Hi.
This is my first post, so bare with me...
I have been using various Linux distros since Ubuntu 10.04. Clean Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint and openSUSE mostly.
I really enjoy it, especially the KDE UI appeals to me.
I actually only have had one problem with them all: the graphics drivers.
Until recently I had a Radeon HD 4770, and before AMD shut off the support for 3-, 4- and 5000 series, I had no problem. But after that, of course I was stuck with 12.04 or earlier.
So now I bought a Nvidia GTX 650. But I still have the same problem: No matter what driver I use in Kubuntu 13.10, it still doesn?t turn down the GPU when in 2-D mode. The GPU runs full bore all the time, thus becoming hot and spins up the fan all the time with a lot of extra noise and extra heat to follow, since the videocard has an "open-blower" style fan, that just pushes the heat into the cabinet.
The same problem in my laptop with an core i3 330 and a 4000-series mobile Radeon.
Is there a way to get around this?
This is my first post, so bare with me...
I have been using various Linux distros since Ubuntu 10.04. Clean Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Mint and openSUSE mostly.
I really enjoy it, especially the KDE UI appeals to me.
I actually only have had one problem with them all: the graphics drivers.
Until recently I had a Radeon HD 4770, and before AMD shut off the support for 3-, 4- and 5000 series, I had no problem. But after that, of course I was stuck with 12.04 or earlier.
So now I bought a Nvidia GTX 650. But I still have the same problem: No matter what driver I use in Kubuntu 13.10, it still doesn?t turn down the GPU when in 2-D mode. The GPU runs full bore all the time, thus becoming hot and spins up the fan all the time with a lot of extra noise and extra heat to follow, since the videocard has an "open-blower" style fan, that just pushes the heat into the cabinet.
The same problem in my laptop with an core i3 330 and a 4000-series mobile Radeon.
Is there a way to get around this?
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