[Cialug] graphics accelerator

[Nathan C. Smith]

> 
> This comment about the proprietary nVidia drivers worries me:
> >But don't expect more than a month of straight runtime.
> A month is certainly better than the ATI drivers in my work machine; 
> that usually only lasts 4 or 5 days (i've gone back to the 
> open-source 
> ATI drivers which aren't nearly as fast, but are at least 
> stable). But 
> having to worry about stability every few weeks is still 
> disappointing. 
> I've grown used to only having to log out or reboot once or twice a 
> year when the power goes out. Maybe i'll rethink how important decent 
> graphics are in my as-yet hypothetical new machine.

That's just one person's experience.  I have nVidia machines that have run
for 120 days and longer (much longer).  The only reason they don't run
longer is due to all the futzing I do with other parts of the systems.

-Nate