choosing replacement video card

[Richard Barmann]

On 08/16/2015 12:51 AM, Richard Barmann wrote:
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> On 08/15/2015 11:59 PM, Felix Miata wrote:
>> Richard Barmann composed on 2015-08-15 23:01 (UTC-0400):
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>>> Felix Miata wrote:
>>>> Did you ever replace your GeForce 6200 video card you reported 
>>>> using here 6
>>>> weeks ago? Maybe you are suffering from using a card with defective 
>>>> driver
>>>> support?
>>> No I did not replace anything because I need someone to tell me what to
>> That's a tricky thing to try to do. First we need to know if your 
>> 6200 is
>> part of the motherboard or is a separate card similar to this:
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>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125402
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>> If not a separate card, then we need to know if the motherboard has a 
>> slot
>> designed specifically for a separate video card. Given the age of the 
>> 6200, a
>> slot if present would most likely be of PCI Express 16X type. If 
>> there is no
>> PCI Express slot, then you would need a PCI type, and of course an 
>> empty slot
>> to put it in.
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>> To put a card in a slot requires knowing the approximate size of the 
>> computer
>> case. If it's around 4" or so thick, you would need a low profile 
>> type. If
>> it's around 5" or more, and standard type would be needed. Many lower 
>> priced
>> cards come with both brackets so that they can fit either case type. 
>> Usually
>> changing the bracket is a simple matter of two screws.
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>> Once all the above is accounted for, it becomes a matter of choosing 
>> your
>> poison. There really are too many choices. Odds are the one linked to 
>> above
>> would work for you. Read the reviews on it. If the low ones bother 
>> you more
>> than the good ones please you, choose another according to what you are
>> comfortable spending, and read its reviews the same way. Odds are 
>> whatever is
>> available locally at Best Buy, Staples, Office Depot or WalMart would 
>> work
>> equally well. All should be at least 5 years newer than your 6200.
>>
>> To maximize the possibility that whatever you choose will work in 
>> Kubuntu
>> 15.04 with the least amount of fuss, make sure it's not a model less 
>> than a
>> year or two old, and make sure it has an NVidia (aka GeForce) video 
>> chip, so
>> that it should work immediately with the already installed nouveau 
>> driver in
>> the XFCE you already have installed.
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>> Sites like the following should help you decide if you want more info 
>> than above:
>> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/116598/how-to-select-which-graphics-card-to-use 
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>> http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/9553/how-do-i-choose-a-graphics-card-for-linux 
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>> http://www.tuxradar.com/answers/513
>> http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2080267/graphic-card-vendor-linux.html 
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>> http://www.currentbuild.com/video-card.php
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>> My personal choice is ATI/AMD over NVidia, because the ATI/AMD FOSS 
>> driver
>> seems to be less often troublesome than nouveau, whereas more NVidia 
>> users on
>> Linux prefer using proprietary drivers. Also I don't use puters for 
>> games.
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>>> replace it with. I am in Newton County, GA On Ga highway 212  2 miles
>>> west of the intersection of 212 and 162. Just above the Henry County 
>>> line.
>> The GA line is at least 250 miles from here, so not doable for me.
> I have the card in a PCI slot at this time, The motherboard is P4M800 
> Pro-M7. This is the card in there now. NVIDIA UNIX x86 Kernel Module  
> 304.125. I went to sysinfo to find that. The G-Force went out and I 
> ordered one on line
>  it would not work and the seller would not give me a refund so I 
> bought the NVIDIA locally.
I said 6 weeks ago that I had the Gforce as the box was in the file 
cabinet drawer. The Gforce is in the box so I must have replace it with 
the NVIDIA. I have gotten confused. With the cancer check ups and the 
teeth breaking off I get mixed up. I am going to Augusta, GA the 26th 
and a dental surgeon is going to remove what is left. After the first of 
the year I have to go back for 20 Mondays while the student fits me for 
a plate. I do not have to pay them but driving to Augusta is 105 miles 
one way and my old truck has 218,000 miles on it and the transmision 
lost drive and 3rd. I have to drive in 2nd gear. So I rent a budget car 
and my son drives me. He is afraid I might get sleepy. I am 83 and 
haven't been able to work since September. I am just looking forward to 
eating something good when I get my plate.
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