[wellylug] video card choice

[Alex Thomson]

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> 
> Your best bet, right now, for getting a higher end graphics chipset with
> full and open driver support -- including 3D -- is to get an integrated
> Intel graphics chipset on the motherboard.
> 
> Sad, isn't it?  I keep hoping that some bright spark will figure a way
> to plug the Intel graphics parts onto a stand-alone card with dedicated
> memory.
> 
> Regards,
>         Daniel

Of course, there is a alternative project in the works- a totally Free & 
Open Source graphics card: 
http://wiki.duskglow.com/tiki-index.php?page=Open-Graphics

It's currently only at prototype stage, and even when it's complete, it 
will not be close to the performance levels of the main competitors, and 
probably more expensive.  Also, at this stage it's PCI only (not PCIe) I 
believe, but hey it's a start!

I do wonder though why Intel doesn't jump on the graphics card 
bandwagon- especially with the growing demand, AMD/AMD merging, access 
to engineers, etc. and 65nm fab plants.



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