram and so son. my monitor is a 22" display and i want to run a 1680x1050 resolution. no games, just 2d-graphics. actually, matrox did that job very well but the have a lousy driver support. my prejudice against these modern ATI-/NVIDIA-stuff is that you need a dedicated powerplant to run them. but in fact they provide current drivers. so, a power saving model of them would be good compromise. > For new cards I would recommend ATI HD4870 4850 but I guess they are > too power hungry. 4830 seems nice and cheap look here: > http://lwn.net/Articles/326405/ > > Otherwise read Phoronix.com they do lot of tests for linux > compatibility and have forums where you can ask for help. OK, i will check that out. thx so far tube
