Intel 82845 graphic chip question?

Question

OK, I bought my machine four years ago, and in computer terms it is prolly out of date. but it has a fast 2.12 processor, 1 .5 gigs of ram and 80 gig hard drive. The only problem I may have is my video card. When I bought the machine it said I had this 82845 intergrated video card, which sounded awesome at the time, but at the time I had trouble playing any games on it all that used graphics. Is there some website or list that shows the graphics card of various companies and shows the relative power in order so I can judge just how out of date my chips is or maybe it's not out of date and works fine.

I just bought neverwinter nights 2 and it had a list on the website of the video cards its supports.. then it had a short list of all the video cards it does not support and all of em were the various intel chips.. Is there something wrong with the intel chips in regards to games etc? Why dont they seem to work?

Answer 1

Well, while your Intel 82845 may have sounded awesome, it wasn't. Computer manufacturers offers integrated video chipsets on the motherboard (like the Intel 82845) for one reason- they're cheap! If they can eliminate the cost of a video card in their system build, this allows them to sell a computer for less than their competition.

While these chipsets are fine for general computing like browsing web pages, looking at photos, word processing etc- they lack the necessary hardware to handle intensive 3D animation. In most cases they have "shared" memory which means a portion of your system RAM gets sacrificed for basic video, whereas real graphics cards have their own dedicated memory.

This is the same reason it's difficult to find laptops that are good for gaming- in most cases manufacturers choose video chipsets that use less energy, occupy less physical space and don't generate too much heat. Otherwise they'd have to include more heatsinks/cooling fans inside the unit, which means larger, heavier and more expensive.

Even a cheap $50 standalone graphics card like a Geforce 7300GT blows away integrated video when it comes to game performance. The high-end 3D games (like FEAR, Half-Life 2, Call of Duty etc) need at least a midrange ($100-$200) video card to really perform well.

The integrated video chipsets from Nvidia (like the Geforce 6100LE) are better than Intel, but still below the entry-level dedicated video cards. Here's a breakdown of which cards are the best buys in various price ranges:

Answer 2

Intel makes integrated photograph chipsets. removing is available (soldering gun) yet till you're a experienced technician, you will destroy the board. If the chipset is inflicting an issue, deliver the device (or a minimum of the motherboard) lower back for manufacturing unit authorized provider and that they are going to the two replace the chip or swap out the motherboard with a refurbished one. particularly not something you're able to do as a shopper.

Answer 3

hi, not all games can run on integrated chips. these motherboards which has got integrated audio / video are meant for daily office use only and some occasional gaming. if u need to play games then u might as well look for motherboard which has a seperate slot for video cards. Go for a video card which is 256bit with a minimum memory of 256mb or more dedicated memory.

Answer 4

I ran into this myself. Integrated graphics will not support many games at all. find out if your pc has an agp, or pci-e port and order you up a good 256k card. I just got one I paid $50 shipped for. I'm able to play everything, and my computer is faster than before.