[tech] Re: [ucc] Minutes 10/08, graphics cards

[James Cox]

>  - Buy graphics cards:
>     Probably GeForce 5200 ... ~$90?
>     discuss on tech.

We've got 3 choices:

Geforce 4MX, around $70
Advantage: half height card
Disadvantage: sucks

Radeon 9200SE, also around $70
Advantage: half height card, drivers are actually pretty good for ATi
Disadvantage: Sucks at OpenGL in particular

Geforce FX5200, around $90
Advantage: pretty good at OpenGL (by far the most powerful)
Disadvantage: requires putting thinterms into proper ATX cases
Advantage: can eBay off the "cool little cases A+++++++++!!!!1"

My vote is for the FX5200s.

[RME]~Coxy