
I have been using Linux since 1993. I installed the first version of Slackware on a 16MB 386sx-25. Since then I have been using it almost exclusively on one or more of my PCs. So I consider myself as a bit of an expert. I have been using computers since 1982 mostly PCs, but also VAX mainframes and SPARC systems. Operating systems (and GUIs) I have been using include CP/M, DOS, Windows from Version 2 to XP, Geos, Beos, SCO Unix, Solaris, OS/2 and quite a few Linux Distros.
I got a P3 1ghz runing MDK 10 and it runs fine on that machine. This guy is obviously making stuff up. I can vouch for the Nvidia claim as well because I got a 5200Fx card in the very same machine and those drivers work great, providing that you have the kernel sources installed so that the installer can recomplie the drivers for you. Frankly the installation procedure is just dead simple. ATI drivers on the other hand are horrible !