So, some quick background:
I have a dell precision 690 in the 1000W PSU configuration. It has 20GB quad-channel ECC memory, dual xeon X5355s, and currently I have a crappy PNY nvidia 9500GT 512MB that is driving two displays - one 21" and another 18". I'm running 64 bit linux.
I want to replace this video card. There are certain times when I really notice some graphic processing slowdown. I'm not looking for anything super beasty, just an improvement over this 9500GT.
I would prefer to stick with NVIDIA and not have to hassle with the ATI kernel drivers if I don't have to. The nvidia drivers have been working on this machine for some time and I want to keep it that way.
So, I am looking for an nvidia PCIe x16 card (not 2.0 or 2.1, even though I realize there's backward compatibility, the bandwidth will be halved anyways due to the difference in the 1.0 and 2.0/2.1 PCIe, right?) that is better than a 9500GT but doesn't have to blow it out of the water. My 1000W PSU means that I can take a power hungry card, but this chasis is already hella loud so if the card is super loud also then I'd prefer to skip it. Being that I will need to stick with PCIe x16, I will probably be looking on ebay rather than newegg. My budget is about $150 or under but if I can get something that's twice as fast as the 9500GT and costs less then I'll be thrilled.
Any suggestions?
I have a dell precision 690 in the 1000W PSU configuration. It has 20GB quad-channel ECC memory, dual xeon X5355s, and currently I have a crappy PNY nvidia 9500GT 512MB that is driving two displays - one 21" and another 18". I'm running 64 bit linux.
I want to replace this video card. There are certain times when I really notice some graphic processing slowdown. I'm not looking for anything super beasty, just an improvement over this 9500GT.
I would prefer to stick with NVIDIA and not have to hassle with the ATI kernel drivers if I don't have to. The nvidia drivers have been working on this machine for some time and I want to keep it that way.
So, I am looking for an nvidia PCIe x16 card (not 2.0 or 2.1, even though I realize there's backward compatibility, the bandwidth will be halved anyways due to the difference in the 1.0 and 2.0/2.1 PCIe, right?) that is better than a 9500GT but doesn't have to blow it out of the water. My 1000W PSU means that I can take a power hungry card, but this chasis is already hella loud so if the card is super loud also then I'd prefer to skip it. Being that I will need to stick with PCIe x16, I will probably be looking on ebay rather than newegg. My budget is about $150 or under but if I can get something that's twice as fast as the 9500GT and costs less then I'll be thrilled.
Any suggestions?
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