as most folk know , Nvidia have be very good to we Linux folk . as a linux gamer since 2000 , this card be a vast improvement over my 9800-gtx . I have not find a game yet that can not be max out . diablo 3 look pretty darn good with everything max out . portal 2 , Red Dead Redemption GOY , Fallout 3 GOY , Starcraft 2 , C&C; 3 , leave for Dead , Jedi Academy Jedi outcast , and Fallout New Vegas look amazing . if you run linux -lrb- I run debian testing -rrb- this card will serve you well . just be sure to run the latest driver along with playonlinux and you 'll be all set . gaming in Linux be very well support and this card run great . motherboard : Gigabyte GA-MA790XT-UD4P memory : 8gb Harddrive : Western Digital 500GB Monitor : 24 '' Dell