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Stephane Zugzwang

Brat

Join date: 26 Jun 2004

Posts: 192

08-28-2006 07:52

I'm looking at buying a laptop with the following graphics config :

ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 1100 256 Mo Shared Ram, out of 1024 base Ram

Does that work with SL or is it a dog ? I don't need a rocket, jst something to give me good enough rendering and a decent frame rate.

Best regards and thanks for any feedback you may have.

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Stephane Zugzwang
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John445 Bachman

Registered User

Join date: 28 Jun 2006

Posts: 6

Laptop

08-28-2006 09:09

I was just looking at the same video card. The SL System Requirments do not seem to address laptops and video cards supported.

John

Shirley Marquez

Ethical SLut

Join date: 28 Oct 2005

Posts: 788

Probably not a good bet...

08-28-2006 09:28

The previous generation of ATI integrated graphics (Radeon XPress 200M) doesn't work very well in Second Life. I haven't yet had the opportunity to test the 1100M, but I suspect it will also be a dog.

For best SL performance, you want a laptop with a separate graphics interface. Unfortunately, this means that your choices will start at US$1000 or so and go up from there; the bargain laptops all have integrated graphics. I have personally tried systems with NVidia 7400 and 7600, and ATI Radeon X1600; those all work well in SL. NVidia 7800 or 7900 will be faster still, but those only seem to be found in 8 pound and up desktop replacement behemoths that don't interest me.

Thili Playfair

Registered User

Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,417

08-28-2006 11:34

SL will eat that one alive, shared memory is very bad

ddr2 memory,
hypermemory (cough crap)
vertex2, shader2 (outdated)
4 pixelpipelines
2 vertexpipelines
300mhz

yeh its a laptop graphic card alright,
dont bother if you want to run SL with this one

laptops graphic card test link

ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 1100 256 Mo shared
Stephane Zugzwang Brat Join date: 26 Jun 2004 Posts: 192	08-28-2006 07:52 I'm looking at buying a laptop with the following graphics config : ATI Mobility Radeon Xpress 1100 256 Mo Shared Ram, out of 1024 base Ram Does that work with SL or is it a dog ? I don't need a rocket, jst something to give me good enough rendering and a decent frame rate. Best regards and thanks for any feedback you may have. _____________________ Stephane Zugzwang -- To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour
John445 Bachman Registered User Join date: 28 Jun 2006 Posts: 6	Laptop 08-28-2006 09:09 I was just looking at the same video card. The SL System Requirments do not seem to address laptops and video cards supported. John
Shirley Marquez Ethical SLut Join date: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 788	Probably not a good bet... 08-28-2006 09:28 The previous generation of ATI integrated graphics (Radeon XPress 200M) doesn't work very well in Second Life. I haven't yet had the opportunity to test the 1100M, but I suspect it will also be a dog. For best SL performance, you want a laptop with a separate graphics interface. Unfortunately, this means that your choices will start at US$1000 or so and go up from there; the bargain laptops all have integrated graphics. I have personally tried systems with NVidia 7400 and 7600, and ATI Radeon X1600; those all work well in SL. NVidia 7800 or 7900 will be faster still, but those only seem to be found in 8 pound and up desktop replacement behemoths that don't interest me.
Thili Playfair Registered User Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,417	08-28-2006 11:34 SL will eat that one alive, shared memory is very bad ddr2 memory, hypermemory (cough crap) vertex2, shader2 (outdated) 4 pixelpipelines 2 vertexpipelines 300mhz yeh its a laptop graphic card alright, dont bother if you want to run SL with this one laptops graphic card test link

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