Re: Suggestions for Graphics Cards

On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 14:35, Dean Hamstead <[email protected]> wrote:
> Intel graphics cards are terrible. Sure they have open source drivers,
> and thats a really great thing - but they are horribly under powered
> compared to nvidia or ati.

Thanks for the response.

For what I use Intel-based cards for, 3D desktop effects being the
most taxing thing and dual-monitors, I find them excellent.

[snip]

> Personally, i sell my soul a little and go with Nvidia. But if a good OSS
> alternative arrived, i would rip out my machines cards and replace them.
> I would also recommend them at work etc.

Every time I've ever sold my soul a little (i.e. gave up a bit of my
electronic freedom) - it comes back to bite me in the arse time and
time again.

With the Nvidia it was the fact that when I wanted to run a Xen kernel
about 6 months ago I couldn't (well not in conjunction with the closed
3D accelerated driver).

YMMV (your mileage must vary ;)

Henare
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