From owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Sun Feb 7 06:05:35 2021 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@mailman.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A8C434F97C3 for ; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 06:05:35 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pf1-x432.google.com (mail-pf1-x432.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::432]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (128/128 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256 client-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) client-digest SHA256) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "GTS CA 1O1" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4DYJYB21D4z3lmm for ; Sun, 7 Feb 2021 06:05:34 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pprocacci@gmail.com) Received: by mail-pf1-x432.google.com with SMTP id o20so7636421pfu.0 for ; Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:05:34 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20161025; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=Czowf8xrL67JDyx1V5RC+aux8pYjffdpL1K1rgiThI4=; b=Twllo0/EydaDK0ObuQOIMQizNycejiEwzNTBh1nbvzZ9NpJ38+Mh4Dz4+kXIAhkZzu ptY1PbAGW++wbsJnk87fMZMYOqFJFedqxgbTV7ZUQAMTVpStARnIYUmwB55dJZzMOxbn +nGVgbf9HKe7IGFEvtPDDkT6k/8ngU0CQdfNmAYvHSZhHxa/uWNAr1PNDbiUrjOAiMjO /UceHv/38JP0DMOZVF/5K7rEYLSr3jL97ByPh7Lnd/hN6q6Hgg+sDY4c3liASZKiOF8n T2ipNUTHxBUktdTZ+NAevTbJ9XAGEdI8sKfHS1zZKEQxw6eDXbQikdGCPsz+O3jcxsTN mH2A== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=Czowf8xrL67JDyx1V5RC+aux8pYjffdpL1K1rgiThI4=; b=IOtpAxlcSMqR+hwy/F3gUUK0zPgJp0dPtcy0Xenj/6Gis0y+DgHbMdsZjCXIJHhiOi uvse+j/NxONA7SV67TiezEjRYzd1oFDdiN4j3xhweAD8Ni3WO+Vcq+EpQlNcvVX7juL6 w0RFKW1FQuyV+A9knwxgXeakthvIyTroZQYBMbtX1Au/61BJ5//3d8Gw4oehb/8KW6aU ymWgxF21DWdiYzVK1zKmI9KXCApnk9pNPzJRIkDTZ2925kY3jvkZCDztrv71tKnzYirO bnKKudix7X0jw/Jr3DboQRdp77cOM914+IFKkWtcgESFWH591cIsSiIy793Fw/P9RrTc Qwyg== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530ICtWcLhiIJbt+RJR7D3kr3cU8CkZdq04HpSKG98IhbEHgZ7gY L0xZsBr8H2mI3t0CP+7gOypdZ89RBoitBzlkkA== X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxAxG60ZY5uKs0ufGZFtgkwUMrEhUhq4T6MKdPWh1pf3RzIGfWNKq1snuTPGYEvNvIK73dpNQiChFWmTTMITMg= X-Received: by 2002:aa7:8698:0:b029:1be:aef7:449d with SMTP id d24-20020aa786980000b02901beaef7449dmr12135067pfo.60.1612677932825; Sat, 06 Feb 2021 22:05:32 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: In-Reply-To: From: Paul Procacci Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2021 01:05:20 -0500 Message-ID: Subject: Re: Suggested upgrade for a GeForce GT 450 To: Patrick Mahan Cc: User Questions X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4DYJYB21D4z3lmm X-Spamd-Bar: --- Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=gmail.com header.s=20161025 header.b=Twllo0/E; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gmail.com; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of pprocacci@gmail.com designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::432 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=pprocacci@gmail.com X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; FREEMAIL_FROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[gmail.com:+]; RCPT_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; DMARC_POLICY_ALLOW(-0.50)[gmail.com,none]; NEURAL_HAM_SHORT(-1.00)[-0.998]; FREEMAIL_TO(0.00)[gmail.com]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; RBL_DBL_DONT_QUERY_IPS(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::432:from]; FREEMAIL_ENVFROM(0.00)[gmail.com]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; DWL_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[gmail.com:dkim]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-1.00)[-1.000]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[gmail.com:s=20161025]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-1.00)[-1.000]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[multipart/alternative,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; SPAMHAUS_ZRD(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::432:from:127.0.2.255]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_SOME(0.00)[]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::432:from]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.34 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.34 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 07 Feb 2021 06:05:35 -0000 If you do anything other than using your machine as a simple "Desktop" I'd personally recommend against using NVIDIA. You didn't mention anything of the sort so I'm speculating a bit. I had to buy an AMD based card instead of NVIDIA to offload the mp4 compressions requirements from the 6 camera streams I have going. Another thing to keep in mind is CUDA isn't available on FreeBSD. If these two things above don't concern you, then you can ignore me entirely. These are just two things that came to mind immediately. I've had no problems using any nvidia card I've thrown at a desktop machine otherwise. ~Paul On Sun, Feb 7, 2021 at 12:48 AM Patrick Mahan wrote: > This might be better suited for freebsd-hardware, but I thought I would > start here. > > I have an older system I built myself that has a GeForce GT 450. This > graphics card has served me well and through multiple FreeBSD upgrades. I > had it connected to my two displays using DVI-to-HDMI cables and everything > works great. But I am now transitioning to being a full-time telecommuter > for work. My work supplied system has a docking box that connects using > DisplayPort. My displays supported each, however, I have limited desktop > real estate, so I was sent a modern KVM switch that, unfortunately, only > supports DisplayPort. However the GT 450 does not support DisplayPort, so > I am unable to currently use my FreeBSD system via graphics. However, I > liked to use it via X11 because I make heavy use of Dia and other graphic > tools to document my work. > > So before I jump into the wilds of the Nvidia forums and other groups, I > thought I would ask here. I would like to hear any recommendations for the > new Nvidia graphics from this list as I tend to find most of the > recommendations useful. > > Thanks for listening, > > Patrick > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- __________________ :(){ :|:& };: