Florian Kulzer wrote:
I don't think that I have actually purchased a video card separate from the PC, or motherboard since my TRS-8- Model III died and I bought my first PC compatible. That would have been about 26 years ago. Getting a new board might not be that bad of an idea, but, as I have not recently had to make such a purchase I have not looked into what is god, bad, works with Linux, etc. I am not looking to spend a lot of money and I don't need a fancy gamers board. I just need something that does the job. I noticed that Fry's has several inexpensive EVGA boards, specifically a 7200GS w/128MB or 256MB PCI-Express and an 8400GS w/512MB for only $10.00 more. I don't mind the extra $10 for double to quadruple the memory and a faster core, but is this a good board with solid support? With rebates, these boards are going for $29.99 to $39.99. Are there better boards that can be had for similar prices? Is there a different line that I should look into? I don't want to start any religious wars over what is the best graphics card. I just need a solid card that works and doesn't have issures like the onboard Sis chips seem to have.I would probably be tempted to buy an nvidia or ati card and dump the sis driver.
*EVGA 8400GS Video Card (PCI-Express, 512MB)*
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