[GTALUG] I guess I should buy a new video card

[D. Hugh Redelmeier]

> From: Lennart Sorensen via talk <talk at gtalug.org>

> The video card is an EVGA Nvidia 8600GT.  It has date codes of 0728
> on parts.  I guess after 17 years of service I can't complain.

Wow.

What drivers are you using?  My (newer) GTX 650 is not supported by
current proprietary drivers.

> I am thinking maybe I will try an AMD 7600 XT and see how that amdgpu
> driver in the kernel is doing these days.  I haven't given AMD a chance
> in a very long time after all.

If you've been using a 2007 card, you probably haven't been asking
much of it.  Wouldn't the cheapest card you could find be good enough?