Comments on: Intel’s Next Integrated Graphics Solution http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/intels_next_integrated_graphics_solution/ Nerds are for Dorks Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:41:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: John http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/intels_next_integrated_graphics_solution/comment-page-1/#comment-25474 John Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:29:18 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2729#comment-25474 I run an integrated GeForce 6100 (using 128MB of shared RAM, working on a PCIex16 bus) and it works great. I have a free x16 slot for a video card, but I can already play all my games at decent framerates, so it's hard to justify spending a few hundred on a graphics card. Not to mention the fact that it's cooled only with a heatsink, so a completely silent video card. The real aim of most integrated graphics is business computing though; for a long time most businesses didn't or don't need 3D acceleration, but as computing moves towards taking advantage of that power even the business workstations need to have the power to support it. I run an integrated GeForce 6100 (using 128MB of shared RAM, working on a PCIex16 bus) and it works great. I have a free x16 slot for a video card, but I can already play all my games at decent framerates, so it’s hard to justify spending a few hundred on a graphics card. Not to mention the fact that it’s cooled only with a heatsink, so a completely silent video card.

The real aim of most integrated graphics is business computing though; for a long time most businesses didn’t or don’t need 3D acceleration, but as computing moves towards taking advantage of that power even the business workstations need to have the power to support it.

]]> By: evilkat http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/intels_next_integrated_graphics_solution/comment-page-1/#comment-25473 evilkat Wed, 01 Mar 2006 18:22:22 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2729#comment-25473 I'd have to wait and see what the benchmarks are like for it. It's good that they're finally supporting MPEG2 decoding though...which they will have to, in order to take advantage of Vista's integrated media center capabilities... I’d have to wait and see what the benchmarks are like for it. It’s good that they’re finally supporting MPEG2 decoding though…which they will have to, in order to take advantage of Vista’s integrated media center capabilities…

]]> By: Kent http://www.forevergeek.com/2006/03/intels_next_integrated_graphics_solution/comment-page-1/#comment-25472 Kent Wed, 01 Mar 2006 15:53:59 +0000 http://forevergeek.com/?p=2729#comment-25472 Does anybody run integrated graphics? How about everyone who buys a new Mac Mini? - they've dropped the Radeon card for an integrated GMA950, the very same as mentioned above... From what I've read around the place, this new Intel chip is aimed at supporting Vista, so maybe it has more cojones that the usual integrated crap... Does anybody run integrated graphics? How about everyone who buys a new Mac Mini? – they’ve dropped the Radeon card for an integrated GMA950, the very same as mentioned above…

From what I’ve read around the place, this new Intel chip is aimed at supporting Vista, so maybe it has more cojones that the usual integrated crap…

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