Buying a video card

Tisephone · n00b Joined: 15 Sep 2003 Posts: 31

I'm getting a new LCD monitor in a few days and need a video card with a DVI port. I've been finding that 3D games in ePSXe are unplayable, so I would like to buy with performance in mind as well. I'd prefer to pay around $80. If it helps, currently I have a Radeon VE 32mb, using the xfree-drm drivers. Can anyone provide suggestions for a good card and the best driver to use with it?

I would rather not use closed-source drivers if the performance loss for not doing so isn't too obscene. This also means I would rather buy ATI... but I've heard nVidia cards perform significantly better in Linux.

taskara · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 4:40 am Post subject:

I like nvidia cards, and how much is a gf4 ti 4200 these days?

should be around that price.

other alternative is the mx series - but they are pretty crap in comparision..
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Malakin · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:22 pm Post subject:

The ti4200 is probably your best bet for a cheap card with dvi and decent gaming performance, will be about $100usd although I've seen them for less. Make sure it has a dvi connector on it though, some of the newer low cost ones come without.

To state the obvious, make sure your lcd has a dvi connector, most don't.

Personally I can't stand the motion blur you get playing games with lcd's even with the latest 16ms screens.

gen2newB · Posted: Thu Sep 25, 2003 8:59 pm Post subject:

I am currently using an Dell 18" Ultra Sharp Flat Panel and the thing is gorgious. There is really no blur with this thing. Im thinking of picking up a few for my house.