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    Intel X3100 GMA (on Dell Inspiron 13) support 1600x900?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by cwk, May 1, 2009.

  1. cwk

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    I am considering buying Dell Inspiron 13 with Intel GMA X3100 graphics card.

    I have a Dell S2009W widescreen display with max res of 1600x900. Apparently not the most standard display format b/c it won't work with a very old laptop I have.

    Can anyone tell me for sure if Intel GMA X3100 will support the 1600x900 format at 60Hz? The Intel 316273.PDF documentation mentions a much higher max resolution but does not list all supported resolutions.

    I ask because:
    one person at Dell said it would work
    another person at Dell said it would not work and I would need a different video card.

    :confused:

    Thanks so much!
     
    cwk, May 1, 2009
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    Full-English Notebook Deity

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    Found this on a spec for another laptop, but with the x3100:

    ?Mobile Intel GL960 Express chipset with integrated 3D graphics, featuring Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 (Intel GMA X3100) with up to 358 MB of Intel Dynamic Video Memory Technology 4.0 (8 MB of dedicated system memory, up to 350 MB of shared system memory), supporting Microsoft DirectX 9 and DirectX 103
    Dual independent display support
    16.7 million colors
    External resolution/refresh rate:
    2048 x 1536: 75/60 Hz
    1920 x 1440: 85/75/60 Hz
    1920 x 1200: 75/60 Hz
    1920 x 1080: 100/85/75/60 Hz
    1600 x 1200: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
    1600 x 900: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
    1400 x 1050: 85/75/60 Hz
    1280 x 1024: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
    1280 x 960: 85/75/60 Hz
    1280 x 768: 85/75/60 Hz
    1280 x 720: 100/85/75/60 Hz
    1024 x 768: 120/100/85/75/60 Hz
    800 x 600: 120/100/85/72/60 Hz
    MPEG-2/DVD acceleration
     
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    Thanks much. VERY helpful. I will try it and if I have problems I will report back to this forum. No further posts by me means the Dell Insp 13 with Intel GMA X3100 worked fine with said 1600x900 monitor.
     
    cwk, May 1, 2009
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