Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2008 03:52:57 -0500 From: "Isaac Mushinsky" <itz@mushinsky.net> To: "Peter Jeremy" <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: amd64 platform newbie -- what video card for x11? Message-ID: <bbe9e35d0803050052t3a90de28l96643ed10ecf3b44@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20080305074612.GN68971@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <200803042252.13008.itz@mushinsky.net> <20080305074612.GN68971@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On 3/5/08, Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 04, 2008 at 10:52:12PM -0500, Isaac Mushinsky wrote: > >1) does the open nv driver work? I do not play games or really need 3D > >acceleration, just want basic 2D and things like mplayer to work properly. > > For basic purposes and mplayer, nv should do. It might just soak up > more CPU than a better driver would. > > >2) should I return nvidia card and get something else? Is there a better > >reasonably working card? > > I'll second the ATI suggestion. Note that whilst AMD have indicated > they will open-source the ATI GPU specs, I believe they have only > released specs for a single GPU so far and it will take some time for > the open specs to reach the X.org drivers. > > -- > Peter Jeremy > Please excuse any delays as the result of my ISP's inability to implement > an MTA that is either RFC2821-compliant or matches their claimed behaviour. > What current ATI cards have the best support?
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