Best Video Card for Linux?

[Snipor]

I'm fairly new to linux. However, I have configured the XFree86-4 file to run DRI. I have a Voodoo3 3000 card installed and it is runnning. It will run Quake III and Unreal Tournament, but it runs them slow. (Runs Quake III okay, and UT slow). I believe the reason behind it running UT so slow(I'm looking at 16fps, here, now that's bad), is the fact that it's a Glide based card. The version of XFree86 that I have (4.0.3) no longer supports Glide. So, I have to run UT (which is a glide based game) in OpenGL. From what I can see, Linux uses nothing but OpenGL, and even then, the XFree86 doesn't support all the features that video cards have available.

So my question is, what Video Card out there is the best for linux? I want one that runs OpenGL fast and Linux supports at least some of its features. Any ideas?

 

[dup]

All Voodoo card are well supported by Linux. Do you have installed glide or activate DRI in kernel and XFree, and you can upgrade Xfree to 4.1.0.
So say you have installed, and we will be able to help you.

 

[Snipor]

I realize that Voodoo cards are supported. However, XFree86 4.0.3 doesn't support glide anymore. The glide extensions are still there, but it can not access them directly. It has something to do with XFree86 4.0.3. I spent countless hours researching this, and I accutally found that documented. XFree 4.0.3 does support Voodoo cards, but runs them with OpenGl. We all know that Voodoo cards were designed for Glide, and OpenGL isn't something they run very efficiently. I was just curious on what video card that would run OpenGL efficiently.

 

[MrTom]

nvidia cards are best supported. intel based sgi's use the nvidia cards and sgi is all about opengl. the drivers also have a replacement for the open source mesa libraries which make the card fly and are the same drivers the sgi's use.
i remember it being quite complicated to get the drivers installed, but the new drivers which were recently released just have a couple of rpms, so maybe it's easy now
UT under linux seemed faster than in windoze as well so definately worth doin.

 

[Snipor]

Does it matter what brand? There's tons of different ones out there: Abit, Creative, Hercules, ....

And what about this SGI? Where do I find drivers for that?

Thanks for the help in advance.

 

[MrTom]

i don't think it matters what brand. i just bought the cheapest one and it works fine. the drivers are the same for geforce, geforce2MX, GTS, geforce3, quadra. i've got a geforce2MX 32mb with TV out from gigabyte.
what i was saying about the sgi is that because it's main purpose in life is to render openGL under RedHat the nvidia gfx card has good drivers (sorry i forgot to mention it ran linux).
i've never seen any other card do 3d under linux except my old voodooIII and you already know what that's like

 

[mikeo2l]

GForce III works perfectly including supporting large displays (for some reason 32 bit colour can't be set at1024x1280).

Update drivers as often as you can. Remember 3D is in early stages of development (linux that is!) and should be up to scratch soon.

You won't notice a major difference between the high-end video cards on linux for some time, so don't spensd too much money now. The all-important drivers are not yet available to take advantage of the boards capabilities..



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[tep0583]

I have a Visiontek GeForce IIMx and I downloaded the Linux version of nVidia's Detonator drivers. Not only do they work very well, I remember they were also quite easy to install. Just read the instructions carefully and I do not think you will have any problems.