ATI chipset and nVidia video card? (hd, Linux, monitor, graphics)
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Currently, I'm using the integrated graphics, but I want to put in something with a little more muscle. I'm not fond of the ATI drivers as they've given me trouble on some linux distributions and there's no support under FreeBSD. So, I'm considering going with nVidia. But are there any compatibility issues I have to watch out for?
I am assuming that you currently have an ATI onboard graphics card and wish to purchase a nvidia regular card. If this is the case, know that I am running the same thing here. I have an ATI Radeon HD 3200 integrated attached to my mobo, but early last year decided that wasnt enough and installed a Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 Ti, and i have yet to have any issues with the set up
Ah, thank for the response! After doing some poking around, it seems the ATI/nVidia mixture issues seemed to stem from back on the nforce2 chipsets. But since I won't ever have a need to use SLI or crossfire, it looks like I'll be ok.
I wish they made more lower-power video cards though. I hate fan noise. It seems like every newer generation of cards requires more power (and thus generates more heat).
Ah, thank for the response! After doing some poking around, it seems the ATI/nVidia mixture issues seemed to stem from back on the nforce2 chipsets. But since I won't ever have a need to use SLI or crossfire, it looks like I'll be ok.
I wish they made more lower-power video cards though. I hate fan noise. It seems like every newer generation of cards requires more power (and thus generates more heat).
Consider the Geforce 210 series. They typically are fanless and perform about the same as onboard graphics.
Ah, thank for the response! After doing some poking around, it seems the ATI/nVidia mixture issues seemed to stem from back on the nforce2 chipsets. But since I won't ever have a need to use SLI or crossfire, it looks like I'll be ok.
I wish they made more lower-power video cards though. I hate fan noise. It seems like every newer generation of cards requires more power (and thus generates more heat).
Processing generates heat, that's why cooling systems keep getting bigger and more elaborate. Gotta keep the chip from frying somehow. You can always get a fan monitoring system, or go more exotic with the cooling.
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