[NTLUG:Discuss] Video Card Recommendation?

[Chris Cox]

Kevin Hulse wrote:
> --- "Rev. wRy" <slot0k at pogox.org> wrote:
> 
>>On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 17:56, Cameron, Thomas wrote:
>>
>>>Hi all -
>>>
>>>I need a decent video card for my development
>>
>>machine, a dual Xeon 1GHz Dell Precision Workstation
>>620.  I bought a Best Data GeForce4 MX 440-8X from
>>Fry's but RHEL 2.1 doesn't like it.  I need
>>something that will run 1280x1024 at 72Hz, no gaming
>>or 3D anything, just development work.
> 
> 
> Is there any chance that RHEL is "behind" on 
> driver support? I have run a GeForce4 just fine 
> under recent versions of Debian Test & Mandrake.
> The drivers that come with Xfree aren't great, but
> they should be suitable for low intensity work.
> 
> Are GeForce4 variants really that different from
> one another?

I know there are some evil TNT2 based cards... so
possibly.  Mostly just ones that don't have the
extra slit on the connector for the AGP slot.
Typical of OEM boards for Compaq and IBM workstations
in particular.

We have run AS2.1 on Compaq machines with cheapo
Quadro boards (not much different from the MX440), but
I haven't seen any problem.  I have not tried any
8x version though.  Maybe that's part of the problem.
8x seems pretty meaningless on an MX440... what a
strange config (?).