I'm kinda upset because a month after i bought my laptop (hp dv2500t with vista home premium) with the intel x3100, hp gave the option of getting the 319MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS video card. Is the intel video card bad if i dont do much gaming? Is it bad if I do do some gaming? is it worth wishing i had the the nvidia card or is the intel one good enough?
2007-06-25 16:26:24 · 7 answers · asked by anonymous 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
is a 2 gb ram big enough?
2007-06-25 16:43:09 · update #1
The Intel card, to put it plainly, blows chunks when it comes to gaming. For non-gaming it's okay.
EDIT: Supposedly the latest one is actually DX10 compatible, i.e. it'll run Windows Vista Aero. Still, compared to what's been available for years it's rather lousy.
See if your credit card has some sort of satisfaction guarantee that you can return it and get the other one.
2007-06-25 16:30:57 · answer #1 · answered by Kasey C 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To answer your questions.
1. Intel video card is not bad if you don't do much gaming, but you have a large RAM.
2. It's really bad if you do some gaming. Very bad graphics and slow performance for recently developed games.
3. Wishing doesn't cost a thing, but it sure is worth wishing to have had the Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS video card rather than the intel GMA.
2007-06-25 16:39:21 · answer #2 · answered by emignatius 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
in simple terms what it says intel is the producer of the video and audio chip set on that board. The reminiscence is shared with you RAM reminiscence. So in case you have a million gig RAM memry for the laptop than 358 is allotted if mandatory for the video reminiscence. The photograph media accelerator X3100 is the kind of the video card that's synthetic by way of Intel. that's easy on maximum laptops they have built-in photograph and audio enjoying cards into the motherboard.
2016-10-18 21:47:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it isn't giving you any problems then it's not bad. On the other hand hp may be having some sort of dispute with Intel and they may no longer offer support IE driver updates. I prefer Nvidia graphics cards, but don't like anything hp.
2007-06-25 16:37:50 · answer #4 · answered by surfer.bert 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intel is great I'm INtel all the way for my Desktops and laptops. I do gamming and also I do movie editing so if your what a hard in-bit accl. then Intel is your thing. Make sure with Vista your using the most recent updated drive. www.windows.com/vista/intel:drive?updates
2007-06-25 16:32:51 · answer #5 · answered by Trevor00 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
intel literally sucks off system resources, a NIGHTMARE for a gamer and its decent for 2d productivity.
EDIT: actually heard thath as transformation and lighting and some pixel pipelines and a decent core clock, might be able to handle some stuff decently
2007-06-25 16:31:39 · answer #6 · answered by tehmazing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you wish.
2007-07-03 15:42:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋