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SanskritFritz

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Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

After getting fed up with a longstanding problem with nvidia and see no other way out, I'm planning to buy a new videocard. Please suggest another card that performs just a bit better or the same as my present GeForce 7300 GS card (I don't need any stronger one, just using Compiz, and playing Descent is enough). I got a suggestion from majlo, he bought a Radeon 5770 from Asus, but then he wrote in a PM

But after few weeks with it, I'm not so happy, I was on the beginning. It works very good with open source radeon driver but performance is still worse than property driver from AMD, which is one big crap whit many many bugs (for example right bottom corner mouse stucking, Compiz 0.9.x works, but without mipmaps). If open source driver is enough for you (compiz, blender, CAD soft etc.) it is good choice, if you want play games on linux or need CUDA, i think NVidia will be better.

I'm willing to stay with nvidia, if the newest driver or nouveau (which won't work with mine either) work with it.
Please help me. The price tag should be around the same as my present card, but what's important, it should have no fans, passive cooling is a must.

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gorky

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

I have a Radeon 5750 (almost the same as 5770, just a little bit slower) and have absolutely no problems using the open driver.
Configuration is a piece of cake with RandR, it supports 3 displays, simple power management and is very stable for me.

Don't know nothing about 3D performance, though...

Last edited by gorky (2011-08-31 14:23:42)

SanskritFritz

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

gorky, thanks, but it is not fanless

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gorky

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

gorky, thanks, but it is not fanless

hmmmm...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125328
out of stock, but 6750 is exactly the same card (just a name revision)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814125388
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814131449

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JokerBoy

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

gigabyte geforce 8500gt

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graysky

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

Very happy with my GTS 450.  Some reviews on newegg.

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SanskritFritz

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

@gorky: ah, ha! thanks, I must have looked at the wrong place.

@JokerBoy: thanks, that seems like a perfect one, I like the price tag as well.

@graysky: Thanks, but that is a bit too expensive for me.

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JokerBoy

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

sorry mate, but it seems to be out of stock on newegg and it's quite old..

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SanskritFritz

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

sorry mate, but it seems to be out of stock on newegg and it's quite old..

Hmm, here in Hungary as well. What is the current counterpart of 7300GS from nvidia? Or of 8500GT for that matter.

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SanskritFritz

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Re: Please suggest another videocard instead of GeForce 7300 GS

Here is what aaron@freenode/#nvidia suggested:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6814121438
The specs look good, the price tag is acceptable. I'll probably buy it, if you guys approve it Anyone has experience with this card?

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