Coe i3 integrated GPU

[Mr Gimp]

Can someone please explain to me just how the Core i3's integrated GPU works? I'm assuming that it, in conjunction with a suitable chipset, merely does the same job as any other integrated chipset but is on the processor rather than the board?

Is it any good? I'm not interested in overclocking it at all as it would be going inside a very small case (Hoojum Cubit 3 if anyones seen one) and I'm more interested in how it'd fare for HD movies etc as I don't game at all on the PC any more apart from the occasional 90's console ROM.

I'd also be interested in what the TDP is for the chip as I'd have to extensiely modify the internals of the case to fit anything remotely large cooler wise as it's designed around low profile coolers (I'm currently running a T7200 mobile chip which is being cooled by an almighty 40mm (yes 40mm) fan!

Thanks

Andy

 

[bifday2k]

They are 73w TDP.

The IGP will easily handle HD content, as that is what it is aimed at, so for what u need, they are ideal.

 

[JonJ678]

As long as its in a H55 or H57 board (I think there's another one aimed at business) it'll be much the same as any other integrated graphics, you plug the monitor into the socket on the motherboard instead of into a pci card. It works much better than the x4500, but then the x4500 was ****. Basically not something you can play games on. Sold as ideal for htpcs, so can't see there being any issue with hd. Hurts memory latency but this doesn't matter very much.

Check intel spec finder for tdp. Should be pretty low, but higher than the mobile cpu.

A bigger issue is that the cubit 3 is mini-itx iirc, and I haven't found a H55 mini-itx board for sale yet. I'm not sure you'll see much of an improvement over the t7200 either.

Doesn't feel like a very useful reply, but I may as well post it now its written. Good luck

 

[Mr Gimp]

Thanks guys.

Zotac have a H55 ITX board planned as a replacement for the 775 board that has gone AWOL from everywhere at the moment, and as I'm quite happy running the T7200 atm I'm in no rush to get anything right away
I've recently nicked the ATI 4670 from my Cubit for use in another rig and noticed how much quieter it is which is why I was considering an AIO solution to be honest (amongst other reasons), but I might just stick a passive 4670 in there or wait for the 5670 and leave it at that for the minute.

Thanks again

 

[bifday2k]

Yeh a dedicated card will still be more powerfull, even low end, not that the 4670 is really low end, i use one myself lol.

 

[Mr Gimp]

If I can find another Cubit 3 I might as well build another rig but with a bit more oomph than my last one! Bugger it, I'm going to plan a Core i5 build for the fun of it!

 

[bifday2k]

yeh i was gonna do a I5/I7 build myself, then i went and bought a motor bike, ahwell I3 will do me for now, especially seeing how well the clock.

 

[maddness]

How does this igp work, a h55 is a 1156 board, takes i3/i5/i7 processors

so if you put an i7 860 in it, does that mean you wont be able to use onboard video?

if you still can then why do i3's market as having integrated graphics capability?

 

[easyrider]

How does this igp work, a h55 is a 1156 board, takes i3/i5/i7 processors

so if you put an i7 860 in it, does that mean you wont be able to use onboard video?

if you still can then why do i3's market as having integrated graphics capability?

You can't you need an i3 with intergrated GFX chip.

If you put an i7 860 in then you would need a dedicated GFX card as there is no GFX chip on the cpu

 

[maddness]

You can't you need an i3 with intergrated GFX chip.

If you put an i7 860 in then you would need a dedicated GFX card as there is no GFX chip on the cpu

interesting, but a little silly, why go through the effort of adding the gpu ports / connectors / tracing / caps on the board but in the end no gpu chip on the motherboard but let it rely on the cpu type, maybe cost saving?

e.g. low end ati/nvidia/intel chip + licensing would probably cost $10-$20 which would be saved on the motherboard and offloaded on to intel which would cost them nothing (assuming they are using their own intel gpu on chip)