21 May
2007
21 May
'07
1:39 p.m.
Dave Phillips wrote:
Michael Nelson wrote:
Thanks for the advice Dave.
I have been hoping to find something fanless on eBay UK. I was mainly
hoping to get some reassurance that drivers are ok on modern(ish) ATI
and nVidia cards. I'll keep looking, and wait until a bargain comes along.
On a slightly different note - are there any cards which have good 3d
performance with open drivers? I probably won't use it yet, but it would
be nice to know about...
Actually, I still (sort of) need a case as well. It's just an Antec
power supply I have at the moment. I do have a spare second-hand ATX
rack case at my parents' house. Next time I visit I'll probably collect
it and try to insulate it carefully.
Thanks
Michael
Finally, the graphics card... What do you
recommend? Is there
anything to avoid? I'd much rather use open source drivers, but don't
really have enough money to get a Matrox PCI-E card at the moment.
Hi Michael:
Your system is similar to one I built a few months ago. Re: the
graphics card, one thing to bear in mind is that the fans on those
cards can be loud, even in an Antec case. I now have a fanless nVidia
card in my machine, it works fine with either the kernel module or
nVidia's binary driver, and it's *quiet*.