On Fri March 7 2008 12:36:04 Chris G wrote: > I run fedora 8 and have a "XFX GeForce 7300GS, 256Mb DDR-2 display > card". > > Will using the nvidia proprietary X driver be noticeably faster than > the 'standard' nv driver? I don't play any games on my computer but I > do some graphical stuff, my main uses are:- > > Web browsing using firefox > Lots of command line terminal windows > digikam photo album > VMWare running Windows XP as a guest system > > I think the most likely area to be affected by better graphics drivers > is the VMWare (Workstation 6.0.2 if that's relevant). Can anyone tell > me if I'll gain anything by moving to the nvidia drivers? > > > Chris Green The open drivers are an obfuscated POS. ALL nVidia folks go here www.opentheblob.com and sign-up ...dex