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From: Oliver Lehmann <lehmann@ans-netz.de>
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Subject: Re: searching for a new graphic card
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Oliver Lehmann wrote:

> Mike Jakubik wrote:
> 
> > Why doe sit have to me PCIe? What possible advatange is PCIe going to give
> > you to a 2d card?
> 
> ok, what else? Since I want to buy a new board, I wanted to swithc over
> to PCIe since it is the "future" and my average system lifetime is 5
> years. I could buy a normal PCI Card but what do I have the PCIe slots
> then for?

I think Asus Extreme AX300SE-X/TD is what i'm searching for... and by the
way extremly lowcost. VGA+DVI, passive cooling and PCIe - any drawbacks in
use with FreeBSD/xorg?

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