brent saner on 3 Jan 2008 11:57:06 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] Which video card to use?


well, i've used the nvidia binary driver for my 7960GT and it was 
slightly a convoluted install.
granted i'm a gentoo user so i didn't expect it to be point-and-click 
either way,
but from what i hear the ATi driver is much much more friendly an install.

but my personal preference, FLOSS-loyalty aside, is nvidia as i just 
feel they make superior hardware. your mileage and preferences may vary.

what troubles in particular, art? artifacts, low refresh, etc.?

Art Alexion wrote:
> I had trouble with the open source ATi drivers and a widescreen LCD.  The 
> proprietary driver fixed those problems, but I'd be cautious about selecting 
> the ATi card solely on the basis of the open source drivers.
>   


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