On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 13:21, Don Delp <[email protected]> wrote: > One more vote against ATI. Granted, Nvidia isn't perfect, but I can > generally get everything working after a bit. ATI driver doesn't > support the video mode that MythTV uses, so I can't use my wife's new > laptop as a remove tv viewer. > > On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:55 AM, Chris McQuistion > <[email protected]> wrote: >> When it comes to Linux, I always recommend Nvidia-based video cards. ATI >> has a very bad history of driver support in Linux. >> Chris >> >> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Chris Faulkner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Not trying to sound like a nvidia fanboi, but the 9800's is a pretty >>> good deal in the nvidia line unless you want to go with the GTX 240 >>> series. Linux support seems better on the nVidia side than the ATI >>> side. I've always had problems with ATI cards in linux. never had a >>> problem with nVidia in linux in my personal endeavors. >>> >>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 11:33 AM, Andrew Farnsworth <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > The new 5770 cards with GDDR5 are quite nicely priced at $150 after >>> > rebate... I just bought the "overclocked" one by Diamond and so far I >>> > like >>> > it, though I have not done ANYTHING that would use the 3d portion >>> > yet.... >>> > like I said I just got it... yesterday. >>> > >>> > Almost all manufacturers use reference designs as their card >>> > manufacturing >>> > process so they are all pretty much the same. The overclocked models >>> > are >>> > the same, they just have hand picked GPUs that are tested and stable at >>> > higher clock speeds. >>> > >>> > Andy >>> > >>> > -- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> > Groups >>> > "NLUG" group. >>> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> > [email protected] >>> > For more options, visit this group at >>> > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "NLUG" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected] >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "NLUG" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >> > > > > -- > Don Delp > 618.616.2993 > http://nesman.net/ > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "NLUG" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en >
I have an ATI card, but I run it in VESA mode for Xorg. Isn't Catalyst something new ATI has out like Noveau for NV? gk -- -- Remember it's not that we have something to hide, we just have nothing we want to show. ---Keep tunnelling. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nlug-talk?hl=en
