Cheap Linux compatible video cards

[Bob Elzer]

I know four people who have had top of the line Nvidia cards and all have
been having trouble with them, mostly overheating.
 
Three of them have already given up and switched to ATI, one of them
yesterday. he had a 260 and exchanged it for a 4870.
 
The cards were mainly for gaming on windows but it was always heat issues.
 
I recommend going with ATI.
 
Here's a list of 27 cards from $50 to $75
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE
<http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%2013
05520549%204026%201069633099&name=PCI%20Express%202.0%20x16>
&N=2010380048%201305520549%204026%201069633099&name=PCI%20Express%202.0%20x1
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From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Sean
Parsons
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:15 AM
To: 'Main PLUG discussion list'
Subject: RE: Cheap Linux compatible video cards



Nvidia cards seem to work for me in both windows and Linux, Fry's has a
decent selection of cards for around $30-40. just don't ask the salespeople
for help... Ever! J

 

Sean Parsons

 

From: plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Mike
Bushroe
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2009 11:08 AM
To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Cheap Linux compatible video cards

 

My old computer is stating to have trouble running some of the newer
software. In particular, I am getting free training in SolidWorks to use
when Mentoring Highschool teams in First Robotics and also Underwater
Robotics Competition. Unfortunately, SolidWorks only works on Windows, and
my Windoze partition is indeed gettey VERY slow and sleepy. SolidWorks
initially would not run becasue the video drivers were out of date. I have
fixed so that it will run, but is still VERY slow. I already have all RAM
slots full, so I would have to pull and replace, and the best I could do is
double the RAM from 2G to 4G. But a newer video card than my old ATI Radeon
X300 might speed up the graphics intensive CAD program. Can anyone recommend
an inexpesnive (under $100 and preferably in the $40 to $60 range) PCI-E16
video card that will have both Linux drivers (32bit and 64bit) and also
Windoze XP drivers (32bit and 64bit)?

I know that ATI has great support for Linux, but most of their cards are
quite expensive. Any specific sugestions?

Mike

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