linux and win xp

[smitty]

i'm building a machine that will run linux and win xp i'm looking for suggestions on a video card

[Drake]

Budget?

I'd recommend staying away from ATI. There are plenty of horror stories out there about the horrible linux ATI drivers, but personally I got them working fine.

And when you do install, make sure you install WinXP first. Makes it easier overall.

[smitty]

how this Asus V9520-X/TD nVidia FX5200 AGP 8X 128MB DDR

[smitty]

yeah budget is sort of an issue (college student)

[smitty]

Asus V9520-X/TD nVidia FX5200 AGP 8X 128MB DDR or ASUS ATI RADEON 9200SE Video Card, 128M DDR, 64-bit, TV-Out, 8X AGP
i'm not a huge gamer so which would be better

[Synthohol]

what flavor linux? they might have the eqivelant of M$'s HCL. (Hardware Compatibility List) to see if either card is listed.

[smitty]

i found drivers for this for linux and windows 64 bit
GeForce FX5200 AGP 8X 256MB DDR

[sptw]

You can't go wrong with Nvidia and Linux.ATI will work too, but as Drake said before sometimes you hear some horror stories trying to configure this.My sugestion; if you can; put linux on a separate drive.

[Drake]

Good advice, sptw! I run linux on a separate drive for more idiot-proofing :D:D. That way GRUB/LILO can't mess up your Windows drive's MBR.

[smitty]

thanks guys that what i was planning to do with linux

[illmatik]

Yeah nvidia seems to be more linux friendly, and not a bad choice if you're on a budget and dont game.

I got a bfg fx5500OC for $100 and it runs kde and gnome smoothly.
Havent even bothered to oc it anymore since its oc'd out the box by around 7% or so

[illmatik]

I've run this card w/ overclockix(debian) redhat ES 3, and gentoo btw

[smitty]

GeForce FX5500 Video Card 256 MB DDR is the card i'm going to order next week

[sptw]

Good luck smitty, and don't forget, let us know how it performs in your linux system :thumbsup:

[smitty]

hey guys i'm having issues trying to benchmark my system using 3d mark but it wont run any faster than b/t 1 and 5 fps and it gives me a score of about 608 here's what i'm running
Athlon 64 2800+ @ 2300mhz
Chaintech Gforce FX 5700LE 256mb 128 bit @ 450mhz for 2d and 476mhz for 3d
gigabyte GA-K8NS mobo nForce3 250
WD 120 GB SATA hd

[Synthohol]

run 3dmark 2002, see if you score better:)

[smitty]

any ideas as to where i can find a download of that version