On 24 July 2011 17:33, suprengr <supre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > Whilst I know this a boring [probably asked a 100 times before] > question: here we go: > > Just had the final insult from only having on-board graphics. > I installed Proun on my [sorry about this but] Mint partition - I use > Mint for such things as Wine because I do not want to "pollute" my > Ubuntu install or expose it to a Windoze structure for nasties. > > Proun installed 100% OK but only picks up "very low" graphics mode. > Tried it on my [for support reasons] Windoze partition and a complete > fail re graphics - a surprise 'coz it deals with on-board slightly > better for games - but not surprised anyway. > > So... time to get a graphics card me reckons... but which one is > currently best per £ on an Ubuntu pooter? [as despite other partitions > that's what my pooter really is] > > Pooter is a Dell Dimension E520 with slots to spare [for what it's > worth]. > > Something Nvidia, say a GeForce 210 or 220, with 1GB RAM, should cost less than £30. I have a 210 running Unity across two monitors quite happily at the moment although I don't use it for games. You're probably looking at doble that for something more games oriented.
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