Q:

visual effects on ubuntu

I will build an ubuntu system and I want to have as many visual effects as possible, which graphics card should I prefer and why?
I do not intend to play games, I'll just work very long hours there and the eye candy helps a lot.

A:

Honestly, any graphics card from the past two years or so will be more than enough for desktop eye candy. My notebook doesn't have trouble with them, and it's been two years or so since that was anywhere close to being 'new'.

