Unpleasant install experience. HD5850 Ubuntu 10.4.

[BuffPuff]

The GTX 460 and GTS 450 appear to be cooler running cards than that generation. You could consider a GTX 460 768MB model which should out perform the 260. The power/temps still aren't up to par to ATI's offerings but they aren't bad and an improvement over the past generations. Imho, it's the only Fermi cards worth getting.

Take a look?:

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx?m=560742&mpage=1#570929

ATI would be my definite choice with better drivers but I think the progress might be too slow for my liking.

Thanks Panix, I think I will go for the 460, the prices are sweet too:

http://azerty.nl/8-971-290728/palit-gtx-460-grafische-adapte.html

[mugginz]

Well, that "superior closed driver" is one of the reasons why *I* will never touch an nvidia again until they open source their driver. It may be superior, but the big question is ***TO WHAT?*** Intel Poulsbo?

As an owner of ATI, nVidia and Intel graphics hardware I'll take the performance and behaviour of the nVidia blob over the others any day.

I grant you it's not open source and therefore in the view of some ranges from between "less pure" and "the spawn of the devil" but you can't deny that from a pure results point of view it's quite an effective driver.

As there are no perfect graphics drivers for Linux you'll be able to find fault with any of them but on the balance I consider the blob the best. If it has a problem with something in your particular work load then of course that wont hold true for you though.

[BuffPuff]

As an owner of ATI, nVidia and Intel graphics hardware I'll take the performance and behaviour of the nVidia blob over the others any day.

I grant you it's not open source and therefore in the view of some ranges from between "less pure" and "the spawn of the devil" but you can't deny that from a pure results point of view it's quite an effective driver.

As there are no perfect graphics drivers for Linux you'll be able to find fault with any of them but on the balance I consider the blob the best. If it has a problem with something in your particular work load then of course that wont hold true for you though.

I want to second that, I love open source, as long as it works well for my needs, otherwise, it's whatever gets the job done.