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To: Joe NYC who wrote (100664)	3/29/2000 3:18:00 AM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) of 1576323

Jozef, <Do you know if the maximum amount of graphics memory on 815? I think Intel should increase it.> I forgot. For graphics memory, 810 just takes a part of main memory (i.e. DRAM). Probably 4 MB. If 810 needed more graphics memory, it would just reserve even more DRAM for graphics. By the way, the 810-DC100 and the 810e also features a 4 MB SRAM display cache for 3D Z-buffering. <810 is a joke at 3D, and 815 will likely be as well> Actually, the bad rep of the 810 chipset is undeserved. That rep comes from those hardware web sites who aren't satisfied until they can get 60 FPS at 1280x1024. I've seen Unreal Tournament run on an 810 system (w/ DC100 cache and a Celeron 500), and it runs very smoothly, 30 FPS at 640x480. And that's adequate for people who aren't heavily into 3D games. I'm sure the integrated graphics in the 815 chipset will perform better than 810, given that the SDRAM runs faster. But if those graphics still aren't good enough for the user, well, 815 will also feature an external AGP interface. Just plug in that nVidia GeForce and crank up the resolution on Unreal Tourney. Tenchusatsu

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