Originally posted by BlackPak
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Some have found that they need to use the kernel boot option
nopat
to cure stuttering with recent kernels.
Things are fine under Kubuntu 8.10. Window movement had been slow under Kwin, but is perfectly responsive under Compiz. However, I was hoping to improve the performance in some minor areas of Compiz (i.e., some minor jerkiness in the rendering of some window transitions). That hasn't happened. The one real problem is that asking the system to shut down often stalls out at a black screen.
Should I attribute all this to the current software landscape and figure the bugs will all be worked out in time? Or should I return this graphics card again while I still can?
Should I attribute all this to the current software landscape and figure the bugs will all be worked out in time? Or should I return this graphics card again while I still can?
The r500 OSS drivers are nicer in compiz using EXA, and work is in progress for OSS drivers for R600 cards, so in the future you should have a better experience.
Personally I am glad I got my HD3850 as an upgrade from X1600, the games I currently play like etqw,nexuiz and COD4 (in windows) do get a good boost WRT eye candy and in the case of 50 player COD4 servers frame rate as well, even though I only have a 2.1GHZ 32bit single CPU.
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