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Lhorentso Nurmi
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Join date: 24 Nov 2006
Posts: 246
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09-29-2007 09:09
On Vista...
Will this run SL you think?
I'm thinking of getting an HP laptop with this card.
Thanks,
L
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Sally Silvera
live music maniac
Join date: 17 Feb 2007
Posts: 2,325
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09-29-2007 10:51
From the system requirements pages: Unfortunately, if your graphics card includes any of the following words, it's NOT compatible with Second Life: [snip] Intel Intel Extreme [snip] I know it can be done with the intel stuff, but i'm guessing it won't be pretty  You could try your luck on the technical forum, see if anyone has tried it. |
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Nika Talaj
now you see her ...
Join date: 2 Jan 2007
Posts: 5,449
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09-29-2007 11:27
Oh God STOP NO don't buy it! Seriously! That chipset is an endless PIA with SL! Just search for in the forums for 945 and you will see several threads discussing it.
I have two Laptops with the 945GM set. One still works with SL. But its days are clearly numbered, and the PC runs at 100% CPU utilization because nearly all rendering appears to be done by the CPU. The laptop runs very hot, and I now use an external fan -the need for which I discovered by frying a RAM chip.
The other, a Thinkpad, recently began refusing to work with SL at all. I think LL is rolling out rendering changes server-side that make demands that the Lenovo drivers cannot handle.
The GM suffix indicates that this is the Mobility version of the chipset. The non-mobility version, used in many desktops, works OK but also is 3D crippled.
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Damet Neumann
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Join date: 21 Apr 2006
Posts: 140
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well its hard to tell
09-29-2007 13:33
i have a intel video card in my laptop it does run every now and then the video locks up but for occasional work it works
i wouldn't count on it for my full time s/l fix.
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