dmd platform support - poll

[Andrei Alexandrescu]

Sean Kelly wrote:
> Walter Bright wrote:
>> Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>>> - Graphics card that's pixel shader v1 (was a pre-pixel-shader 
>>> GeForceMX 2 for a long time, only upgraded because I found this one 
>>> for about $40 and wanted to play around with pixel shaders).
>>
>> I don't have a graphics card because of heat/fan/noise.
> 
> It's possible to get a GeForce 6800 with a passive cooler (heatsink) 
> instead of a fan.  I bet you can get a newer one as well, though you may 
> have to opt for the "mobile" version.  Either way, I've got an 8800 with 
> a fan right now but it's really very quiet--it pays to read reviews that 
> discuss noise levels of various brands.

My EVGA 7200GS/256MB has no active cooler either. Truth be told, it gets 
as hot as a cheerleader. I hasten to say that I wasn't really needing 
the video performance... but it was free after rebate :o).

Andrei