I bought a used computer from a friend of mine several months ago. It's been running just fine, but the graphics are a bit slow, and I'd like to replace the video card. The computer is a Dell Precision 650, and the current card is an Nvidia FX 5200.
According to the online specs posted by Dell, my computer has the following available slots:
- 3 PCI-X 1.0 slots (3.3V)
- 2 PCI 2.2 slots (one is 3.3V, other is 5.0V)
- 1 AGP 8x Pro 3.0 slot (1.5V)
Most of the cards I'm seeing on Newegg use PCI Express, something that my computer doesn't have. I don't have enough money to get a whole new computer, so I'd like to know what you guys think is the best Linux-compatible graphics card I can get that will work in my computer. I'd prefer Nvidia, as I've heard that they have better Linux drivers than ATI. As for price, I'd like to keep it less than $150, but I'll pay a bit more if I have to.
-- Nick
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