Firstly, sorry if this is the wrong section of the forums, but I wasn't sure which to put it in...
Basically, I need a new graphics card. I'm on a geforce fx 5200, and I'm a gamer. yeh...
I'm really not sure about which company I should give my money though. I would personally prefer to support amd/ati because of their current attitude of the whole thing, and they aren't doing too great at the moment, and having competition to nvidia/intel to avoid a monopoly is always good.
But, are the drivers in linux up to scratch? I don't need something too excessive, just something to play ut2k4 and et:qw.
If I go for nvidia I'll probably go for an 8800gt or something similar in the 9 series, but have no clue one what cards by ati are of similar quality / price, and whether open source drivers support them, or if even the binary ones do, and their performance.
So basically, I want to get an amd/ati, but are they really a good idea to get when used in linux for gaming, and which models are suitable?
Thanks in advance
Basically, I need a new graphics card. I'm on a geforce fx 5200, and I'm a gamer. yeh...
I'm really not sure about which company I should give my money though. I would personally prefer to support amd/ati because of their current attitude of the whole thing, and they aren't doing too great at the moment, and having competition to nvidia/intel to avoid a monopoly is always good.
But, are the drivers in linux up to scratch? I don't need something too excessive, just something to play ut2k4 and et:qw.
If I go for nvidia I'll probably go for an 8800gt or something similar in the 9 series, but have no clue one what cards by ati are of similar quality / price, and whether open source drivers support them, or if even the binary ones do, and their performance.
So basically, I want to get an amd/ati, but are they really a good idea to get when used in linux for gaming, and which models are suitable?
Thanks in advance
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