If oyu really want to take advantage of the performance those cards have to offer, you should use the nvidia (that's the actual module name used by X) driver downloaded directly from NVidia. It makes a world of difference in performance, is easy to install, and is completely distribution neutral. It will work fine with XFree86 or X.org
http://www.nvidia.com/object/unix.html
-- Prentice
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From: centos-bounces@centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of BRUCE STANLEY Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:01 AM To: Centos Linux Subject: [CentOS] Switch to Nvidia from ATI
I am having some issues (e.g. System lock ups) with my ATI 9250 Video card.
I am thinging about replacing it with either a Nvidia
FX5200, FX5500, or a FX5600 card.
Is anyone using one of these cards on Centos 4.1 with the stock (XORG) nv driver?
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Bisbal, Prentice wrote:
If oyu really want to take advantage of the performance those cards have to offer, you should use the nvidia (that's the actual module name used by X) driver downloaded directly from NVidia. It makes a world of difference in performance, is easy to install, and is completely distribution neutral. It will work fine with XFree86 or X.org
Yep, I noticed better performance here too. I'm using the 5200 without incident on a number of CentOS machines (32 and 64 bit).
Cheers,
"chrism@imntv.com" chrism@imntv.com wrote: Bisbal, Prentice wrote:
If oyu really want to take advantage of the performance those cards have to offer, you should use the nvidia (that's the actual module name used by X) driver downloaded directly from NVidia. It makes a world of difference in performance, is easy to install, and is completely distribution neutral. It will work fine with XFree86 or X.org
Yep, I noticed better performance here too. I'm using the 5200 without incident on a number of CentOS machines (32 and 64 bit).
Cheers,
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__ Which version of Centos are you running? Another poster had problems with it prior to Centos 4.4. I'm running Centos 4.1.
BRUCE STANLEY wrote:
Which version of Centos are you running? Another poster had problems with it prior to Centos 4.4. I'm running Centos 4.1.
I'm running 4.4 on almost everything. I didn't notice any problems on 4.3 either, though I wasn't using the "aftermarket" nvidia driver...just whatever shipped with CentOS.
Cheers,
On 10/18/06, Bisbal, Prentice PBisbal@lexpharma.com wrote:
... you should use the nvidia (that's the actual module name used by X) driver downloaded directly from NVidia. It makes a world of difference
If only the same were true of the audio driver, I'd be a much happier camper.
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