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Cal Alexander

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Join date: 18 Feb 2005

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07-21-2007 17:45

Does anyone know if SL supports Intel 945 chipset family. My friend is having a hard time, crashing all the time. Thanks

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moshi moshi

Join date: 27 Jan 2007

Posts: 648

07-21-2007 17:47

Intel GPUs and SL are not a good mix.
Intels are also listed as unsupported graphics cards.

http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php

From: someone

Unfortunately, if your graphics card includes any of the following words, it's NOT compatible with Second Life:

* nVidia cards that report as a RIVA TNT or TNT2
* ATI cards that report as RAGE or RAGE PRO
* ATI cards that report as RADEON 320M, 340M, 345M, or similar model numbers
* Intel
* Intel Extreme
* 3DFX
* RIVA
* TNT
* SiS
* S3
* S3TC
* Savage
* Twister
* Rage
* Kyro
* MILENNIA
* most cards by MATROX

Cal Alexander

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Join date: 18 Feb 2005

Posts: 37

Thank You for your help

07-21-2007 18:07

Thank you for your help, appreciated

Shirley Marquez

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Join date: 28 Oct 2005

Posts: 788

07-22-2007 14:31

From: Cal Alexander

Does anyone know if SL supports Intel 945 chipset family. My friend is having a hard time, crashing all the time. Thanks

The 945 chipset should be fine, but the integrated graphics that often come with it are not. If you have a slot available for a video card, installing one will give you much better SL performance.

Osgeld Barmy

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Join date: 22 Mar 2005

Posts: 3,336

07-22-2007 23:59

From: Shirley Marquez

The 945 chipset should be fine, but the integrated graphics that often come with it are not. If you have a slot available for a video card, installing one will give you much better SL performance.

yea tell that to the dozens of ppl every month that wake up to their intel video cards nolonger working with SL

intel does not fully support open gl OR direct X

intel cards are mostly software emulated, so even if you do get it to run the performance is extreamly low due to your cpu doing all the work + the image quality is quite laughable

intel 945 my god that thing is aicent they still sell it as new but the chip has been around a really long time (in computer time) it sucked on my HP celeron 400mhz with games that didnt evern require hardware 3d, and im shure it still sucks now

as stated above get a supported card, but first see what kind of slots you have

agp minimum nvidia geforce 6600GT
pcie minimum nvidia geforce 6600GT

normal pci, doesnt matter, its gonna be slow, saw some ati radieon 9550's for 17 bucks at newegg a few weeks back

Thili Playfair

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Join date: 18 Aug 2004

Posts: 2,417

07-23-2007 08:52

"The 945 chipset should be fine" yes its true - this is not a vid card , this is the part that controlls, pcie,usb, serial, i/o's, sata' ectectect, however that chipset (motherboard) that usually comes with integrated Intel® GMA xxxx graphics wich is crap.

copypaste happy
The Intel 945G Express Chipset delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR2 memory, 1066/800 MHz system bus, PCI Express* x16 graphics port and PCI Express x1 I/O ports, Serial ATA 3.0 Gbps and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity.

and here is where it suck >

This chipset includes the Intel® GMA 950 graphics core which provides responsive graphics performance and stunning video playback.

So because you have a intel chipset doesnt mean you cant upgrade it with a pcie card, just dont try the onboard video card , it will be crap :> (they always are -.-)

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Cal Alexander Registered User Join date: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 37	07-21-2007 17:45 Does anyone know if SL supports Intel 945 chipset family. My friend is having a hard time, crashing all the time. Thanks
Object Pascale moshi moshi Join date: 27 Jan 2007 Posts: 648	07-21-2007 17:47 Intel GPUs and SL are not a good mix. Intels are also listed as unsupported graphics cards. http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php From: someone Unfortunately, if your graphics card includes any of the following words, it's NOT compatible with Second Life: * nVidia cards that report as a RIVA TNT or TNT2 * ATI cards that report as RAGE or RAGE PRO * ATI cards that report as RADEON 320M, 340M, 345M, or similar model numbers * Intel * Intel Extreme * 3DFX * RIVA * TNT * SiS * S3 * S3TC * Savage * Twister * Rage * Kyro * MILENNIA * most cards by MATROX
Cal Alexander Registered User Join date: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 37	Thank You for your help 07-21-2007 18:07 Thank you for your help, appreciated
Shirley Marquez Ethical SLut Join date: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 788	07-22-2007 14:31 From: Cal Alexander Does anyone know if SL supports Intel 945 chipset family. My friend is having a hard time, crashing all the time. Thanks The 945 chipset should be fine, but the integrated graphics that often come with it are not. If you have a slot available for a video card, installing one will give you much better SL performance.
Osgeld Barmy Registered User Join date: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 3,336	07-22-2007 23:59 From: Shirley Marquez The 945 chipset should be fine, but the integrated graphics that often come with it are not. If you have a slot available for a video card, installing one will give you much better SL performance. yea tell that to the dozens of ppl every month that wake up to their intel video cards nolonger working with SL intel does not fully support open gl OR direct X intel cards are mostly software emulated, so even if you do get it to run the performance is extreamly low due to your cpu doing all the work + the image quality is quite laughable intel 945 my god that thing is aicent they still sell it as new but the chip has been around a really long time (in computer time) it sucked on my HP celeron 400mhz with games that didnt evern require hardware 3d, and im shure it still sucks now as stated above get a supported card, but first see what kind of slots you have agp minimum nvidia geforce 6600GT pcie minimum nvidia geforce 6600GT normal pci, doesnt matter, its gonna be slow, saw some ati radieon 9550's for 17 bucks at newegg a few weeks back
Thili Playfair Registered User Join date: 18 Aug 2004 Posts: 2,417	07-23-2007 08:52 "The 945 chipset should be fine" yes its true - this is not a vid card , this is the part that controlls, pcie,usb, serial, i/o's, sata' ectectect, however that chipset (motherboard) that usually comes with integrated Intel® GMA xxxx graphics wich is crap. copypaste happy The Intel 945G Express Chipset delivers outstanding system performance through high-bandwidth interfaces such as dual-channel DDR2 memory, 1066/800 MHz system bus, PCI Express* x16 graphics port and PCI Express x1 I/O ports, Serial ATA 3.0 Gbps and Hi-Speed USB 2.0 connectivity. and here is where it suck > This chipset includes the Intel® GMA 950 graphics core which provides responsive graphics performance and stunning video playback. So because you have a intel chipset doesnt mean you cant upgrade it with a pcie card, just dont try the onboard video card , it will be crap :> (they always are -.-)