[Wylug-help] Graphics Card Recommendations

[Nik Jewell]

Thanks Steve - that's a good cheap option.

I forgot one other requirement though - this is intended for a near
silent home server (noise of current one irritates the wife, so I
already have a Vantec 'stealth' PSU + case fans - which I can highly
recommend to fellow noise facists) - so if possible I'm after an AGP
graphics card with *no fan*.

Nik

Steve King wrote:

> On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Nik Jewell wrote:
>
>
>>Hi
>>
>>Can anybody recommend a cheap freely available (ie not a relic that I'm
>>going to have to search for on ebay) AGP graphics card that they have
>>had *absolutely no bother with* with X.
>>
>>I'm after 65k colours at 1600*1200 so 32Mb or 64Mb will do.  I have no
>>3D/OpenGL requirements.
>>
>>The cheapest commonly available contender would appear to be a Radeon
>>7000, but googling for this reveals many tales of woe with the drivers.
>>
>>I'm looking for something at the ~£30 mark.
>
>
>
> I have had no problems with any geforce2/4 card. The gpl drivers are
> great, but if you're wanting to get some openGL action the nvidia
> drivers are pretty hot (although these have been known to kill things!)
>
> A geforce2mx400 will set you back £24+vat from ebuyer. For 2d stuff this
> will be great (it's a 64mb card) - ebuyer.co.uk quickcode 56628. There
> are others for a little more which have more 3d oomph.
>
> Steve