Date: Thu, 4 May 2006 18:40:35 +0100 From: "Kep Woof" <kep.woof@gmail.com> To: "Alex Zbyslaw" <xfb52@dial.pipex.com>, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: which graphics card? Message-ID: <9c8168780605041040n5f434f0dl39f59f8c41614610@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <445A360E.3080800@dial.pipex.com> References: <9c8168780605040928j3c57ec2dne835d4f449abbfab@mail.gmail.com> <445A360E.3080800@dial.pipex.com>
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hi, On 5/4/06, Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> wrote: > I can't comment on the difference because I didn't bother with amd64 for > the very reasons you mention. But, for me, A8V plus single core AMD > 4000 + 6800GT is plain bloody fast. It'll certainly run your screen saver= :-) > Runs cool too. that's really promising, as soon as i get a new mobo i'll try it out.=20 i've never used x with dvi before. i'm guessing that with the nvidia drivers on i386 dual-head should work properly on both screens?=20 whenever i buy new hardware i often find that it doesn't work like i imagined, and i can imagine something silly like direct rendering only working on one screen, or not being able to get both screens working over dvi at the same time, or that sort of sillyness. still, there's a fine line between questions and therapy ;) thanks for your help. kep
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