On Fri, Mar 07, 2008 at 02:27:26PM +0000, dexter wrote:
On Fri March 7 2008 12:36:04 Chris G wrote:
> I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display
> card".
>
> Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than
> the 'standard' nv driver? I don't play any games on my computer but I
> do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:-
>
> Web browsing using firefox
> Lots of command line terminal windows
> digikam photo album
> VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system
>
> I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers
> is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant). Can anyone tell
> me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers?
>
>
> Chris Green
The open drivers are an obfuscated POS.
ALL nVidia folks go here
www.opentheblob.com and sign-up
Well that's very informative! :-)
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Chris Green