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I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.

TiA,
Jan

Jan Schubert <Jan.Schubert@GMX.li> wrote in news:bq55sj$1u1rct$1@ID-
2265.news.uni-berlin.de:

> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.

I personally prefer the signal quality of ATI-based cards to NVidia any
day, but my experiences with Linux drivers for ATI is so so. From what I
understand the general concensus is also that NVidia is way ahead of ATI
when it comes to Linux support. So if this is already your preference I'd
say you should go for it.

Then of course there is always Matrox, unless 3D performance is a big
issue.

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:48:16 +0000, André Gulliksen wrote:

> Jan Schubert <Jan.Schubert@GMX.li> wrote in news:bq55sj$1u1rct$1@ID-
> 2265.news.uni-berlin.de:
>
>> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
>> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
>> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.
>
> I personally prefer the signal quality of ATI-based cards to NVidia any
> day, but my experiences with Linux drivers for ATI is so so. From what I
> understand the general concensus is also that NVidia is way ahead of ATI
> when it comes to Linux support. So if this is already your preference I'd
> say you should go for it.
>
> Then of course there is always Matrox, unless 3D performance is a big
> issue.


I have a TNT-2 and a GF-ti-4600 both running Linux. I have zero problems
and updates are timely and easy. I have ZERO reason to consider anythign
else. (especially an ATI that doesn't support Linux anywhere close to as
well as nVidia does).

Just make sure you read the nvidia linux forum from nvnews - some of the
newer nvidia cards (5700U, 5950U, etc.) aren't fully supported yet (3D).
Chris

"Jan Schubert" <Jan.Schubert@GMX.li> wrote in message
news:bq55sj$1u1rct$1@ID-2265.news.uni-berlin.de...
> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.
>
> TiA,
> Jan
>

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:36:03 +0100, Jan Schubert wrote:

> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.

For ATI you will also need external module. I personally changed from GF4
MX440 to ATI Radeon 9000 ViVo. If you need a Video In, I'd suggest you
check with GF owners of such cards, because with ATI it is impossible for
the time being to use that with 3D support and you ahve to unload ATI
fglrx and load Gatos radeon modules to get it working and you loose
the speed drastically i.e. with fglrx I get 2090 fps and video out working
and with gatos no video out and 300 fps [7 times slower!!!] The only
advantage I see compared to GF4 is the I get video out also without X,
which I think is not possible with GF. I wonder if GF with Video IN works
properly, anyone uses such?

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:36:48 +0100, PiotrAF wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:36:03 +0100, Jan Schubert wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
>> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
>> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.
>
> For ATI you will also need external module. I personally changed from GF4
> MX440 to ATI Radeon 9000 ViVo. If you need a Video In, I'd suggest you
> check with GF owners of such cards, because with ATI it is impossible for
> the time being to use that with 3D support and you ahve to unload ATI
> fglrx and load Gatos radeon modules to get it working and you loose the
> speed drastically i.e. with fglrx I get 2090 fps and video out working and
> with gatos no video out and 300 fps [7 times slower!!!] The only advantage
> I see compared to GF4 is the I get video out also without X, which I think
> is not possible with GF. I wonder if GF with Video IN works properly,
> anyone uses such?

I forgot about 1 BIG trouble with at least my ATI - I am UNABLE to watch
movies with xv and have to use x11 which is quite annoying. That's the
reason why if I get enough money for a GF with VideoIn I will go back to
GF.

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icq#19392046 gadu-gadu#66915

On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 17:36:48 +0100, PiotrAF wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:36:03 +0100, Jan Schubert wrote:
>
>> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
>> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
>> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.
>
> For ATI you will also need external module. I personally changed from GF4
> MX440 to ATI Radeon 9000 ViVo. If you need a Video In, I'd suggest you
> check with GF owners of such cards, because with ATI it is impossible for
> the time being to use that with 3D support and you ahve to unload ATI
> fglrx and load Gatos radeon modules to get it working and you loose the
> speed drastically i.e. with fglrx I get 2090 fps and video out working and
> with gatos no video out and 300 fps [7 times slower!!!] The only advantage
> I see compared to GF4 is the I get video out also without X, which I think
> is not possible with GF. I wonder if GF with Video IN works properly,
> anyone uses such?

I forgot about 1 BIG trouble with at least my ATI - I am UNABLE to watch
movies on TV with xv and have to use x11 which is quite annoying. That's
the reason why if I get enough money for a GF with VideoIn I will go back
to GF.

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icq#19392046 gadu-gadu#66915

Le Thu, 27 Nov 2003 16:36:03 +0100, Jan Schubert a écrit*:

> I'm not sure if i should buy an nvidia-card or an ati. I prefer the
> nvidia, but don't like this external module that much. Is ati fully
> supported? The cpu in the box is an amd64 running on an asus k8v.
>
> TiA,
> Jan

GeForce FX 5600 256MB is perfect for video, gaming, etc... And not so
expensive.

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Alain Walliser wrote:

>GeForce FX 5600 256MB is perfect for video, gaming, etc... And not so
>expensive.
>
>
This is the one i've ordered. Just heard from someone, that ati is much
better and faster in these days...

Thx, will stay with nvidia (as usual :-).
Jan

Le Thu, 27 Nov 2003 22:41:52 +0100, Jan Schubert a écrit*:


> This is the one i've ordered. Just heard from someone, that ati is much
> better and faster in these days...
>
> Thx, will stay with nvidia (as usual :-).
> Jan

I never used an ATI graphic card, so I can't compare. But I never had any
problem with all Nvidia I've tested.

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