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Originally Posted by SameOldStory
My guess is that most versions of Linux will use the same NVIDIA drivers. Am wrong?
Would another Linux be better for speed?
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Yes and no. It sounds like your complaint is slow screen refresh.
Most drivers are originally written for Windows, since the vast majority of systems run Windows, and the hardware manufacturers want to optimize performance on those systems. Video is a particularly thorny problem, as not all graphics card vendors offer Linux drivers. There are usually open source drivers that work, but won't have the performance of dedicated drivers written for Windows.
There are a couple of things you can look at.
First, install the most recent (10.10) version of Ubuntu. Next, Ubuntu offer the option of using "non-free" software (which does not have source available). There may be Nvidia supplied drivers which aren't open source that will do a better job.
If those fail, look at ndiswrapper. Ndiswrapper allows you to use Windows drivers with Linux, and may let you use the drivers provided with Win7 on your Linux installation.
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Dennis