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[–] anindefinitearticle 0 points 2 months ago

I searched "gtx 1660 vs amd" and saw that your card is usually compared to the rx 590 from amd on speed tests, with similar results. Price is also similar.

One example that includes the prices I was comparing. I have used neither card. I'm not familiar with that website. Do your own research before making a purchase,

[–] anindefinitearticle 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What motivated you to switch branches? Did it solve another issue? Why were you not on the latest branch yesterday, ie, why did you roll back originally? Does one driver work better for some games, and another driver works better for others?

Nvidia drivers are jank. I honestly haven't touched them since 2017. I remember having to reboot and switch drivers to switch games I was playing with friends and finding the whole experience annoying as hell. I realized that Linus Torvalds was right, fuck nvidia, AMD is the way to go. Have not had to touch anything with my drivers since switching. All of my interactions with nvidia since have confirmed that they are not a company deserving of my patronage.

[–] anindefinitearticle 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Please try versions 535 and 470.

See if either fixes your issues.

You need to reboot after switching. It'll take you 30 mins max, even if neither works and you have to switch back.

[–] anindefinitearticle 2 points 2 months ago (6 children)

There's usually only like 5 tracks. "What's recommended" is nouveau, which works but not for gaming. It's recommended because it's open source and can do most things that the proprietary nvidia drivers can do. Nvidia is really bad at maintaining their drivers, and different drivers work better for different cards.

Nvidia sucks. Switch to AMD and never have a problem again. Or spend an hour testing each of the proprietary options maintained in the debian repos, and most likely find that at least one of them works. Until an update to the drivers or kernel comes along, and breaks it again, so you have to play around with driver versions and kernel versions to find a combo that works. That's less likely to happen if you stick with a debian-based distro vs a bleeding-edge distro like arch.

And buy AMD for your next machine to send a message to nvidia that their driver support sucks!

[–] anindefinitearticle 5 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Each nvidia card works better or worse with different version releases of nvidia drivers. Older cards usually need smaller version numbers. Since you are running mint, all versions you need to test should be in the default repos. Try different drivers and see if you can find the right one for your card.

apt-cache search nvidia

should give you a list of options, which you can install with apt-get install.

[–] anindefinitearticle 4 points 3 months ago

Star Trek really was overly optimistic.

Star Trek future now!

[–] anindefinitearticle 1 points 3 months ago

It's also what the dems are playing into by chasing the center and the voters who are on the fence to swing the top of the ticket, but don't support downticket candidates. If the dems want anything more than the white house, they need to excite their base. Trump is trying to scare her away from being a progressive by calling her "Comrade Kamala".

[–] anindefinitearticle -2 points 3 months ago (4 children)

As in 2016, he's not appealing to the centrists. He's letting the Dems do that. Dems go center, he picks up the anti-war and anti-government side of the Dems looking for a molotov cocktail to throw at the military industrial complex. Gabbard and RFK are an attempt to ruse enough of the left that is fed up with big government and big military. Trump in 2016 won because he was a molotov cocktail while Hillary took the center. In 2020, the primaries presented a progressive alternative that excited the base. 2024, the Dems have decided to revive Hilary's strategy of camping the center, folding to the military industrial complex, and disenfranchising their base; likewise Trump is playing the anti-establishment dove. Trump won in 2016 like that. Maybe fewer people will be tricked this time after seeing what happened last time he was in office? Or that's just wishful thinking.

It doesn't matter if he scares off the center. In spite of the strong start, I see Kamala lining up to lose this election by copying Hilary's strategy of collecting the center and establishment. It gives me the jitters. Dems need to run on a progressive path forward, not joyful ignorance while they stoke the fires of war. They need a platform that excites enough voters for downballot races. They need to stand up to the problems in our systems of governing that Trump is offering to burn down which might accelerate some sort of change before we die of ecosystem collapse. Clock is ticking, and the voters may decide we need a kick in the ass if the Dems decide to cozy up to the military like in 1968.

[–] anindefinitearticle 6 points 3 months ago

Let them eat brioche!

[–] anindefinitearticle 2 points 3 months ago

Electronics recycling.

[–] anindefinitearticle 4 points 3 months ago

Gotta pay if that kid has cancer tho.

Not if you choose the power of prayer as treatment.

The pious man's euthanasia.

[–] anindefinitearticle 1 points 3 months ago

Just keep waiting.

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