[Gllug] Graphics card recommendations wanted

[Andrew Farnsworth]

On Mon Jun 29  8:06 , James Courtier-Dutton <james.dutton at gmail.com> sent:

>2009/6/28 John G Walker johngeoffreywalker at yahoo.co.uk>:
>> It looks like I need a new graphics card. It has, obviously, to
>> have good Linux support. Anyone have any strong recommendations? Or
>> warnings?
>>
>I would avoid nvidia. They seem to be having financial problems at the moment.
>But without nvidia, the only sensible option for consumer 3D stuff is amd/ati.
>I used to prefer nvidia, because their drivers were less buggy that ati's.
>AMD/ATI is more open source friendly than NVIDIA.

This is a perfect example of a self fulfilling prophecy.  If you avoid it because
they seem to be having financial difficulties... they will have further financial
difficulties.  Even if Nvidia "goes down" I expect they will be purchased,
probably / possibly by Intel.  Also, with the cost of video cards falling all the
time, buying one of their cards and getting it working under X correctly, even
using proprietary drivers, means that it should continue to function for at least
the next year or two at which time, purchasing an equivalent or better card will
cost you couch change.

Find what you need today in either company based on budget, features, bundle,
performance, and personal preference.

Andy
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