Thanks for the replies. Can anyone comment on whether there is a performance difference between the GeForce or Quadro? Some sites say the Quadro is better for CAD applications but is this true for ParaView?
Thanks, Paul On 1 September 2010 07:23, Kumar, Shree <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes, there are ways to "spoof" monitors on nvidia cards. I have used two of > them, > > a. Get an EDID file of a display device and use that in the config file > (see attached file xorg-forced-monitor-EDID.conf for an example). > > b. Use a modeline (see attached file xorg-forced-monitor-modeline.conf for > an example). > > The config files use more options than necessary - but that's because they > are auto-generated. > > For documentation on the options, refer to > /usr/share/doc/NVIDIA_GLX-1.0/README.txt > > HTH > -- Shree > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul McIntosh > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 01, 2010 4:16 AM > *To:* 'Paul Edwards'; 'paraview' > *Subject:* Re: [Paraview] Advice on graphics cards > > Hi Paul, > > I think you are stuck with eitther a Tesla or Quadro on a cluster. This is > due to the ability to configure those cards to work without a display (see > the release notes for the latest drivers though). > > I'd be interested to hear otherwise as we have a few GTX280 nodes that are > currently just used for CUDA. Maybe there is a way to "spoof" a monitor > another way? > > Cheers, > > Paul > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Paul Edwards > *Sent:* Wednesday, 1 September 2010 12:43 AM > *To:* paraview > *Subject:* [Paraview] Advice on graphics cards > > Hi, > > Can anyone recommend a graphics cards to use for a linux cluster running > ParaView? And, does anyone know how a GeForce card compares to a Quadro of > a similar spec? > > Thanks in advance, > Paul >
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