BTW, I'm on a 9800GT with 512MB DDR3 (dated but still works). But I'm using a replacement heatsink for it since I'm slightly overclocking it.
Here's a great resource on tweaking the Nvidia blob on Linux: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/NVIDIA On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 12:20 AM, Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]>wrote: > It could be a couple of things... To get a "near perfect" Compiz > experience, I have to do some tweaks on my Ubuntu 11.04 desktop PC: > > - Use the nvidia-current driver from X-Updates PPA (usually, the in-house > one gets dated) > - Tweak xorg.conf for things like triple-buffering, set PowerMizer to > Maximum Performance (and overclocking, but that's just me). > - Set Sync to VBlank on some options on Nvidia Settings Control Panel > - Disable the "ondemand" CPU governor in favor of "performance" > > I got used to Compiz because with it, screen tearing is almost negligible. > > The above tweaks can help with VDPAU too. > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Michael Tinsay <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Which actually makes Gary's problem sound kinda weird considering that the >> card he's having a problem with is NVIDIA-based. >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Christopher Baluyut <[email protected]> >> >> *To:* Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List < >> [email protected]> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 7, 2011 8:44 PM >> *Subject:* Re: [plug] vidcard recommendations for ubuntu >> >> Nvidia VCs are generally considered better on Linux, especially in terms >> of 3D performance & the presence of a better GPU video off-loading API >> (VDPAU). >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 8:39 PM, Nikki Erwin C. Ramirez < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> On Sep 7, 2011 8:09 PM, "Gabriel H. Mercado" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > My problem is if someone recommends an ATI card for example, and I buy >> > one and it doesn't improve things, I hope the PC store I buy it from >> > honors their return policy allowing me to replace it. Which I can 100% >> > avoid just by asking the experts here what they use. >> You should be safe with either ATI or NVIDIA, right? Both of them have >> official drivers. >> I've successfully run StarCraft 2 on mid-range laptops (for 2010) with >> mid-range ATI and NVIDIA video cards, and my playing experience was quite >> good at Medium to High (mostly medium) video settings. >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's >> Microsoft". >> >> ----- Helios >> >> Linux User 364495 >> http://counter.li.org >> >> twitter.com/wakizaki >> Christopher Baluyut on Google+ >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> >> >> _________________________________________________ >> Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List >> http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug >> Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph >> > > > > -- > "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's > Microsoft". > > ----- Helios > > Linux User 364495 > http://counter.li.org > > twitter.com/wakizaki > Christopher Baluyut on Google+ > > -- "Linux is to Computing what Freedom is to Mankind. And Then There's Microsoft". ----- Helios Linux User 364495 http://counter.li.org twitter.com/wakizaki Christopher Baluyut on Google+
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