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Date:      Sat, 24 Apr 1999 21:44:06 -0700
From:      Darren Pilgrim <dpilgrim@uswest.net>
To:        Mark Ovens <markov@globalnet.co.uk>
Cc:        Chris <chrismar@readington.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ATI Xpert 98?
Message-ID:  <37229D96.5CDF7C4A@uswest.net>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.10.9904241248080.8585-100000@walnut.readington.com> <19990424182647.E256@marder-1>

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Mark Ovens wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 24, 1999 at 12:49:55PM -0400, Chris wrote:
>> I was curious as to if anyone ha had any problems with this
>> card.  How does it work under X?
> 
> I've got an Xpert@Work (Rage Pro II chipset) and it works fine
> (Mach64 X server). Previously I had a Graphics Xpression, which
> also worked without problem. ATI cards seem to be a good bet.

Except for the Rage 128 (Fury, Magnum) series.  Their RAMDACs aren't
fast enough for large desktops and the heatsink on them is way too
small, I had two of these and they cooked themselves to the point of
melting the PCB and causing power-down failures after less than two
days of use.


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