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    Video Card using Vista Business - Options

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jmgilliam, May 10, 2007.

  1. jmgilliam

    jmgilliam Notebook Consultant

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    I'm choosing between the config with the intel 950 internal card and the 256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 110M TurboCache card...

    Running Vista business - what will I see difference...?

    No gaming, just internet, email, office apps.

    Thanks.

    Also, will having the dedicated card cause the system to run hotter meaning more fan noise???
     
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    I don't know that you'd see a difference, the GMA950 handles Vista's aero effects, etc. just fine anyway. It's not necessary to have a Quadro if all you're doing is internet, email, office apps, etc.

    And yeah, you'd probably see lesser battery life and higher temps with a discreet GPU compares to GMA950 graphics.
     
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    jmgilliam Notebook Consultant

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    Yep - I do NO gaming, no 3d modeling, I guess the heaviest apps I use are Office, Frontpage, etc...

    One rep at one company said that the GMA950 wouldn't run Aero...
     
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    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    That person was incorrect. GMA950 can run Aero just fine.
     
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  5. John Ratsey

    John Ratsey Moderately inquisitive Super Moderator

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    Yes, stick to the GMA 950 for less heat and more battery life.

    And you may not find Aero to be to your liking. On my initial encounter I found the zooming to be distracting (but I still have XP set to look like Windows 2K with the one exception of enabling font smoothing).

    John
     
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