[Pc_Support] Video cards -- nVidia NV44 (GeForce 6100/6200/6500)

[Austin Denyer (Ozz)]

On Sat, 24 Jun 2006 21:29:48 -0400, "Bryan J. Smith"
<b.j.smith at ieee.org> wrote:

> On Sat, 2006-06-24 at 19:13 -0400, Austin Denyer wrote:
> > I'm looking for a new video card, and would appreciate some input from
> > the experts on this list.
> > Requirements:
> > PCI-e
> > 2048x1536 @ 16 bit color
> > Easy to set up in Debian amd64.
> > Reasonably priced.
> > It's not gonna be used for gaming, so I don't need something that does
> > the latest and greatest games at 300fps - the resolution is the
> > important thing.
> > Any recommendations?
> 
> Any recent distro with X.org X11R6.8.2 or later supports the nVidia NV44
> (GeForce 6100/6200/6500):  
>   http://ftp.x.org/pub/X11R6.8.2/doc/nv.4.html  
> 
> So any $50-60 chipset-integrated GeForce 6100 mainboard or a sub-$50
> cheap GeForce 6200 card will do "out-of-the-box."

Thanks.

So what should I look for in terms of on-board RAM?  

Finally, do you have any recommendations of brands to pick from or
avoid?

Regards,
Ozz.
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