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Old 01-16-2008, 04:09 PM
Steve
 
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Default Performance and Graphics on SB1000

SB1K, one 750 proc, 1gb RAM, Expert3D (ie not lite).

I find it not much faster than the U60 dual 360 I had before, bit
disappointed actually. Another proc might ramp it up but as it's
basically a desktop for me I don't think it will help that much.

But the gfx are the real heartbreaker, the Expert is no better than the
Elite or the Creator I had before, PCI vs UPA admittedly but still. All
I want is snappier window movements not into games or 3D stuff.

So I bid on an XVR-500 on Ebay but decided against it in the end,
thinking this card isn't not much better than the Expert3D, any
opinions?

Am I better looking at the XVR-1000? The 600's and 1200's are out of my
range! Or again, am I looking at a marginal improvement?

Also is there any real reason not to try the Expert3D in the bottom
66meg slot? I know Sun say not to but is it just a support/untested
issue rather than a technical one? If I did would it offer any
improvement?

Running Solaris 10/JDS3, patched up as allowed by Sun nowadays.
Additionally I'm wondering if installing Medialibs would help as Sun
Docs suggest. I have OpenGL installed and the demos perform quite
admirably but as I say, not into that, just a smooth desktop is all I
want!

Steve






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