From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jun 23 03:36:05 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2BD2C16A468 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:36:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from conrads@cox.net) Received: from eastrmmtao102.cox.net (eastrmmtao102.cox.net [68.230.240.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A7FA813C4B7 for ; Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:36:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from conrads@cox.net) Received: from eastrmimpo02.cox.net ([68.1.16.120]) by eastrmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.01 201-2186-121-102-20070209) with ESMTP id <20070623033604.EHPN5716.eastrmmtao102.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:36:04 -0400 Received: from serene.no-ip.org ([72.200.17.85]) by eastrmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id ErbM1X00M1q7YRk0000000; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 23:36:03 -0400 Received: from serene.no-ip.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by serene.no-ip.org (8.14.1/8.14.1) with ESMTP id l5N3Yjxf031243; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:34:50 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from conrads@cox.net) Message-Id: <200706230334.l5N3Yjxf031243@serene.no-ip.org> Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 22:34:40 -0500 From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" To: "Marc G. Fournier" In-Reply-To: <51558E914F56525A79B6D637@ganymede.hub.org> References: <3C7F787C8D3D4F70B80BBA44@ganymede.hub.org> <467B3DF6.5080704@u.washington.edu> <51558E914F56525A79B6D637@ganymede.hub.org> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.9.2 (GTK+ 2.10.13; amd64-portbld-freebsd7.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: Garrett Cooper , freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Low end video card that won't crash server ... ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 03:36:05 -0000 On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:42:01 -0300 "Marc G. Fournier" wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > - --On Thursday, June 21, 2007 20:11:50 -0700 Garrett Cooper > wrote: > > > > Intel's still your best bet, with nVidia in second, and ATI in > > third. > > > > You aren't going to get proper 3D support unless you switch to Linux > > unfortunately :(.. > > I use the card to watch Dr. Who ... not much into 3D stuff, other > then a good game now and then, but I generally use the wife's Windoze > box for that ... > > 'k, nVidia it sounds like its going to be then ... don't know anyone > around here that sells Intel video cards ... > > Thx I get pretty decent performance here with my (onboard) nVidia GeForce FX 5200. Forced to use the "generic" Xorg "nv" driver under amd64, but it really does work quite nicely, even in GL screensavers and such. Like you, I'm primarily interested in video, not 3D gaming and whatnot, so it's more than adequate for my needs. Still wish we had an official nVidia driver for amd64, though (like Linux). Hope this helps. Conrad -- Conrad J. Sabatier