Re: [MLUG] good video card choice to run Beryl?

[Stephen Montgomery-Smith <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Jonathan King wrote:
> I am trying to spec out a cheap-ish Linux box that, however, should
> have graphics performance good enough to support the next-generation
> GL-based GUIs, e.g., Beryl.
>
> As it happens, the possibilities seem to be pretty much infinite. For
> all I know, you can get acceptable 3-D and GL performance out of one
> of the Intel integrated graphics solutions, but it's not too easy to
> find out whether this is true or not. Does anybody out there know of
> any good solutions out there that are substantially better than
> integrated graphics in the less than $150 range, or should I just not
> bother optimizing this choice and instead just get a hideous amount of
> RAM? :-)
>
> jking 

I cannot speak for the Intel solutions.  But I am currently very 
impressed by the nVidia drivers for Linux and FreeBSD.  And if you get 
something a little older, like their 5200 card, I think you can easily 
meet your price range.  I must admit that I don't know Beryl, but with 
bzflag - a GL intensive game - it performs brilliantly.

Stephen


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