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Grant <emailgrant@×××××.com> [11-07-03 01:12]: |
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> >>> The most important thing is reliability and Linux compatibility but I |
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> >>> also need HDMI and I figure USB 3.0 is a good idea. The system is for |
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> >>> playing music and movies, no gaming whatsoever. If you're familiar |
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> >>> with the current hardware scene, where would you go from here as far |
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> >>> as a motherboard and other components? Any features a Gentoo'er |
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> >>> should look for? |
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> >>> |
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> >>> - Grant |
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> >> |
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> >> Is Nvidia still the way to go instead of ATI? |
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> > |
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> > Yep. Unless you have old ATI hardware. Current hardware doesn't work well. |
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> > Since he wants to buy new stuff, NVidia is recommended. |
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> That's what I was afraid of. The fact that Nvidia has stopped making |
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> onboard video will pose a problem. I could install an Nvidia video |
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> card but I'm trying to keep temps low and I don't want a third fan in |
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> the case. |
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> - Grant |
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Hi Grant, |
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half a year ago my motherboard lost its blue smoke and I had to buy a |
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new PC (the rest of the old one was outdated). |
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One of my thoughts was: No graphics card with a fan! |
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But the guy in the store said, that graphics cards without a fan has a |
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problem: Either they are to slow (less heat) to be bought by the |
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people or they are fast enough to be bought, but they will die |
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sooner/easier due to a too hot GPU. |
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He gave me a card with fans and said: "If you hear something too loud |
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-- bring it back." |
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I tested the card and: Nothing. The only thing I hear is the very |
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quiet fan of the PC case. |
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The card is a: MSI N430GT PCI Express 2.0. |
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It has two fans, which means lesser noise since both fans can run |
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at lower speed. |
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You said, you will not need a gamer graphics card. But if you are a |
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fan of rendering (Blender,Luxrendere etc...) you may consider a card |
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with more muscles since GPU based rendering is the way to go. |
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BUT: |
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When reading the driver informations from nvidia I found that the |
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sections saying "Added support for...." are still missing the GT 430. |
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I dont know whether this has any impact to you work -- the card runs |
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well with Linux and the OpenGL-based Blender does not have any |
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problems (its GPU based render engine is currently under development |
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so I didnt test that...) |
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If you are intereseted in the setup of my PC, post me a mail! |
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Best regards, |
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mcc |
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