One reporter claimed that ATI would start releasing info to allow for Open Source drivers after AMD bought them, but I've seen no evidence of it. I'd therefore recommend nVidia if you want 3D graphics performance (and do what you can to support nouveau, an effort to create Open Source 3D-capable drivers for nVidia hardware).
If you enjoy eye candy, check out compiz or Beryl (they'll be remerging soon, thank goodness...)
This is a good time to upgrade; AMD recently slashed prices on CPUs, and at newegg.com, you can get a dual core 64-bit CPU (I forget whether it's 2 GHz or 2.2), 65W power consumption, for $100. Intel, which last year finally pulled its head from its sphincter and dumped the ghastly Pentium 4 "Netburst" architecture, is supposed to be cutting prices shortly.
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Date: 2007-04-13 09:04 (UTC)One reporter claimed that ATI would start releasing info to allow for Open Source drivers after AMD bought them, but I've seen no evidence of it. I'd therefore recommend nVidia if you want 3D graphics performance (and do what you can to support nouveau, an effort to create Open Source 3D-capable drivers for nVidia hardware).
If you enjoy eye candy, check out compiz or Beryl (they'll be remerging soon, thank goodness...)
This is a good time to upgrade; AMD recently slashed prices on CPUs, and at newegg.com, you can get a dual core 64-bit CPU (I forget whether it's 2 GHz or 2.2), 65W power consumption, for $100. Intel, which last year finally pulled its head from its sphincter and dumped the ghastly Pentium 4 "Netburst" architecture, is supposed to be cutting prices shortly.