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Shaika-Dzari

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From: Québec, Canada

Registered: 2006-04-14

Posts: 436

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Nvidia performance is starting to annoy me...

Ok, maybe this post is a troll but the performance I get with my nvidia (FX5600) really annoys me.
Seriously, I use linux since 5 years and I always recommand nvidia card to new users.

But, the last 2 or 3 release of their drivers are so wrong.

1- I got strange line when I listen a movie on dvd or from my hdd.
2- KDE4 is slow as hell (my notebook has an poor intel card and it's fine)
3- Some screen corruption when I login/logout.

I tried their beta drivers, some tweaks from nvidia forum and nothing works.

I know my card is not a really powerful card but I am supposed to able to listen a f****g movie without problem.
I got the impression than linux move forward and nvidia move backward.

Soon, I will buy a new computer and I thing I will move to ATI.

What do you think?

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z0phi3l

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From: Waterbury CT

Registered: 2007-11-26

Posts: 278

Re: Nvidia performance is starting to annoy me...

I'm pretty sure you should be using the legacy nvidia drivers for a 5 series card, is that what you are using or the regular drivers?

*edit* No, your card is still supported by the unified drivers, have you tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the drivers? I know there was a bug in the latest nVidia drivers and KDE4 that are supposedly fixed in the Beta drivers

Last edited by z0phi3l (2008-09-14 16:44:47)

moljac024

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From: Serbia

Registered: 2008-01-29

Posts: 2,676

Re: Nvidia performance is starting to annoy me...

I'm pretty sure you should be using the legacy nvidia drivers for a 5 series card, is that what you are using or the regular drivers?

*edit* No, your card is still supported by the unified drivers, have you tried uninstalling and then reinstalling the drivers? I know there was a bug in the latest nVidia drivers and KDE4 that are supposedly fixed in the Beta drivers

Uninstalling and reinstalling ? Where are we, Windows land ?

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Shaika-Dzari

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From: Québec, Canada

Registered: 2006-04-14

Posts: 436

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Re: Nvidia performance is starting to annoy me...

I used legacy drivers but the lastest xorg did not work properly with it.
I'm now using unified drivers.

Like I said, I tried several combination/setting/drivers and I was not satisfied.
My next card will probably be something like that:
http://www.pccanada.com/viewitem.asp?id=8161

I think nvidia did not have any excuse.
Like you and me they can clone the last xorg git and work on it.
KDE 4 is alive since 8 month now. Still no fix...

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http://www.4nakama.net