From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 17:37:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F74316A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:37:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (clunix.cl.msu.edu [35.9.2.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3455543D49 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:37:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from jerrymc@clunix.cl.msu.edu) Received: from clunix.cl.msu.edu (localhost [127.0.0.1]) j3THbtJF022321; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:37:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from jerrymc@localhost) by clunix.cl.msu.edu (8.12.10+Sun/8.12.2/Submit) id j3THbsN9022320; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:37:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Jerry McAllister Message-Id: <200504291737.j3THbsN9022320@clunix.cl.msu.edu> To: stormspotter@6Texans.net (Jacob S) Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 13:37:54 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: <20050429115917.0034125f@jacob.6texans.net> X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL7] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD work with "SB Live" and "GeForce"? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:37:57 -0000 > > On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:45:56 -0700 > Gary Kline wrote: > > > > > Folks, > > > > I'm looking at doing a build-your-own desktop/tower system. > > It's an Intel 2.9GHz motherboard with builtin graphics and > > sound. But to be on the safe side I just want stuff to > > *work*. So will to order a video and sound card. cAn anybody > > tell me if FBSD-5.3 works with the SoundBlaster Live card and > > the "GeForce MX4000 64M" card? Since I can't fiddle with my > > hardware myself, I'd rather than everything just-works. > > ...Rather than having to beg favors. > > > > Also, if anybody knows of a good online store, please let me > > know. I found a website called "tigerdirect.com". Am I > > tossing the dice? anybody dealt with this place? > > Not directly, but I had a friend whose ram order was mysteriously "lost" > the day after they placed it. The ram price had just gone up by about > $20, and of course Tigerdirect would not give them the old price... That > and the couple of people I have known with Tigerdirect computers found > them to be pretty cheap in quality. > > I have found www.newegg.com and www.zipzoomfly.com to have pretty good > service. I also have had good service with newegg. Though I do not have extensive experience with them, what I have has been good. ////jerry > > HTH, > Jacob