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[217.226.57.194]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id a11-v6sm3354765wrp.39.2018.07.04.10.17.14 (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-CHACHA20-POLY1305 bits=256/256); Wed, 04 Jul 2018 10:17:14 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 19:17:13 +0200 From: Gary Jennejohn To: Erich Dollansky Cc: Greg V , x11@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What are good graphic cards for X, low-end and high-end Message-ID: <20180704191713.0f53e98f@ernst.home> In-Reply-To: <20180704211204.1d38cf21.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> References: <20180704101427.1e6d2ece.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> <1530699798.1544.1@hraggstad.unrelenting.technology> <20180704211204.1d38cf21.freebsd.ed.lists@sumeritec.com> Reply-To: gljennjohn@gmail.com X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.16.0 (GTK+ 2.24.32; amd64-portbld-freebsd12.0) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: freebsd-x11@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.27 Precedence: list List-Id: X11 on FreeBSD -- maintaining and support List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:17:18 -0000 On Wed, 4 Jul 2018 21:12:04 +0800 Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Wed, 04 Jul 2018 13:23:18 +0300 > Greg V wrote: > > > On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 5:14 AM, Erich Dollansky > > wrote: > > > > > > I am currently planning a new computer. I have check the wiki but I > > > also would like to get real-life experience here. I have not decided > > > yet of I should get a cheap card just for software development and > > > watching videos or a good card also usable for processing videos. > > > > > > What cards do you use for these purposes? > > > [snip text not relevant to my reply] > Our standard suppliers lists mainly RX570/580 cards from different > manufacturers. All around the same price region. So, I will get what it > in stock the day I will finally hot the shop. > I also have a Ryzen CPU without internal graphics. I use Nvidia cards because the nvidia-driver port just works. My card is a fairly low-end GeForce GTX 750, but it's more than good enough to watch movies at 2560x1440 resolution at 60Hz. The recent nvidia-driver port also supports more recent models, but I don't know which. This URL should have all the relevant info: http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html -- Gary Jennejohn