[NTLUG:Discuss] What AGP video card to use

[steve]

Stuart Johnston wrote:
> Leroy Tennison wrote:
>> Tired of making hardware mistakes, if I wanted a low end AGP video card 
>> which works with Linux what should I get?  Thanks.
> 
> This is, of course, as much a matter of opinion as your earlier 
> motherboard question. (next are you going to ask which is better, vim or 
> emacs? :)
> 
> I'd go with nVidia, though.

Yes - absolutely.  Try to get something with at least a 6xxx series chip
in it if you possibly can.  5xxx series chipsets will be obsolete MUCH
sooner than 6xxx or 7xxx series.

Don't hang around though - all of the video card companies are switching
over to PCI-express right now.