Onboard stuff...

The_YongGrand · 21st Jan 2006, 06:20 PM

I have finally revived my AthlonXP 2400+ PC

and I put another 256MB stick of DDR RAM.

The only problem is this PC couldn't get along with ANY of my AGP cards (y'see VPU recover) so I let it to use the onboard video and sound.

I'm just curious - are these onboard video capable of doing DVD video? And will they support OpenGL or Direct3D - just for these older generation games?

And the onboard sound - they have all the 6.1 channels and other fancy stuff like that - have you tried using onboard sound before? I just love to hear about your experience. Hee heh...

aKho · 21st Jan 2006, 07:16 PM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

I'm just curious - are these onboard video capable of doing DVD video? And will they support OpenGL or Direct3D - just for these older generation games?

no harm trying.. might work for older games...

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And the onboard sound - they have all the 6.1 channels and other fancy stuff like that - have you tried using onboard sound before? I just love to hear about your experience. Hee heh...

i'm using onboard sound with a 2.1 speaker set.

don't feel like spending RM300 for a XFi Xtreme just for better sound... but maybe if the Fatality or Platinium edition drop in price would consider.. as the XRAM would help with better gaming speeds...

The_YongGrand · 22nd Jan 2006, 10:33 AM

I see.

Are these sound/graphics processor redundant? Or are they taking a part of the processor's speed? I heard that some of these onboard Graphics is taking at least 10% of the overall performance. Or is it just a myth?

kayFX · 22nd Jan 2006, 01:59 PM

if you got another 256Mb of ram it should be ok to watch DVD.. i've tried with my friends pc with a 256Mb of ram the DVD looks like a little bit like a slide show.. and not to forget to install the on board graphic driver.. (try to find the latest version).. or else browsing the windows also like a slide show..

aKho · 22nd Jan 2006, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by The_YongGrand

I see.

Are these sound/graphics processor redundant? Or are they taking a part of the processor's speed? I heard that some of these onboard Graphics is taking at least 10% of the overall performance. Or is it just a myth?

yes, your right. onboard sound and even sound cards will take a bit of your processing power... only the X-Fi soundcards with XRAM will help elevate that and improve on your gaming / processing speed (up to 15% - 40%).

21st Jan 2006, 06:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,281 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	Onboard stuff... I have finally revived my AthlonXP 2400+ PC and I put another 256MB stick of DDR RAM. The only problem is this PC couldn't get along with ANY of my AGP cards (y'see VPU recover) so I let it to use the onboard video and sound. I'm just curious - are these onboard video capable of doing DVD video? And will they support OpenGL or Direct3D - just for these older generation games? And the onboard sound - they have all the 6.1 channels and other fancy stuff like that - have you tried using onboard sound before? I just love to hear about your experience. Hee heh...

22nd Jan 2006, 01:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
kayFX Active Join Date: 4 Sep 2004 Location: in my room Posts: 601 Reputation: 253 Rep Power: 7	if you got another 256Mb of ram it should be ok to watch DVD.. i've tried with my friends pc with a 256Mb of ram the DVD looks like a little bit like a slide show.. and not to forget to install the on board graphic driver.. (try to find the latest version).. or else browsing the windows also like a slide show.. __________________ everyday learning a new thing.. hey, where is my trophy? http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc?id=92271

22nd Jan 2006, 10:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
The_YongGrand Super Active Join Date: 12 Feb 2005 Location: Somewhere in 甲洞... Posts: 2,281 Reputation: 852 Rep Power: 14	I see. Are these sound/graphics processor redundant? Or are they taking a part of the processor's speed? I heard that some of these onboard Graphics is taking at least 10% of the overall performance. Or is it just a myth?