On Fri, 22 Jun 2007 02:42:01 -0300 "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy_at_freebsd.org> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > > > - --On Thursday, June 21, 2007 20:11:50 -0700 Garrett Cooper > <youshi10_at_u.washington.edu> wrote: > > > > Intel's still your best bet, with nVidia in second, and ATI in > > third. > > > > You aren't going to get proper 3D support unless you switch to Linux > > unfortunately :(.. > > I use the card to watch Dr. Who ... not much into 3D stuff, other > then a good game now and then, but I generally use the wife's Windoze > box for that ... > > 'k, nVidia it sounds like its going to be then ... don't know anyone > around here that sells Intel video cards ... > > Thx I get pretty decent performance here with my (onboard) nVidia GeForce FX 5200. Forced to use the "generic" Xorg "nv" driver under amd64, but it really does work quite nicely, even in GL screensavers and such. Like you, I'm primarily interested in video, not 3D gaming and whatnot, so it's more than adequate for my needs. Still wish we had an official nVidia driver for amd64, though (like Linux). Hope this helps. Conrad -- Conrad J. Sabatier <conrads_at_cox.net>Received on Sat Jun 23 2007 - 01:36:05 UTC
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