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Old 12th April 2008, 01:31 AM
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Best Graphic VGA Card

Hi,
I have a brand new computer and i need to use dual monitors
( One is 19" Hyundai and Other is 21" Philips).
(Resolutions are 1280*1024 and 1680*1050)

I want to buy a new VGA Card to use these monitors also Compiz Features.
Which Graphic Card do you recommend that works perfect with Fedora 8 and Compiz on Gnome.

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Old 12th April 2008, 02:58 AM
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There's nothing that works *perfect*.
There are basically 3 choices... ATI, NVidia, and Intel.

Intel is the lower rung in terms of performance. They generally have open sourced drivers that work well, however, there can sometimes be issues with particular resolutions requiring hacks. Unfortunately, I don't think they make *cards*, their graphics chips tend to built into mainboards/laptops.

NVidia will probably get the most votes. They tend to be good performing and have had a history of better drivers. Lately though, their drivers have regressed very significantly.

ATI has historically had very bad Linux drivers, however since the acquisition by AMD, their drivers have improved DRAMATICALLY. I would rate them as equal (if not superior) to the Nvidia drivers, and they're only improving. Additionally, they have shown a commitment to open sourced drivers and are helping in the development of such drivers. They can't just give out the source for their closed source drivers since there are licensed components that they don't have the right to give out.

So with that info, you can pretty much take your pick of any ATI or NVidia card that supports dual monitors.
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Old 12th April 2008, 03:19 AM
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I have one Ati radeon 2600 pro.
But i could not get suitable drivers.
i dloaded new drivers from ati site and installed.
but it does not give the best resolution for 21" monitor.
in fact no difference between resolution w and w/o that driver.

i have no too much time to give time on the matter,
just want a graphic card model that works fine with fedora 8 and dual monitors.
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Old 12th April 2008, 05:00 AM
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Hi,
IMHO as far as linux goes, steer clear of ATi, I've nothing but problems with their cards.

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