__/ [ Jim ] on Monday 03 July 2006 13:30 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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>> | I picked up a new video card today and tweaked my Linux box for a
>> | huge increase in performance. Installation with Ubuntu Linux couldn't
>> | be easier. I just took out the old card and popped in the new one. There
>> | were no CDs to mess with, no downloads, no installs.
>> |
>> | [...]
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>> | A quick test with Nexiuz showed 90-170 FPS at 1280×1024 with all of
>> | the eyecandy maxed out. The Quake4 demo is capped at 60 or 64 FPS
>> | (I think). Anyway my machine stayed pegged at the limit during a 30
>> | minute run. Enemy Territory, which is nice looking but not exactly
>> | cutting edge in the graphics department had even better performance
>> | at 1600×1200 with everything maxed out.
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http://www.blogsofwar.com/2006/07/02/linux-workstation-upgrade-bfg-nvidia-7600gt-oc/
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> nice card. Wish I had £300 to splash out on one.
> ./me plays UT on his £54 6200V+
I haven't even got a GPU, apart from the one that is mounted onto my
motherboard at home. I have a pricey Radeon at work though, but it's the
wrong place to have a GPU. Enemy Territory on a large dual-head gets too
much attention. The irony, eh? Maybe I should just swap boxes...
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