OT: Deciding on a new graphics card

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Pre-Vista Windows DRM was trivially opt-out-able, ignorable, bypass-able, run-other-software-able, as it should be on a computer that I own and therefore control.

When the OS (e.g. Vista) and/or video card (e.g. nVidia 8xxx series and later) are designed not to let the owner have that level of control, I feel like if I pay for such a device or OS, I'm supporting a power grab by corporations who want to push an agenda that private citizens should not have the right to freely operate their own computer and program and run digital media hardware on it.

I strongly object to that.