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Was there a reason you went with NVidia hardware and closed source drivers? Did you really need graphic horsepower? In my experience the easiest solution is AM
by mpol 10y ago
Was there a reason you went with NVidia hardware and closed source drivers? Did you really need graphic horsepower?
In my experience the easiest solution is AMD hardware with open source drivers. They just always work. It is just that if you need more graphic horsepower you might be better off with NVidia hardware and closed source drivers, and then accept the hassle.
- chuckdries 10y agoThey might have already had Nvidia hardware they bought not planning on switching to linux at the time. That's the position I found myself in a few weeks ago (tho that 1070 for VR... HHNNNGGGG)
- lettergram 10y agoI'd recommend Arch - IMO it keeps the graphics drivers up to date. You might just need to learn about the different package managers. It had 1080 support day 1 in their beta drivers.
- digi_owl 10y agoSadly these days you need a GPU just to drive the DE.
- bhouston 10y agoWe had no choice. We are a 3D software company and we need to do CUDA, WebGL, WebVR, etc. We also have dual 4K monitors for every developer and you need good GPUs to drive them properly -- integrated Intel just doesn't cut it.