Im going to buy a new gpu and some more memory to speed things up a bit, Im not going for top of the line specs since im not that into games (well I am, just wont admit it ).
So: Do I buy a card supporting directx 9 (nvidia fx5200/5600, not newer = too much money ) or do I just go for an older card which in my oppinion makes more sense. Ive seen a cheap GeForce4 Ti4280 that im intrested in but Ive also spotted a cheap fx5200.
How about ati? I know answering these questions are hard, but just some comments please!
Directx9... will there be any games using this ported to linux in a future not to distant? As I said IM not that much of a UBERgamer but still, right now im using a tnt2...


My box will probably limit a purchase:
amd athlon 1000 ghz, 256 133 sdram (adding 512), all on a asus A7V, via vt8363(kt133)

Stay clear of the GeForce MX cards (they are good, but only at mainstream or "entry" level - no decent pixel shading, etc...)

I'd recommend GF3 minimum, go for a GF4Ti if you find a really good deal, else go for the GeForce Fx cards.

I can't comment much on other cards (namely ATI) since I have no expirience with them. The DX9 thing is not a huge consideration since 3D on linux means OpenGL - ported games are ported from DX to GL.

I'm running a 1GHz Athlon with 512MB DDR and a GF3 Ti200, and UT2003 (with all the detail settings including physics set to max) is slowed down more by the CPU than the GPU.

Hope this helps!

-Taiyo

If you can get the ati radeon 9500pro, get it!

else, you should buy for minimum a geforce fx5600

Thanks for the replys guys, It seems that the fx-cards doesnt really seem to be any good (compared to their price of course). After reading some more reviews on ti4280 I actually think thats what Im going to buy. However dunno bout the ati but Ill check it out psycho_matic!

Cheers, klod

Don't go for the FX 5200, its a waste of cash and silicon.