Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2003 20:44:24 -0600 From: Josh Tolbert <hemi@puresimplicity.net> To: Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> Cc: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Modern PCI graphic cards? Message-ID: <20031210024424.GA58422@just.puresimplicity.net> In-Reply-To: <br5uod$4a0$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de> References: <br5uod$4a0$1@kemoauc.mips.inka.de>
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On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 02:00:45AM +0000, Christian Weisgerber wrote: > Anybody have any recent experience with a modern PCI graphics card? > > I'm finally moving from CRT to a flat panel display, and the old > 4MB Matrox Mystique in my PC164 doesn't cut it for 1280x1024 in > true color. Also, DVI would be nice. Obviously I'm not looking > for 3D acceleration performance, any low end card is likely to be > total overkill already. > > I picked up a "Hercules 3D Prophet 9000" (ATI Radeon 9000) but my > PC164 wouldn't even pass its initial hardware test with that card > inserted. An old Pentium-I PC wouldn't recognize the card either, > so maybe it's just a dud, or maybe my machines are just too ancient. > > Anyway, while I'm returning the card, any recommendations? I have a PC164LX and a Sapphire Radeon 9100 128M DDR DVI/VGA/TV PCI card I picked up from tigerdirect.com a few months ago for $49 after rebate that are playing quite well together. Unfortunately, it sounds very similar to the card you're returning. :( Thanks, Josh -- Josh Tolbert hemi@puresimplicity.net || http://www.puresimplicity.net/~hemi/
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