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submitted 1 year ago by padook@feddit.nl to c/linux@lemmy.ml

Can anyone help me pick out a budget friendly (sub $200) graphics card?

  • Doesn't have to be current generation

  • I won't be gaming at all on the PC

  • Needs to run well on Linux

  • Must run 3 monitors

  • Biggest workout it will get is streaming security cams on one screen, full screen video on another.

  • Power supply is only 295W and I'd rather not upgrade it.

Any help is much appreciated!

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[-] lemminer@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Needs to run well on Linux

AMD.

[-] j4k3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

RX580 is usually mentioned as high value. There are various port configurations that include 3 HDMI connections. I have no experience running it myself, but have been doing a bunch of research recently while looking at what to get for a workstation. The 580 comes up a lot.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/amd-radeon-rx-580-8-gb.b5129

[-] bankimu@lemm.ee -1 points 1 year ago

I'd buy a pre owned card from eBay.

Go with RTX 2070 Super which should be around your price point. If not, then RTX 2070 (not super).

Make sure returns are accepted, and seller has high rating (99%).

are you sure you want to go with an Nvidia card, I've had plenty of problems with Nvidia drivers before

[-] CeeBee@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Nvidia drivers are fine on Linux. There may be contention with how the are distributed (closed source) but as far as installing them and using them, it's trivial at the point.

it's not that they are hard to install, just that they are worse than AMD ones

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