That will certainly be up to spec if they work at all in Linux. We have had lots of issues dealing ATI video driver support in LInux and so have standardized completely on NVIDIA cards for any machines we buy at the Martinos Center.

Dealing with all proprietary drivers for video cards like ATI and NVIDIA is a struggle in itself.

On Thu, 17 Dec 2009, Sam Evans wrote:

Dear all

I am new to FreeSurfer and would apprechiate some advice. I am about to purchase a graphics card specifically to use Free Surfer due to the nature of the desk top I have I am restricted in my choice of options. I have been recommended the ATI Radeon HD3450 and HD3470:

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=...

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=...

Will these be up to spec for use with Free Surfer? I am planning to use these with Ubuntu. Is there anything I should know about before I take the plunge and buy them?

Thanks in advance for your help

Sam