G210 v GT520
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I got the G210s as the best value at the time. I can now get a Zotac G210 with 1gb for $28
But, yes, the GT520 is a better card and my local shop has them for $44 for a Gainward with 1gb.
Depends what you need. I will not be pulling out my G210 to put in a GT520, but would consider one if I needed a new card.
If your budget is tight then a G210 is still very good value. And it is very power efficient. I have no experience with the power draw of the GT520, but I would guess they are in the same ballpark.
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Originally posted by grege View PostI agree with letocha.
It is hard to go past an Nvidia G210 for general purpose Linux work. I have three and all are Gainward GeForce 210 with 512mb. I paid a measly $40 each for the cards. They are passively cooled thus absolutely silent. If you run 32bit they also support hardware flash acceleration with the Nvidia driver. The Nvidia driver also supports power saving functions. I have a Mini-ITX motherboard with an Intel i3 2120, 8GB DDR3, the G210, an Antec 80Plus certified power supply and a WD Green 2Tb HDD. For 98% of the time the whole box only pulls 44w. The power draw is the same using the onboard Intel Graphics HD2000 so the Nvidia board is very efficient.
And the G210 runs Gnome3 without any issues.
The G210 suits my purpose perfectly and is definitely worth consideration.
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G210
I agree with letocha.
It is hard to go past an Nvidia G210 for general purpose Linux work. I have three and all are Gainward GeForce 210 with 512mb. I paid a measly $40 each for the cards. They are passively cooled thus absolutely silent. If you run 32bit they also support hardware flash acceleration with the Nvidia driver. The Nvidia driver also supports power saving functions. I have a Mini-ITX motherboard with an Intel i3 2120, 8GB DDR3, the G210, an Antec 80Plus certified power supply and a WD Green 2Tb HDD. For 98% of the time the whole box only pulls 44w. The power draw is the same using the onboard Intel Graphics HD2000 so the Nvidia board is very efficient.
And the G210 runs Gnome3 without any issues.
The G210 suits my purpose perfectly and is definitely worth consideration.
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nvidia geforce 210
Thanks to VDPAU sets C,
This Card allow viewing full HD movies with nvidia binary driver
And, it's a passive card, so enjoy the silence.
It's my card before i buy the quadro 600 (for better opengl support)
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So to answer the question at this point in time, you can get a GTS 450 or RadeonHD 6750 (Turks core) for a c-note. If you count mail-in rebates and you have a few extra dollars, you can get a GTX 550 Ti or a RadeonHD 6790 (Barts core).
(Used newegg as price reference.)
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Originally posted by crazycheese View PostI heard people complaining about 4xx/5xx in linux due to driver quality. I don?t know if its sorted out.
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The experience with the GTS 250 has been fantastical, with the HD Graphics 2000, Minecraft was running at 20 fps at most and with an awful antialiasing glitch we couldn't fix. The GTS 250 gives at least 300 fps.
Other games, like Cogs, look equally improved. There haven't been any X crashes nor image corruption like it happened with the Intel graphics. It also gave the correct resolution without workarounds. In all, we can recommend the card, no matter its age. It works and it works greatly, given no card can match it in price at the moment.
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Originally posted by Panix View PostI think you're right!
AMD seems to have near values, but not exceeding. The only things where AMD binary is better is some 3D performance (where their linux driver is faster than windows driver, barely case for nvidia) and multimonitor support.
Open drivers, you better go AMD. But this means you will be cutting on card actuall performance. No top performance with opensource AMD. Whats the reason to buy discrete card, then ...
Originally posted by Panix View PostI can't decide whether to get a GTX 460 or Radeon 5850 ($139) if I go ATI.
GTX 560Ti = ~GTX470
No idea about radeon, I decided against amd route in the end.
Originally posted by Panix View PostIt seems there's too many problems or bugs if you want all features since you have to use catalyst.
Originally posted by Panix View PostEdit: GTX 560 is $139 w/ rebate... good price? How much power/temps is it compared to a 460? Is this too expensive a card for Linux? I guess Nvidia drivers will eventually mature with some bugs or issues but probably less than fglrx & 5850, right?
I heard people complaining about 4xx/5xx in linux due to driver quality. I don?t know if its sorted out. Still no fan/speed control though.
There is no such thing as "too expensive card for Linux" mate. There can be "crappy drivers to use the card" though.
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