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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Polpolion on March 23, 2006, 03:36:53 pm

Title: OpenGL
Post by: Polpolion on March 23, 2006, 03:36:53 pm

Is it possible to get an OpenGL driver for my motherboard's (Intel D815EEA) onboard graphics system (Intel 82815)?
I tried Googling it, honestly, but it was useless. If it is possible could someone point me in the correct direction?

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: Nuclear1 on March 23, 2006, 03:55:14 pm

Well, according to this, your Intel 815 Chipset (http://www.intel.com/support/graphics/intel815/sb/CS-004083.htm) should already support OpenGL. If you're still having problems, try getting the most recent drivers. (http://downloadfinder.intel.com/scripts-df-external/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=797)

If that still doesn't work, get a graphics card. I've got a GeForce 5700LE that runs Freespace Open perfectly, and it was only $120 (Try looking here (http://www.newegg.com/) for some better deals... I've not used it myself, but everything looks cheap enough there).

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: ZmaN on March 23, 2006, 04:03:12 pm

dude just get a 9200SE, or an MX4000 at the least...  Anything is better than the Onboard 815 Graphics...

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: Polpolion on March 23, 2006, 04:12:21 pm

Hopefully I will get a real graphics card in about mid-april. I'm too cheap to spring for one myself right now.

EDIT: and it appears that my current drivers are more recent than the ones on  the microsoft website.

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: Nix on March 23, 2006, 09:51:47 pm

If you use Microsoft drivers, I'll be suprised if your graphics card does anything other than perform basic windows tasks.  Always get them from the manufacturer of your video card/system.  I avoid MS's like the plague, when it comes to video, sound, and anything related to the chipset.

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: IceFire on March 24, 2006, 08:39:52 pm

Quote from: thesizzler on March 23, 2006, 04:12:21 pm

Hopefully I will get a real graphics card in about mid-april. I'm too cheap to spring for one myself right now.

EDIT: and it appears that my current drivers are more recent than the ones on  the microsoft website.

Thats hardly surprising...Microsoft drivers are just to get your card to work in anything outside of 16bit color and 640x480 mode graphics.  Thats all.  Anything else is where you want to get real drivers.

Title: Re: OpenGL
Post by: Taristin on March 24, 2006, 11:18:13 pm

BTW; the intel graphics crappies don't support HTL. My "extreme graphics 2" *snicker* is a load of crap. Too bad it's an integrated laptop bit