Re: 3D video card recommendations

[Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net>]

On Mon, 7 Nov 2005, Steven Rostedt wrote:

> Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 12:30:24 -0500
> From: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
> To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
> Cc: Gerhard Mack <gmack@innerfire.net>, Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@free.fr>,
>     Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, Hugo Mills <hugo-lkml@carfax.org.uk>,
>     Nix <nix@esperi.org.uk>, Anshuman Gholap <anshu.pg@gmail.com>,
>     Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>, Diego Calleja <diegocg@gmail.com>,
>     Toon van der Pas <toon@hout.vanvergehaald.nl>, arjan@infradead.org
> Subject: Re: 3D video card recommendations
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'd like to thank all those that responded. Unfortunately, I was not
> very patient and already bought something before most of you responded.
> That's my fault.
> 
> So, this is what I'm getting:
> 
> ATI (Connect3D) Radeon X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3/PCI-E/VIVO/DVI (Retail Box)
> For $179 at Monarch computer.
> 
> Gerhard Mack recommended avoiding the PCI-E since there is no support
> yet for DRI.  Right now I don't care about that (thinking it will be
> supported in the future) and all that I read was to go with the PCI-E
> instead of the AGP. I could be wrong.
> 
> I'll keep the list posted of problems/solutions that I come across with
> this card.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -- Steve

Way ahead of you .. I have such a list since I own the PCI-E X300 ;)

Your better off than I am since I bought mine two months ago.

	Gerhard

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Gerhard Mack

gmack@innerfire.net

<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.