Sound and Graphics, which is Best???

07-04-2009	#1 (permalink)
DaCalebMan Linux Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia Posts: 145	Sound and Graphics, which is Best??? Hey Guys, As you may know, I have an Intel Extreme Graphics card, and a Soundmax sound card... They don't work well with Ubuntu (Jaunty), I can't hear my music, and the graphics is terrible! So, as a fellow forum member, May I ask you which Sound and Graphics card (take a vote) works best on Ubuntu 9.04, on an HP compaq?? Here's my stats: HP compaq D330 DT, Soundmax sound card, Intel extreme graphics 2, Intel celeron (2.4Ghz)... If you need any other hardware info, just say... Thanks! ~Caleb

07-04-2009	#2 (permalink)
b2bwild Linux Engineer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Behind You! Posts: 1,099	LOL there are just many.... As for graphics I would suggest for Nvidia Geforce series as per your budget. because very good drivers are provided by Nvidia. I'm not sure about sound card. because I use Onborad cards most of the time. __________________ Never make any misteaks. Read my Blog at --> Penguin Inside Subscribe Feed

07-04-2009	#3 (permalink)
ozar Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arch Linux Posts: 13,109	I've always stuck with nVidia graphics cards and Sound Blaster audio cards over the last 9 years of using Linux and they've always worked with any distro that I've ever run (over 45 of them). That said, best is like beauty, in that it lies in the eye of the beholder, at least in my opinion. __________________ oz New Members: * README *

07-05-2009

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Originally Posted by ozar

I've always stuck with nVidia graphics cards and Sound Blaster audio cards over the last 9 years of using Linux...

Hey, thanks for replying...

How much would a typical Nvidia graphics card and Sound blaster sound card cost...

I'm looking for something cheap, but good enough to play FPS games....

The sound card doesn't have to have sound screaming performance, but I want it to work with no glitches on Ubuntu...

Thanks!

~Caleb

07-05-2009	#5 (permalink)
ozar Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arch Linux Posts: 13,109	You can get some ideas about the costs for new cards here: Newegg.com - Graphics / Video Cards, NVIDIA Newegg.com - Sound Cards, Creative Labs You can probably find some of the same cards for about the same prices in many cases at other retailers, or on eBay. __________________ oz New Members: * README *

07-05-2009	#6 (permalink)
DaCalebMan Linux Newbie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mengwi, Bali, Indonesia Posts: 145	Thanks Ozar, I'll check into it... P.S, is Nvidia compatible with HP motherboards, or are they compatible for all? Thanks! ~Caleb

07-05-2009	#7 (permalink)
ozar Super Moderator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arch Linux Posts: 13,109	You have to make sure that your motherboard has an available slot for the interface type of the video card that you intend to use. If it has one, it will probably be compatible. __________________ oz New Members: * README *

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