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    adding Nvidia drivers to ubuntu

    in Unix/Linux/OpenSource Discussion

    Posted

    In feisty, if you go to System -> Preferences -> Desktop Effects, you can turn them on. This is a new feature in feisty and this option is not there in Edgy. They only included a couple features like wobbly windows and some other small things in feisty because it's still considered beta software. But at least you can play with them a little bit. I think the next version of Ubuntu should have more graphical features available.

    So here's the deal with the desktop effects. It all started with Compiz, but some people who worked on Compiz wanted to add even crazier effects and some of the Compiz people wanted to keep it stable and not have two billion things in Compiz. So they forked the project and split off to form Beryl. They released versions of Beryl which was widely popular and now finally they decided to work together again and merge the Beryl features back into Compiz, thus Compiz-Fusion.

    http://forum.compiz-fusion.org/

    At least that's my understanding of it. ;)

    Building New System

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted · Edited by firefly2442

    I probably won't be touching them after the setup so I doubt that would be a big problem for me. Time to try again, hope Paypal is working...

    Thanks for the help all. :)

    edit:

    Well, the order is in. I should have it up and running by next weekend. :D Woot! :)

    Building New System

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    OK, here's what I have. I just tried paying with Paypal but it doesn't seem to be working at the moment.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16827106057

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16822144701

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130072

    I went with an Antec TPQ-850 ATX12V / EPS12V 850W Power Supply.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16817371009

    OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16820227139

    And the Asus motherboard you suggested.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16813131073

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16819115017

    And Zalman cooler, expensive but hopefully worth it.

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835118020

    Building New System

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    @firefly2442, just curious, how come you didn't go with the EVGA 122-CK-NF68-T1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i?

    ---was it the price/rebate? I love rebates :rolleyes:

    I had this board on my wishlist too due to the Northbride cooler, something about it catches my eyes. Don't know the pro's n con's about it though. <_<

    Hmm, dunno, I guess I didn't notice that one in my searches. So, it basically allows for a faster clock cycle on the memory? Going through the specs, that's the only major difference I can find. Do you have any experience with EVGA motherboards? I guess I didn't even know they made motherboards until today. I thought they just did video cards...

    Building New System

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    Ok, here's what I have so far:

    Antec 900 case (already bought it, sitting right next to me)

    LITE-ON 20X DVD±R DVD Burner With 12X DVD-RAM Write Black SATA Model LH-20A1S - Retail

    Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM (this will be upgraded with another better hard drive later)

    EVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

    Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

    I'm almost certain these are the components I want, unless someone thinks otherwise. Here are the areas I am having trouble with.

    Motherboard:

    EVGA 122-CK-NF67-A1 LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 680i LT SLI ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

    I'm not sure if this motherboard will be good enough. Should I try to get a better motherboard with DDR3 memory? I want integrated audio, 10/100/1000 NIC, firewire, and USB. What are the best companies? I also don't want this to happen:

    http://digg.com/linux_unix/Now_Bios_phoeni...ONLY_with_Vista

    Power:

    I was thinking 900 Watt? Probably Antec?

    RAM:

    This depends on the motherboard, DDR2, DDR3? Are Crucial or OCZ good brands?

    CPU Cooler:

    Zalman 9700 series

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835118020

    or

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16835118019

    What's the difference between the two? What's the difference between a 3 pin versus 4 pin power connector for the fan?

    Thanks for the help! :)

    Power Cable Question

    in Computer Discussions

    Posted

    I used to label all my power cables for my monitor and computers and only use the ones that came in the packaging, but is that really necessary? I looked more closely at them the other day and they seem exactly the same in terms of the power they provide.

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