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Posted: 2003-12-26 05:12pm
by The Kernel
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.
Posted: 2003-12-27 01:37am
by Pu-239
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.
Damn I'm still stuck w/ a TNT2- horrible w/ blender, since poor 2D acceleration.
How are ATI cards w/ Linux?
Posted: 2003-12-27 02:26am
by The Kernel
Pu-239 wrote:
Damn I'm still stuck w/ a TNT2- horrible w/ blender, since poor 2D acceleration.
How are ATI cards w/ Linux?
nVidia cards are the only real option for Linux.
Posted: 2003-12-27 04:13am
by Bob McDob
I was in the same boat until recently - picked up a GeForce5200 and runs like a charm, only $100 to boot.
Posted: 2003-12-27 06:26am
by Drooling Iguana
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.
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.