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| Thread ID: 53440 | 2005-01-17 18:28:00 | Dying vid card? | Catweazle (2535) | Press F1 |
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| 315160 | 2005-01-18 13:20:00 | "Budget $365 -> 9800 Pro" 9800 Pro is only 200 dollars, don't know where you got 365 dollars.. find me a site where its 365 and ill show you a site where it's 200. oh yea and the best card you can get for cheap is a 9800 xt |
weber (6899) | ||
| 315161 | 2005-01-19 03:31:00 | Thanks for the info, people :). George12, I suspect you may be right with your diagnosis, it seems to fit the symptoms pretty much. Eat Soap, it's an 800 fsb board. I spent the morning checking out shops for vid cards and all I can say is that in Whangarei theres nothing but the cheapest, cruddiest cards available. When I asked at one shop for the price of a Radeon 9800XT, all I got was a blank look and an attempt to sell me a geforce mx440. yeah right. I walked out disgusted. I have some more questions too if you all don't mind, this time directed at linux users. Are there any cards I should stay away from due to any incompatabilities, lack of linux drivers, hard to setup opengl etc? (running mandy and yoper as well as winxp). Will I have to reinstall the 'nix os(es)? If not, what has to be done to set up a new card? At this stage it looks like it will be either the 9800 Pro or XT unless someone can convince me otherwise. Sorry for all the questions.. =P |
Catweazle (2535) | ||
| 315162 | 2005-01-19 05:03:00 | I have some more questions too if you all don't mind, this time directed at linux users. Are there any cards I should stay away from due to any incompatabilities, lack of linux drivers, hard to setup opengl etc? (running mandy and yoper as well as winxp). Will I have to reinstall the 'nix os(es)? If not, what has to be done to set up a new card?Overall, nVidia are more on the ball with Linux drivers. They produce them more frequently and the installer is much easier to run, with only a minor manual hack of the X config file afterwards. ATI drivers are available, but the installer is less user friendly, and you have to run a configuration utility once it is installed to generate a new X config file. Frequently Asked Questions about the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver (www.ati.com) Linux Display Driver - IA32 (www.nvidia.com) The Linux OS's should automatically detect the new hardware, but if you have currently a nVidia driver installed, I would return your X file (xorg or XFree86) back to the default native driver. When your new card is detected, X may not load and you may get a prompt to reconfigure X with the new hardware. I've never switch vids cards around before, so am partially guessing here :) |
Jen (38) | ||
| 315163 | 2005-01-19 07:32:00 | "Budget $365 -> 9800 Pro" 9800 Pro is only 200 dollars, don't know where you got 365 dollars.. find me a site where its 365 and ill show you a site where it's 200. oh yea and the best card you can get for cheap is a 9800 xt Uh.....What? 9800pro's are well over $300 most are closer or over $400 ,if you can find them at $200 then I would love to see it. Infact I will buy 10 on the spot. Furthermore. The best card you can get cheap is not the 9800xt, they offer a small performance increase over the 9800pro yet cost significantly more. |
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