[CentOS] Re: Generating xorg.config -- varying "nv" driversupportbetween versions

[David Evennou (Data Masters)]

Thanks Bryan!

I have a few identical machines, to keep installs, etc. easier. I plan to
use one or two of the machines for CAD work, so I will want to get better
video cards.

What video card(s) do you recommend for high performance?

Thanks,
David

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith at ieee.org>
To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at centos.org>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 11:32 AM
Subject: [CentOS] Re: Generating xorg.config -- varying "nv"
driversupportbetween versions


> "David Evennou (Data Masters)" <de at data-masters.com> wrote:
> > Hi Bryan,
> > I have the FX5200-TD128 card.
>
> FX5200/5500 = NV34.
> They are considered one of the poorest performing designs of
> its generation.
>
> Despite having newer 3D features, those suckers are typically
> much slower than NV25/28 (GeForce4 Ti) series, even using
> those newer 3D features (which the GF4 Ti backfills in the
> driver).  Of course, if you're running with the 2D-only MIT
> "nv" driver, that matters little.  ;->
>
> > The "Device" SECTION still has (generic) for the GeForce FX
> > BoardName.
>
> Sometimes the NV30 driver will drive newer versions, but it's
> recommended you have a XFree/Xorg version with an "nv" driver
> that knows about the specifics of your GPU, namely NV34.
>
>
>
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