Phoronix IRC Log: 2009-03-30

thansen: does anyone know what nvidia driver release works (or will work) with the 260M?
doon: winfail time
nikki93: Hullo? :)
nikki93: I'm buying a new computer soon, got ideas for config?
nikki93: Basically, I'm gonna keep Windows around just for games (TF2 mostly), but use Linux for everything. I write games for a hobby, and do that on Linux, so I want hardware acceleration on Linux too.
Lightkey: nVidia
Lightkey: 'nuff said
nikki93: Really?
nikki93: A friend was suggesting Saphire Radeon.
Lightkey: YA_RLY
nikki93: He said it was good for Linux, but I didn't think so.
nikki93: How's i7?
Lightkey: that is a model by BMW, right?
nikki93: nono i7 processor
Lightkey: so what aboot it?
nikki93: Is it good? :)
nikki93: I mean, I'm actually thinking about the /whole/ config.
nikki93: I guess case, keyboard etc., is 'whatever I find', but processor, gfx card, ram matters.
Lightkey: I suppose it is, when looking at tests
Lightkey: if you want a very fast machine
Lightkey: wtf Katar?
Lightkey: nikki93: are you really from قطر?
nikki93: Lightkey: Yup.
nikki93: Lightkey: Not from here.
nikki93: Lightkey: Live here. From India. I live here with my parents, Dad and Mom work here.
Lightkey: yes read that 80% of the population are not guest workers
Lightkey: err
Lightkey: *are* guest workers
nikki93: Yup.
nikki93: Lightkey: Life here is awesome actually. :)
Milyardo: <3
Milyardo: indeed
Lightkey: what is indeed smaller than 3?

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