Help with Graphics Problem on New Machine using Koala

Aryan Ameri info at ameri.me
Wed Nov 11 09:06:16 GMT 2009


On Wed, 2009-11-11 at 18:38 +1100, Chris Debenham wrote:
> Yes - you would see a reference to nvidia if you had a nvidia graphics card.
> The output shows that you have an onboard intel grapihcs card.
> The G31 should be good enough for web/work/video stuff - but may be a
> bit low-power for 3d games.
> If you don't need fancy 3D then you'll probably be right to stick with
> the onboard graphics
> 

I'll second this. You don't need a discreet video card unless you are
playing games, or doing some sort of graphics rendering or something.
For normal usage, like youtube/web/even Compiz, you should be fine with
the Intel onboard card. 

Cheers

-- 
Aryan Ameri




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