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I just put in a new 2gb EVGA Geforce GTX 750 ti, and I have no idea if it is working correctly. All programs that I have seen to test this are for windows, but I am using Ubuntu 14.04. The only games I have to work with are Postal 2 and TF2, which run OK even without a graphics card.
On a side note, is it possible to play non-Linux games on Linux, 'cause I have like 4. Thanks in advance.
 
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There should be some OpenGL games in your PPA (basically variants of Tux Racer) that you can install and try. They're not exactly pretty, but will give you a works/doesn't work confirmation. Alternatively, there are some free demos on Steam that have Linux builds, e.g. Dying Light - assuming you have a Steam account, you could try one of those?

http://store.steampowered.com/freestuff/demos/#p2



There's WINE and PlaysOnLinux, but results are variable. Alternatively, there's a Windows VM (via Virtual Box, etc) with hardware pass-through (although you'll need a Windows licence).
 
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oops I accidentally picked the wrong one as the best solution, I haven't even read it yet (I'm sure it's a good solution anyway). It's working now. I went from averaging like 200fps to 1500. Very satisfying :D
 
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There should be a button marked "Unselect Current Solution" on the one you picked - you can just click that (just FYI :)).

As for the issue at hand ... that's a bit beyond my level of knowledge, I'm afraid. I guess the answer involves running the benchmarks (to see if it's working), and poking the logs to see if there's any errors in there (I'm guessing there'll be something under /var/log/ called "nvidia" or something, or it'll be in the system log).

Don't know if this is any help: https://devtalk.nvidia.com/default/topic/522835/linux/if-you-have-a-problem-please-read-this-first/
 
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Sometimes when you pick an answer as a solution you can't undo it but another person can change it for you. For some reason I have options to unselect the solution and to pick solutions. Maybe, it's jus t a weird glitch but this is the second time this month that this has happened to me. I unselected the Best Solution for you and if someone comes along and offers you a solution to your problem I will select that one for you.
 
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