pci-express graphic cards

[Net Llama!]

On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 11:11 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
> > On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > On Fri, 2006-02-03 at 10:25 -0500, Net Llama! wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 3 Feb 2006, Roger Oberholtzer wrote:
> > > > > Anyone using pci-express graphic cards? Like the Asus nVidia GF6600
> > > > > Silencer?
> > > >
> > > > I use PCI-E graphics cards every day at $DAYJOB.  Hell, i've got about 25
> > > > different ones in my cube right now  :)
> > > >
> > > > I've never explicitly used the Asus card you've mentioned though.  Why do
> > > > you ask?
> > >
> > > First, I guess I should have mentioned it was for Linux.
> >
> > That's always my assumption.  I don't do windoze.
> >
> > >
> > > We are configuring a dozen or so systems and are considering this card.
> > > So, I just thought I would ask. No problems as yet.
> >
> > I've not heard anything bad about that card (and there are some vendors
> > that make some really bad cards).  Were you going to use the nv or nvidia
> > X driver?  Any OpenGL stuff, or just desktop work?
>
> nvidia drivers.  The main thing we do is tons of video overlay via
> XVideo. We choose nvidia because of past success and durability in our
> vehicles more than any 3D or gaming performance. I think as long as X is
> basically 2D, this will stay this way for us.

You mean RGB Overlays or Color Index overlays, or something else?  Neither
is supported on GeForce cards, only Quadros.

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