Hi,
I have seen a few gfx card requests for "qubes compatible" and lots of posts about gfx card issues so I wanted to be sure about my purcahse so I will ask a similar question. I am in the market for a graphics card, or more specifically increasing the number of ports as I am going from 2 -> 4 monitors. I figure I am going to need to get a graphics card for this that has a minimum of 2 ports.
I have read quite a few posts regarding problems with NVIDA and AMD/ATI cards/chipsets, but they seem to be my only option. From the posts I saw it kinda seems that the AMD/ATI works a bit better, thoughts?
I am hoping those out there who have had “plug in and it just works” experiences with graphics cards can chime in with their recommendations.
I am also hoping to get something as “future proof” as possible, so it will admittedly be a balance, that said I don’t need bleeding edge either as I am not a gamer and don’t do too much with video (does video encoding count?).
I must have a minimum of two ports Other preferences are:
In terms of expansion slots my box has 1 PCI-E X16 Gen2.0 (supports 3.0? not wholly sure about this) and 1PCI-E X4
Oh, and on this machine I am using 3.2 but will of course upgrade to 4.0 once its final.
Thanks so much in advance!
that is quite interesting, so the bandwidth is big enough to handle that over expresscard, no big amount of bandwidth is lost? How did you solve the drivers here? Were there any complexities by any chance, or did it work like normal?
On 09.03.2018 00:57, Tai...@gmx.com wrote:
> [...]
> The reason things break and you need to re-compile every time you
> update your kernel with a new nvidia card in your system is because
> they make an effort to slow down the nouveau project and in the case
> of their brand new cards entirely block it via hardware code signing
> enforcement and not even providing any firmware blobs.
[...]
On 03/28/2018 09:01 PM, Stumpy wrote:
On 09.03.2018 00:57, Tai...@gmx.com wrote:
AMD stuff is the best choice, they don't artificially hobble
virtualization on their regular cards and they work out of the box.
The reason things break and you need to re-compile every time you
update your kernel with a new nvidia card in your system is because
they make an effort to slow down the nouveau project and in the case
of their brand new cards entirely block it via hardware code signing
enforcement and not even providing any firmware blobs.
There are a variety of single slot half height low power AMD cards but
if you want something newer the only choice is the more expensive
professional series with a fan - the WX4100 for instance is half
height but not passively cooled.
You can obtain a 54xx passively cooled card for around $30-50 but that
is a quite old chipset (although you can install openradeonbios on it)
Ok, 4.0 Qubes is out so I am more motivated than ever before. I took a look at the WX4100 which looks fantastic, but perhaps is more than I need (and more than I can afford).
I can do without the passively cooled part, esp if it will bring the price down a bit (I am hoping for something in the low 100s USD).
In terms of requirements, I suppose (to simplify things) the main criteria I have are low 100s USD, low profile, and at least two ports, though 4 would like the WX4100 would of course be awesome. I am totally open to used, and am not looking for bleeding edge.