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On Sunday 28 September 2008, Hal Martin wrote: |
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> Hello all, |
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> I am contemplating building a new computer with an AMD/ATi graphics |
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> card. I've been following the subject of ATi driver quality in linux for |
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> a while, but I realize that the experiences I read on Google search |
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> results are, shall we say, biased, as many people who have perfectly |
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> working cards don't go out and comment on how great their drivers are. |
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> So, do any of you have newer (HD series) AMD/ATi graphics cards? |
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HD3870 |
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> What drivers (AMD closed source, or open source) are you using? |
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fglrx - the closed source ones. |
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> Are they stable? |
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yes. Switching between vt and X works, and restarting X too - but the ati |
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scripts in /etc/acpi have to be removed. |
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With desktop effects turned off 2d is fast and snappy and video is ok. |
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With desktop effects turned on 2d is fast except manually resizing windows and |
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xv-video sucks. Luckily kde 4.1 makes it easy to switch ;) - and I don't need |
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xv ;) |
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> How is the performance? |
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very good. I play ut2004 and vegastrike 0.5. With a but. See above. |
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> Any noise issues with your card when it's idle? Under load? |
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the fan is very quiet in KDE or playing games. Only in the menus of ut2004 or |
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on a vt it turns up - but is still very bearable. |
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aticonfig --odgt |
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Default Adapter - ATI Radeon HD 3870 |
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Sensor 0: Temperature - 51.00 C |
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