Just received a new D630 from Dell, ordered with the Nvidia Quadro NVS 135m graphics card, and it shows up in the device manager as such. The question I have is regarding the chipset. From what I understood, the GM965 chipset featured the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 and the PM965 allowed for a discrete graphics card such as the NVS 135m. Well, the Intel chipset ID utility says that I have the GM965, when I thought I should have the PM965. Am I not understanding this correctly? Can someone clarify? Thanks in advance.
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Here is a link to the 965 chipset family data sheet, it is a pdf. The long and the short is the PM is the performance the GM is the mainstream. The PM only comes with discrete graphics the GM can come with either. Have a read as like most "technical" documents not written well in the sense of flow and continuity. I had to read more than once to comprehend that yes the GM does support discrete and the PM does not support integrated. Trust me or have fun reading.
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Thanks, that makes sense. If anyone else has any other info, feel free to add...
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In all reality, their performance is going to be nearly identical.
Dell D630 - GM965 or PM965?
Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by AVX99, Jan 17, 2008.