Sounds like you are running an older driver. Go to nVidias homepage and click download drivers to get the latest driver. When you get your new card, make sure to do that too since the CD drivers are always old. It is usually a good idea to update your drivers every couple of months or so, but DON'T USE WINDOWS UPDATE FOR THIS.
Also, you might be having a problem with your AGP chipset driver. Do you know what chipset your motherboard runs? I would highly recommend you update those drivers as well to ensure smooth operation.
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Damn I'm still stuck w/ a TNT2- horrible w/ blender, since poor 2D acceleration.Darth Wong wrote:Find a good computer liquidator or used-parts outlet near your house. You'll never be able to buy anything good in a shrink-wrapped box for $50.
PS. You might also want to ask your dad if he knows anybody at work who's a computer expert. People like that tend to go through computer parts like there's no tomorrow, and will often give away old junk parts for a song. For example, I have an old GeForce2 GTS 32MB card laying around collecting dust.
How are ATI cards w/ Linux?
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The Kernel
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I was in the same boat until recently - picked up a GeForce5200 and runs like a charm, only $100 to boot.
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Actually, since nVidia uses the same driver for pretty much all their cards, he won't need to download a new driver when he gets the new one unless there's been an update in that time. I just upgraded from a 64MB Geforce 2 MX400 to an FX 5200 and all I had to do was reboot.The Kernel wrote:Sounds like you are running an older driver. Go to nVidias homepage and click download drivers to get the latest driver. When you get your new card, make sure to do that too since the CD drivers are always old. It is usually a good idea to update your drivers every couple of months or so, but DON'T USE WINDOWS UPDATE FOR THIS.
Also, you might be having a problem with your AGP chipset driver. Do you know what chipset your motherboard runs? I would highly recommend you update those drivers as well to ensure smooth operation.
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"These deadly rays will be your death!"
- Thor and Akton, Starcrash
"Before man reaches the moon your mail will be delivered within hours from New York to California, to England, to India or to Australia by guided missiles.... We stand on the threshold of rocket mail."
- Arthur Summerfield, US Postmaster General 1953 - 1961