On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 7:14 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:07:36 +0400, Roman Khomasuridze wrote: > > > Recently I decided to build cheap desktop computer, but I'm stuck with > > choosing the motherboard. > > I am thinking about Asus p5kpl-am se, thats with Intel G31 chipset. I > > need some 3d acceleration, cause I very often use Nintendo 64 and Sony > > PlayStation emulators., so here's my (stupid) question: Does > > xorg-video-intel provide 3d functionality, and how is the performance (i > > heard that xorg drivers sometimes lack performance in comparison to > > windows drivers.)? have anybody used this chipset with Debian? > > I'd say Intel VGA embedded chipsets are not the optimal solution for 3D > or advanced rendering options which require hardware acceleration. I > would go for a dedicated VGA card (nvidia, ati) or look for an AMD board > which features a better graphical integrated solutions. > > If you only need it for playing old-games (legacy), any modern card (even > Intel ones) should be fine but for most modern games you will require a > more capable VGA card. > > Greetings, > > -- > Camaleón > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2010.08.23.15.14...@gmail.com > > Ah, Thats what Ive wanted to hear, I only need basic 3d acceleration for some old school console emulators, not more.. Thanks for reply, All the best. ----- Roman
