Advise

[Steve Flynn]

On 30 October 2011 22:47, compdoc <compdoc at hotrodpc.com> wrote:
>>• The I7 processor has a graphics processor on board. As I dont need high
>> performance graphics, can I use that ? Is it reliably supported under Ubuntu
>> ?
>
> I don’t believe the i7 has onboard graphics, although it does support
> certain video technologies. The motherboard you purchase can have on-board
> video which is typically Intel based and is part of the chipset. On-board
> video will likely take up some of your 8 Gigs of ram.
>
It does indeed have integrated graphics on the chip. It's about as
fast as an AMD HD 5450 card, which is amply fine for desktop work but
don't be expecting miracles when you throw a modern 3d game at it.

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Steve

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