02 May 11, 07:44PM
ATI is much worse from what the experiences in the cube-community have shown, Boomhauer. But that specific card hamolton has (Nvidia quadro fx 1400) seems to be a bit special in its own right, which is always linked to issues when living in a linux world - so that much is true: check before you buy, whether or not your hardware will be supported under linux.
A quick search told me the "quadro"-series does basically ("often") use GeForce GPUs, but it doesn't seem to be guaranteed, nor is this synonymous with it being compatible with the drivers used for GeForce .. this is probably the cause of the problems. The wikipedia-article spoke of it being a "professional gfx-card", and mentioned specific signed-drivers required to unlock bonus features on the card - it's not meant for playing, it's meant for use in CAD-systems and the like. Get a good gaming-card and the linux drivers will work as intended :-)
A quick search told me the "quadro"-series does basically ("often") use GeForce GPUs, but it doesn't seem to be guaranteed, nor is this synonymous with it being compatible with the drivers used for GeForce .. this is probably the cause of the problems. The wikipedia-article spoke of it being a "professional gfx-card", and mentioned specific signed-drivers required to unlock bonus features on the card - it's not meant for playing, it's meant for use in CAD-systems and the like. Get a good gaming-card and the linux drivers will work as intended :-)