[openbeos] Re: intel_extreme driver (9xx support, continued)

"Joachim Seemer" <j.seemer@xxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorry to interrupt, but while we're at the subject of intel graphics 
> driver
> support...
> I'll buy a new notebook soon and was wondering what you guys would 
> consider
> the most sensible choice of graphics, considering BeOS/Haiku was my 
> main
> system. Should I go with the intel 950/945GM since that is open 
> source and
> thus potentially best/easiest supported for 2D/3D in the future? Or 
> are the
> NVIDIA offerings also an option? I'm not sure, considering Rudolf
> Cornelissen's retreat and the time-consuming reverse engineering 
> business...

It's really hard to say. I would guess that Intel might your best long 
term choice, but it might not work in the beginning (if you don't want 
to lend me your laptop :-)).

> OTOH, the i950 is dog slow compared to dedicated graphics solutions, 
> and it
> feels decadent to drag a high-end Core 2 Duo system down with 
> mediocre
> graphics... Then again, since I'm no gamer, maybe I shouldn't care 
> too much.
> But the system has to hold for 5 years; who knows maybe I'll take up 
> gaming
> or Haiku R3 boasts a 3D accellerated desktop... :)
> You see my dilemma?

Since your running Haiku, and since your not a gamer, I think the Intel 
graphics chipset is just fine - it's not "dog slow". Only the 3D part 
is much slower than those of the high-end nVidia or ATI stuff; if you 
don't need to play the latest 3D games, there is obviously no reason to 
invest into a better (for 3D) graphics adapter.

Bye,
   Axel.

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