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    g50vt-a1 + linux?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by zakazak, May 4, 2009.

  1. zakazak

    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    are there drivers for the g50vt-a1 ?

    i guess the directconsole wont work but propably i can overclock it somehow else. If linux really gives an performance boost compared to vista i will propably change slowly to linux and learn it a bit. Also need to find out with programms like altium,solid works,.. work on linux.
    i heard of wine but i guess playing games like gta/crysis/far cry2/.. wont work with it?

    thx
     
    zakazak, May 4, 2009
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    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    I don't think linux is right for you, really new games on Linux really don't work well/at all. i don't know about your other programs though.

    Linux is faster, but it's not windows nor can it natively run windows programs
     
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    zakazak www.whymacsucks.com

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    hmm then i think i will stick to vista. xp gives a better performance & 3dmark score.. but somehow i like vista now and with sp2 it might get better.
     
    zakazak, May 4, 2009
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