From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 18 20:52:06 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4D0716A4CE for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 20:52:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: from smtp.housing.ufl.edu (smtp.housing.ufl.edu [128.227.47.16]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1019D43D2F for ; Tue, 18 May 2004 20:52:06 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from WillS@housing.ufl.edu) Received: (qmail 53947 invoked by uid 98); 18 May 2004 23:51:58 -0400 Received: from WillS@housing.ufl.edu by smtp.housing.ufl.edu by uid 1003 with qmail-scanner-1.20 (spamassassin: 2.63. Clear:RC:1(128.227.47.18):. Processed in 0.013252 secs); 19 May 2004 03:51:58 -0000 X-Qmail-Scanner-Mail-From: WillS@housing.ufl.edu via smtp.housing.ufl.edu X-Qmail-Scanner: 1.20 (Clear:RC:1(128.227.47.18):. Processed in 0.013252 secs) Received: from bragi.housing.ufl.edu (128.227.47.18) by smtp.housing.ufl.edu with (RC4-MD5 encrypted) SMTP; 18 May 2004 23:51:58 -0400 content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.0.6556.0 Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 23:51:58 -0400 Message-ID: <0E972CEE334BFE4291CD07E056C76ED8CBBF45@bragi.housing.ufl.edu> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: best video card for bsds Thread-Index: AcQ9On+1YPVIsRwnQZCqpVH8EjRdBAAGOWXQ From: "Will Saxon" To: "Eric Hodel" , "Jon Noack" cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: eqe-support@cox.net Subject: RE: best video card for bsds X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 03:52:06 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-current@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Eric Hodel > Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:44 PM > To: Jon Noack > Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org; eqe-support@cox.net > Subject: Re: best video card for bsds >=20 >=20 > Jon Noack (noackjr@alumni.rice.edu) wrote: >=20 > > When I say 'accelerated' I mostly mean 3D. Accelerated=20 > drivers often=20 > > improve 2D performance as well, but for the vast majority=20 > of cases the=20 > > 2D speed of the unaccelerated drivers is sufficient. > >=20 > > Note that I am only considering ATI and nVidia cards as=20 > they are by far=20 > > the most popular. Others (like Matrox) also offer=20 > excellent X support=20 > > but are more niche products. >=20 > I'm quite pleased with my Matrox G550, the only "problem" I=20 > have with it > is that after starting X, returning to the text console leaves the > second monitor on, requiring me to turn it off with the power switch, > but that's not too far of a reach. Keep in mind though that the G550 is currently the newest Matrox card=20 with any FreeBSD support. I own a P750, it will work with the supplied X driver but last time I looked it is not featureful and since there is=20 no drm module (thus no DRI), it's not particularly quick at anything.=20 P650 and Parhelia are in the same boat.=20 I believe the ATI Radeon 9100 is the fastest 'community-supported'=20 card available. -Will