Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late Date: 1 Aug 2026 18:59:29 GMT Lines: 22 Message-ID: References: <1145p0t$2l6ge$2@dont-email.me> <18c5f3fa510bcd73$19925$704772$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <18c606426ab89e70$22171$442584$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <18c60b7e803d0104$14391$197624$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1147up9$39shm$3@dont-email.me> <18c6320c52eb0a0f$15335$967852$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <114crfe$rjmv$3@dont-email.me> <20260729080407.0000667a@gmail.com> <114gmr8$25vi4$8@dont-email.me> <114hc2q$2e0th$2@dont-email.me> <114i0t1$2ktba$6@dont-email.me> <114i438$2n4jb$1@dont-email.me> <114krlh$3jph9$6@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net YlvTlST8Z4s17w+1qLsZYA3lMWbDfc/j6EYsR57eOqbInxb0lf Cancel-Lock: sha1:lu+CFVXuNjRPgIW8bir55iAHnBI= sha256:Yd3GWNEhtYu4nFB81uFp0/z8iezl2Py/yC6cbQrC4PI= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:89404 On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 14:17:37 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 01/08/2026 13:29, Carlos E. R. wrote: >> I did have NVidia, and it was trouble. >> >> I have an old desktop that can not get the proprietary driver because >> it stopped being updated for my card, and I had to revert to the open >> driver. >> > Didn't the old one still work? > >> I switched to AMD, and no more troubles. > > LOL I switched to intel integrated and got the same performance with no > separate card at all > > Unless you are a gamer you wont need an extra card moistly. And gamers > always pay thousands to get the latest and shiniest I've got 2 of each, Intel or AMD integrated and whatever the Pi uses. Works for me. The last separate card I had was a AMD 2400 years ago, selected for cost not gaming ability.