[ubuntu-in] which graphics card to buy

[Onkar Shinde]

On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 3:08 PM, Moz <listmoz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am about to purchase an AMD based computer, probably Phenom processor,
> and the ASUS motherboard has an NVIDIA graphics card built in, so I may
> buy an ATI graphics card with 3D capabilities. I am looking for a card
> in the price range of 2500 to 3000. Can anyone suggest? I was offered
> the HD2600 and can not find if it is supported by their driver or by
> Ubuntu Hardy.
>
> I intend to use it with Hardy as the main operating system.

Which Nvidia card is available on board? Is it not sufficient for your needs?

ATI Radeon HD 2600 is supported by radeon driver in repository. The
package is xserver-xorg-video-radeonhd. But I am not sure how good the
3D support is.


Onkar