DVCS (was Re: Moving to D)

[Ulrik Mikaelsson]

Wow. The thread that went "Moving to D"->"Problems with
DMD"->"DVCS"->"WHICH DVCS"->"Linux Problems"->"Driver
Problems/Manufacturer preferences"->"Cheap VS. Expensive". It's a
personally observed record of OT threads, I think.

Anyways, I've refrained from throwing fuel on the thread as long as I
can, I'll bite:

> It depends on a number of factors, including the quality of the card and the
> conditions that it's being used in. I've had video cards die before. I _think_
> that it was due to overheating, but I really don't know. It doesn't really
> matter. The older the part, the more likely it is to break. The cheaper the
> part, the more likely it is to break. Sure, the lack of moving parts makes it
> less likely for a video card to die, but it definitely happens. Computer parts
> don't last forever, and the lower their quality, the less likely it is that
> they'll last. By no means does that mean that a cheap video card isn't
> necessarily going to last for years and function just fine, but it is a risk that
> a cheap card will be too cheap to last.
"Cheap" in the sense of "less money" isn't the problem. Actually, HW
that cost more is often high-end HW which creates more heat, which
_might_ actually shorten the lifetime. On the other hand, low-end HW
is often less heat-producing, which _might_ make it last longer. The
real difference lies in what level of HW are sold at which
clock-levels, I.E. manufacturing control procedures. So an expensive
low-end for a hundred bucks might easily outlast a cheap high-end
alternative for 4 times the money.

Buy quality, not expensive. There is a difference.