[mythtv-users] Ati Radeon 7000 vs. nVidia FX 5500

[Nick]

On 05/10/06, Dan Wilga <mythtv-users2 at dwilga-linux1.amherst.edu> wrote:
> A couple of months ago, I finally broke down and bought an nVidia
> card to replace the ATI graphics on my motherboard.
>
> I've got to say that the quality of the Linux driver support is night
> and day. Whereas ATI's driver has known bugs that go for years
> without being fixed, nVidia's is rock-solid, easy to install, and
> extremely well documented.

I agree and have experienced this first hand, although the OP has a
Radeon 7000 which is well supported with the open source radeon
driver, so he shouldn't have to rely on ATI at all

> As far as your fan quandary goes, you should know that in some cases,
> it is possible to run a graphics card without the fan. If you are
> only ever doing 2D graphics and not doing intensive things like XvMC,
> then you may be able to unplug the fan without doing any harm to the
> GPU. That said, don't blame me if your card fries when you try it :-).

I've done this for the past couple of years with a Radeon 9000 and
NVideo FX5200 (in well cooled cases though) and have not had any
problems - those tiny turbines can make one hell of a noise.

Nick

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