From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 29 16:59:22 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD12916A4CE for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:59:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ylpvm15.prodigy.net (ylpvm15-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.57.46]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80D6043D58 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:59:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stormspotter@6Texans.net) Received: from pimout3-ext.prodigy.net (pimout3-ext.prodigy.net [207.115.63.102])j3TGtRQc014759 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:55:30 -0400 X-ORBL: [64.108.40.225] Received: from jacob.6texans.net (adsl-64-108-40-225.dsl.rcfril.ameritech.net [64.108.40.225])j3TGxI5Y308786 for ; Fri, 29 Apr 2005 12:59:18 -0400 Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 11:59:17 -0500 From: Jacob S To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20050429115917.0034125f@jacob.6texans.net> In-Reply-To: <20050429004556.GA71140@thought.org> References: <20050429004556.GA71140@thought.org> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 1.0.1 (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: Does FreeBSD work with "SB Live" and "GeForce"? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:59:23 -0000 On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 17:45:56 -0700 Gary Kline wrote: > > Folks, > > I'm looking at doing a build-your-own desktop/tower system. > It's an Intel 2.9GHz motherboard with builtin graphics and > sound. But to be on the safe side I just want stuff to > *work*. So will to order a video and sound card. cAn anybody > tell me if FBSD-5.3 works with the SoundBlaster Live card and > the "GeForce MX4000 64M" card? Since I can't fiddle with my > hardware myself, I'd rather than everything just-works. > ...Rather than having to beg favors. > > Also, if anybody knows of a good online store, please let me > know. I found a website called "tigerdirect.com". Am I > tossing the dice? anybody dealt with this place? Not directly, but I had a friend whose ram order was mysteriously "lost" the day after they placed it. The ram price had just gone up by about $20, and of course Tigerdirect would not give them the old price... That and the couple of people I have known with Tigerdirect computers found them to be pretty cheap in quality. I have found www.newegg.com and www.zipzoomfly.com to have pretty good service. HTH, Jacob