X-bit labs

Started by: graphicsking | Date 03/15/08

Comments: 5 | Last Comment:  05/27/08

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1. Do we really need another broken Intel platform? I cannot wait to see the exciting designs that can't even run the Sims well. Don't believe me? Check out this video.

BusinessWeek: http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/07_33/b4046022.htm Basically shows that Intel cannot even play the Sims 2 correctly.


YouTube showing Intel's game peformance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0Of4PnpQk This shows that even on Intel's latest G35, it cannot play recent games correctly.

Um, I think it is well-known that integrated graphics solutions are not capable of handling modern gaming, but I don't see why this makes the platform "broken." Just get a notebook with a discrete GPU.

Problem is that you will see most of these quad notebooks with integrated graphics. They are being sold today. You may be smart enough but your options willl b slim-pickens and you will be overcharged. OEMs have the choice to add a nice, low end discrete which actually saves battery life in the end and may cost them $15. But they won't. Intel will strong-arm them not to. For the same cost,they could choose to pair it with and Nvidia integrated chipset,but Intel won't allow it.

yea what he said, like no duh

2. For what it's worth, upgrading a video card on a notebook is far more challenging to do than upgrading the same component for a desktop PC.

Sometimes, the option isn't even available unless you order it new from the factory at the time it is built/purchased...

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