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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.0&return_msg=41234.10"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.11">11–19</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=41234.10">New Graphics Card</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="41234_10_19_10"> <a name="a41234_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 9 Oct 2014 23:27</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 05:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10">41234.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.9">41234.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> That's my fallback system.<br /><br /><img alt="" src="http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/clottes/images/8tph15.jpg" style="width:375px;height:308px;" /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.10&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.10"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 05:39</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 05:40"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.11">41234.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.1">41234.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> If you feel that you might ever want to do anything at all in Linux then avoid AMD cards and go with Nvidia (GTX 670 is the current sensible choice). For Windows it'll be <em>fine</em> though.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.11&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 07:40</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 08:07"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.12">41234.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_11" target="_self">41234.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Apart from with quite a few games where it will have annoying driver issues. I'm never going back. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.12&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 08:08</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 08:48"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.13">41234.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_12" target="_self">41234.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Yeah, I left that out cos I didn't want to come across as anti AMD. I think they actually make better cards. The problem is that they've always made shitter drivers, on both platforms.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.13&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 10:16</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 10:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.14">41234.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_11" target="_self">41234.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> AMD cards are OK in Linux. You can do stuff.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.14&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 10:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 14:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.15">41234.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_14" target="_self">41234.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> So long as that stuff isn't games, yeah.<br /><br /> (They work, sure, but at like a 50% fps hit compared to Windows. Which is <em>unacceptable</em>. They work better with the open source drivers though, which is cool (but also illustrates quite how bad AMD's drivers are)).<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 10 Oct 2014 10:23 by X3N0PH0N</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.15&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">10 Oct 2014 15:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Drew (X3N0PH0N) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 10 Oct 2014 15:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.16">41234.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_15" target="_self">41234.15</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I don't use linux for gaming, just for dev, image editing (gimp) & such. My amd card works great for all those things. One thing though, posting on teh in Chrome is slow as hell*. Latest Chrome builds are really struggling with javascript (I'm assuming the teh editor is js-based). Even jquery fx that were smooth as silk turned choppy about a month ago. But they're still smooth in Midori (also webkit).<br /><br /> *I should clarify: typing is slow as hell, posting is normal.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 10 Oct 2014 15:16 by DSMITHHFX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.16&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">25 Nov 2014 21:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Nov 2014 22:08"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.17">41234.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.7">41234.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> £16 on humble store today. I was a little bit optimistic but not miles out. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.17&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">25 Nov 2014 22:02</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">18 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.18">41234.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> My first graphics card was a Voodoo with 2mb of RAM. It was mighty!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.18&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a41234_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_41234_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)<span class="message_time">26 Nov 2014 08:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 26 Nov 2014 09:36"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 19</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.19">41234.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=41234.10#a41234_18" target="_self">41234.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I <em>lusted</em> after a Voodoo card. I just couldn't afford or justify it.<br /><br /> I stuck mainly with Matrox. Thems were the days when I gave a damn about graphics cards.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=41234.19&return_msg=41234.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="41234.19"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> </div> </body>