From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org ([208.92.234.80] helo=lists.gentoo.org) by finch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1QdBba-0004kg-T5 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 03 Jul 2011 01:36:15 +0000 Received: from pigeon.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 1BE9821C085; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 01:34:32 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mailout-de.gmx.net (mailout-de.gmx.net [213.165.64.22]) by pigeon.gentoo.org (Postfix) with SMTP id A093421C085 for ; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 01:34:31 +0000 (UTC) Received: (qmail invoked by alias); 03 Jul 2011 01:34:30 -0000 Received: from p548500FC.dip0.t-ipconnect.de (EHLO gmx.net) [84.133.0.252] by mail.gmx.net (mp002) with SMTP; 03 Jul 2011 03:34:30 +0200 X-Authenticated: #20088476 X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/5t5AMvd35q9d9zGLK8959Vo/6jExox8dzs0MyxG 9kF9KqIMofpDhT Received: by gmx.net (nbSMTP-1.00) for uid 1001 Meino.Cramer@gmx.de; Sun, 3 Jul 2011 03:34:30 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2011 03:34:30 +0200 From: meino.cramer@gmx.de To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: {OT} Time for hardware upgrade(s) Message-ID: <20110703013430.GI3049@solfire> References: <4E0F7357.3000208@gmail.com> <4E0FB742.6070309@gmail.com> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4E0FB742.6070309@gmail.com> User-Agent: mutt-ng/devel-r804 (Linux) X-Y-GMX-Trusted: 0 X-Archives-Salt: X-Archives-Hash: 3da8fbfef1d6f0e1ca715f321a94e1cb Dale [11-07-03 03:08]: > Grant wrote: > >>>Is Nvidia still the way to go instead of ATI? I use the nouveau > >>>drivers with my onboard Nvidia chipset now and they've been fine for > >>>the most part. I use a threaded ffmpeg to decode HD video instead > >>>of > >>>VDPAU so I don't bother with nvidia-drivers. > >>> > >>>- Grant > >>> > >>I don't have any experience with ATI but I still use Nvidia and their > >>drivers. I haven't had any problems as of yet. I did have a video > >>problem > >>once but it was a kernel problem. For me, I see no need in me > >>getting a ATI > >>card. That's just me. > >> > >>Dale > >> > >I've just read that Nvidia no longer makes onboard video. Has anyone > >else heard that? > > > >Are server motherboard more reliable? > > > >- Grant > > > > > > > > > I looked around on newegg and found that there are several mobos that > have Nvidia video built in. It seems they do still make them. I'm not > sure if the video or mobos are any that you would like but they are > being made at least. > > Me, I tend to buy video cards. They have upgrade options without > having to put in a new mobo. YMMV tho. > > No idea on server boards. I would think they would be more reliable > tho. > > Dale > > :-) :-) > I prefer overclocker boards and dont overclock them. Most of them have a better heat dissipation and the PCB has a better layout HF-wise. Only my two cent...you currency may vary ;) Best regards mcc