I don’t have time for a longer post about my “final” setup, but since I’m taking screenshots tonight I thought that I’d put up my 3D Unity desktop:
The wallpaper is Moraine Lake in Banff National Forest, Canada.
And of course, there’s the required compiz cube:
compiz cube with 3d windows, reflection, and endcaps
Better look at transparency and internal gears
Hopefully I’ll get a chance this week to post on how to overclock an nVidia card in Precise this week as well.
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