Video card recommendation pls
by business_kid from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5RRH8)
I'm shopping for a pc upgrade. I'm not a gamer, but I find I can get close enough to what I want with a gaming box with no video card. I seek guidance on the video purchase.
I've had Nvidia & AMD Video, and want AMD this time because they go to OSS kernel modules eventually, whereas Nvidia remain proprietary and are a continual PITA that way. So I'll need good standards conformity & 3D without the blistering speed gamers go into hock for.
Can someone please lay out approx what memory/ GPU ranges might suit? Preferably recent models rather than ancient; I'd like fairly small fab size, although it matters less on GPUs than CPUs. Ideally, I do want quiet, and big fab sizes mean big wattage. I'd be divorced if this thing howls or whines. :eek:
I've had Nvidia & AMD Video, and want AMD this time because they go to OSS kernel modules eventually, whereas Nvidia remain proprietary and are a continual PITA that way. So I'll need good standards conformity & 3D without the blistering speed gamers go into hock for.
Can someone please lay out approx what memory/ GPU ranges might suit? Preferably recent models rather than ancient; I'd like fairly small fab size, although it matters less on GPUs than CPUs. Ideally, I do want quiet, and big fab sizes mean big wattage. I'd be divorced if this thing howls or whines. :eek: