Re: Looking for video card recommendation
On 03.05.2020 19:51, Alberto Sentieri
wrote:
I
have a Nvidia NVS310 installed in my Linux computer for a few
years. It works well with the Nvidia driver, and not so well with
the Linux nouveau driver. I am looking for a equivalent
replacement (a cheap one) which works well with a standard
non-proprietary Linux device driver. By works well I mean does not
lock on me.
I do not need fancy graphics, but I need:
- 2 DisplayPort
- support for 2 monitors up to 2560 x 1600
Since you don't want to use proprietary drivers I suggest you to
look for an AMD video card.
Also 2xDisplayPort is a quite a requirement. At the quick glance
your options are to select from AMD RX570 video cards or better,
which counts as "fancy graphics".
If you are curious about the reason to replace it, here it goes:
The Nvidia NVS310 has never worked well with Linux. In the
beginning (many years ago) I decided to install Nvidia proprietary
drivers, but every kernel upgrade would require an additional
effort to have the driver working. That was enough for me to try
the standard non-proprietary driver again.
What is this "additional effort" you have to perform?
For me, proprietary Nvidia drivers (installed from official Debian
repos, ofcourse) are working fine, and since they build kernel
modules using DKMS automatically every driver update or major kernel
update, I don't have to do anything more than reboot the system, so
Xorg server would use updated driver. You can make the Xorg server
to use updated driver even without reboot, but it will require
stopping Xorg server, reload kernel modules and start it back on, so
for me reboot is quicker.
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With kindest regards, Alexander.
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