Re: what graphics card to choose

[Gary Dale <garydale@rogers.com>]

On 29/07/12 10:41 AM, Michael P. Soulier wrote:
> I'm currently using an older AMD system with Debian Squeeze, using an
> Nvidia GeForce FX 5500. This work well on Squeeze with the
> nvidia-glx-legacy-173xx package and nvidia-kernel-legacy-173xx-dkms, and
> I'm able to play Flightgear.
>
> I'm looking to buy a new system and I'd like to be able to run the
> latest Flightgear with all the trimmings turned on, so I need a much
> better graphics card, but I'm quite lost in what to buy that will be
> compatible and simple to set up and maintain.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
Any card you buy will likely work, either with the open source drivers 
or the proprietary ones. With Wheezy on the verge of becoming the 
current stable release, you shouldn't run into problems with proprietary 
drivers not working with the latest X server.