I have tried a large number of video cards. Now, I always try to match the card with my requirements. I always seek the best 2D I can get, along with decent performance. Matrox is overrated, in my estimate. ATI 7000 cards are cheap and very good. I like the GeF4MX420/440 cards very much. 2D is excellent, performance is very nice, and they are inexpensive here. The Oxygen card I had was a dud, ditto the TNT2 Diamond 770.