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Originally posted here by gore
Install something other than Windows. (Linux, Free BSD) and play Unreal Tournament.
From what I've seen it's a nightmare making the drivers work on ATI. Nvidia however supports Free BSD and Linux with a driver they make and it allows complete 3d support.
I don't care what the Xeon has for competition, I said I'd rather have one than something else. ATI can be as fast as it wants, but when I do an update on SUSE and it grabs Nvidia drivers for me, and they actually work and build a Kernel for me, then I'm not switching to ATI so I can play UT 12 frames faster. If it doesn't lag, I'm happy, I don't really care how many frames it is.
Yep, I certainly agree with the two things you point out.
I have also good experience with the Nvidia chipsets on Linux. And indeed it isn't that important to get those extra frame rates... I also don't realy care as long as it does'nt lag.
I'm also using Nvidia boards, only pointing out that in recent comparisons the ATI was a little better.
About the Xeon, ok, but I still believe that you can not compare apples with oranges ;)
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Heh, I just always have wanted to have A Xeon box. From what I hear, it runs nice and cool, and still has that speed. Very ideal for someone like me who hates warmth in the box. That is my only problem with AMD, the heat.
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Originally posted here by gore
That is my only problem with AMD, the heat.
How hot are your AMD and Intel boxes running Gore? (Just curious, as I dont see much of a difference in heat here at the office between AMD and Intel boxes with similar heatsinks)
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If you want some awesome cheap Xeon goodness, this deal would have been one to check out about 2 months ago. Deal - http://www.pcsurplusonline.com/ViewProd.cfm?ID=4494
Unfortunately now, they are out of stock and they will probably never have it in-stock again. :(
But I'm happy with my cheap AthlonXP-M goodness. Unfortunately, it has recently become more expensive to go the route I did, so I hopped onboard just in time :D
