[linux-audio-user] Re: video card redux

[Frank Barknecht]

Hallo,
Carlo Capocasa hat gesagt: // Carlo Capocasa wrote:

> > There were some cheaper versions of the 7600GS but I decided to go for
> > one at about $130 (US). Since it's fanless there's absolutely no noise,
> > and at last I have a quiet machine.
> 
> Quiet machine! Quiet machine? Quiet machine??? I'm going to cry now.
> This is my geek-opera's moistest dream.
> 
> Now how could I get a quiet laptop?

By buying one? Quiet laptops are not hard to find. Most Intel laptops
with Intel GFX cards (Centrino etc.) are very quiet. E.g. my MSI S260
Centrino 1.6Ghz is completely silent unless it's really under load,
then the fan kicks in (at 60°C) which is healthy. But normally I only
get this high load when I'm running complex Pd patches, and these are
loud anyways. ;)

Oh, and the DVD drive is very noisy, but I've never seen a silent DVD
drive and I can live with that.

Quiet PC graphics cards are easy as well. A favorite among audio
people is the Matrox G450 or G550, which starts at about 10 Euro on
auction sites including shipping, and has very good open source
drivers. (Kjetil doesn't like them, though, so the mileage may vary,
but I run only Gxxx cards for years now.)

Ciao
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