Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 00:51:54 -0500 (EST) From: Peter <petermatulis@yahoo.ca> To: Vayu <vayua@sklinks.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Micah <micahjon@ywave.com> Subject: Re: Card for basic 3D acceleration in FreeBSD Message-ID: <20060303055154.46431.qmail@web60018.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <200603022137.17306.vayua@sklinks.com>
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--- Vayu <vayua@sklinks.com> wrote: > On Thursday 02 March 2006 15:57, Micah wrote: > > I'm looking for a card to handle some simple > OpenGL stuff for a class > > I'm taking. I have an ATI X300 card, but 3D > acceleration is not > > supported on it in the current Xorg. The only > slots on my Mobo are PCI > > and PCI-EX. I use the i386 release of FreeBSD > currently, but would like > > to have the option to move to the amd64 release. > Any suggestions on a > > low-end (read cheap) card? I know "nvidia" is > often recommended, but > > any particular model? Nvidia GeForce FX 5500 is working well for me. This card is a couple of years old now. I see many on eBay: http://search.ebay.ca/search/search.dll?MfcISAPICommand=GetResult&ht=1&shortcut=0&from=R41&query=GeForce+FX+5500&category0=&Submit=Search __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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