Suggestions for new graphics card?

[pathiaki2]

On 11/05/2013 06:46, Jonathan Anderson wrote:
> Hello -x11@,
>
> I'm currently running 10.0-BETA1 with an Intel 82Q35 integrated 
> graphics chipset. I'm pleased as punch that everything seems to "just 
> work", but this hardware won't drive the 2560x1440 display that I've 
> got my eye on. I went looking for information about cards supported by 
> FreeBSD, and I found our wiki to be a little... confusing.
>
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/Xorg#Working_Graphics_Cards seems to claim 
> that xorg-server 1.7.7 is only tested with the Virtualbox "device", 
> not Intel, AMD/ATI or nVidia.
>
> According to https://wiki.freebsd.org/AMD_GPU, the RV630 is the only 
> chipset not known to not work (not quite the same as "known to work"), 
> which corresponds to... the Radeon HD 2600 (six years old)?
>
> https://wiki.freebsd.org/NvidiaFeatureRequests says that "Nvidia 
> currently supports the FreeBSD/i386 platform", but this information is 
> from 2010, and my understanding is that things change quickly in the 
> graphics driver space.
>
> So... is there such a thing as a graphics card I can buy today that 
> will "just work" with FreeBSD 10 and/or -CURRENT?
>
>
> Jon
Jon,

Typically, I'm using some fairly recent (within 1 year) Nvidia cards.  
I'm driving my HD monitors at 1920x1080 in HD mode.  I can generate 
about 150-300 fps on even some of their lower end cards. (GT 430 - 
100-150 fps)

These cards all have 128-bit wide (192 and even had a 256 which was WAY 
overkill) interface.  I'm not a gamer but my son is and he has the 550Ti 
- 192-bit bus and the thing screams.  Yes, they work right out of the 
box with the nvidia driver.  As for the resolution, I haven't gone above 
std HD... yet.  (I don't have a monitor that supports it)

I was getting annoyed with Catalyst and the other crappy software that 
ATI/AMD provides. (I was a dedicated ATI person for years, but Catalyst 
became bloatware and kind of a kludge - I'm entitled to my opinion - and 
their support for something like BSD was a hack at best. )  Nvidia 
writes and provides the driver for FreeBSD.  It's nothing short of 
brilliant and does everything I need (including overclocking and the 
like if I ever felt the need - which I don't - look at the FPS!!!)

Hope this helps,

P.