[Wolves] 3D graphics cards

[sparkes]

On Sun, 2004-01-04 at 13:19, Peter Oliver wrote:
> On Sun, 4 Jan 2004, Aquarius wrote:
> 
> > Peter Oliver spoo'd forth:
> > > Given that you can get a new bottom end graphics card for about 30 quid,
> > > I'm thinking of upgrading.  I currently have an Nvidia card, and I've been
> > > satisfied with their OpenGL drivers.  Does anyone have any comments on the
> > > quality of Linux support from ATI?
> > 
> > I've just bought a Radeon 7000 for thirty quid from The COmputer Shop
> > in Merry Hill, and it works pretty well with DRI -- I've been playing
> > Max Payne acceptably under WineX, and glxgears gives me 380fps (which
> > is pretty good on this Duron 800 :))
> 
I am getting 200fps on my laptop with no hardware acelleration at all
;-)

> Hmm.  I already get 600 fps on my Athlon 700 with a GeForce 2 MX :-)
> 
> Just so you know for next time, it seems you can get a Radeon 9200 or a 
> Geforce 4 MX for under forty quid on the internet: 
> http://www.dealtime.co.uk/xPP-Graphics_Cards--~all-graphic_processor

You should be able to get one about this price in wolverhampton.  I got
one for a friend from universal in worcester st for about £45 a couple
months ago.

sparkes