Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2021 22:33:55 -0800 From: Patrick Mahan <plmahan@gmail.com> To: Paul Procacci <pprocacci@gmail.com> Cc: User Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Suggested upgrade for a GeForce GT 450 Message-ID: <CAFDHx1%2BO9xqVZ_Rd%2Bv4Q4znmT%2BmY-75a3A=wPVF7Q0p-8qjgbg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAFbbPugv13CZVVyZAtshPtn-kKM=7oHon-iQoy8dSHH2N9z3xQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAFDHx1LRvcJHNnYFJB=JQzk_p%2B17i9e2qEHZOMGRCojiyaV5aw@mail.gmail.com> <CAFbbPugv13CZVVyZAtshPtn-kKM=7oHon-iQoy8dSHH2N9z3xQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, Feb 6, 2021 at 10:05 PM Paul Procacci <pprocacci@gmail.com> wrote: > 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've been a Nvidia user for a long time. I haven't had a need to look for other cards. > 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. > > No, I don't need to decompress video nor do I need CUDA. My heaviest usage will be working with Blender and needing to render various items. So far the Nvidia GeForce line has been my goto. I just now need to replace the existing card and it must be able to drive two DisplayPort monitors. Thanks for the clarification. Patrick > 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 <plmahan@gmail.com> 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" >> > > > -- > __________________ > > :(){ :|:& };: >
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