From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 18:16:34 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 9D10716A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:16:34 +0000 (GMT) Received: from tao.thought.org (dsl231-043-140.sea1.dsl.speakeasy.net [216.231.43.140]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A287B43D2D for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 18:16:33 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: from tao.thought.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j3TIHh6M097426; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:17:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline@tao.thought.org) Received: (from kline@localhost) by tao.thought.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j3TIHh4a097425; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:17:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kline) Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:17:43 -0700 From: Gary Kline To: Jacob S Message-ID: <20050429181743.GA97403@thought.org> References: <20050429004556.GA71140@thought.org> <20050429115917.0034125f@jacob.6texans.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20050429115917.0034125f@jacob.6texans.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Organization: Thought Unlimited. Public service Unix since 1986. X-Of_Interest: Observing 18++ years of service to the Unix community 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 18:16:34 -0000 On Fri, Apr 29, 2005 at 11:59:17AM -0500, Jacob S wrote: > 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. > THanks for the zipzoomfly pointer. I have had very good dealings with newegg the few times I have used them. But they don't have a `build-to-order' option. gary -- Gary Kline kline@thought.org www.thought.org Public service Unix