Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions...

crimsonnight · 03-09-2009, 08:38 AM

Hi, Im not sure if this is the right section but,

I've been checking out UMPCs and one of the main things I'm looking for is for it to be able to run basic 3D games, (Cartoon MMOs such as Grand Chase/Pangya). The Sony Vaio PC series look like the sort of thing I'm looking for, they come with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card. I have checked the wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA) which says "a flexible, programmable architecture that supports shader-based technology, 2D, 3D and advanced 3D graphics". I don't understand all the techincal stuff, but would someone be able to confirm for me that it would be able to run such games (also bearing in mind it has 2GB RAM)? thank you!

Mcninjaguy · 03-09-2009, 09:58 AM

Intel graphics are the lowest of graphics cards you can get whats your budget?

crimsonnight · 03-09-2009, 10:17 AM

absolute highest would be around £800/900 but as close to £500 as possible

i think thats like the newest one though, could u please check out that specific one and let me know if it's capable of running low-standard 3D games? thank you ^^

dai · 03-09-2009, 10:21 AM

is this a laptop

Mcninjaguy · 03-09-2009, 10:23 AM

its still not worth getting intel graphics

Asus M50VC-AS001C Laptop, Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz, 4096MB, 320GB, 15.4" TFT, Blu-ray Combo, Vista Home Premium
£786.41
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147940

this one has Nvidia 9300M graphics card. Mot exactly a strong card but its better than Intel.
and it has Blu ray so if you got cables to hook up to your TV you can Blu ray movies

crimsonnight · 03-09-2009, 10:43 AM

cheers for the link, I just love the look and size of the Vaio P series http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921644608896

almost half the size of that one - so as long as it can play pangya/grand chase, even on the lowest settings, i'll be happy

http://static.spawnpoint.com/images/...andChase10.JPG
http://static.spawnpoint.com/images/...123_155241.JPG
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../c4/Pangya.jpg
http://www.marsenergy.com.au/Ryan/images/pangya_013.jpg

from what i understand the card uses ram for graphics processing, and as the vaio has 2GB of it, it should be ok shouldnt it?

*EDIT* heres a link directly to the stats which explain things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#GMA_500

oh, and here are the specs for one of the games:

Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements

Windows® System 98 Windows® System XP

Intel Pentium III 800 MHz Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz

256 MB 512 MB

2.5GB HDD capacity 3.5GB HDD capacity

DirectX 8.1b DirectX 9.0c

3D support Graphic Card 3D support Graphic Card

1024*768 1024*768

03-09-2009, 08:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
crimsonnight Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista	Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... Hi, Im not sure if this is the right section but, I've been checking out UMPCs and one of the main things I'm looking for is for it to be able to run basic 3D games, (Cartoon MMOs such as Grand Chase/Pangya). The Sony Vaio PC series look like the sort of thing I'm looking for, they come with the Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card. I have checked the wiki page (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA) which says "a flexible, programmable architecture that supports shader-based technology, 2D, 3D and advanced 3D graphics". I don't understand all the techincal stuff, but would someone be able to confirm for me that it would be able to run such games (also bearing in mind it has 2GB RAM)? thank you!

03-09-2009, 09:58 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... Intel graphics are the lowest of graphics cards you can get whats your budget?

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crimsonnight Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista	Re: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... absolute highest would be around £800/900 but as close to £500 as possible i think thats like the newest one though, could u please check out that specific one and let me know if it's capable of running low-standard 3D games? thank you ^^

03-09-2009, 10:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,746 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... is this a laptop __________________

03-09-2009, 10:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... its still not worth getting intel graphics Asus M50VC-AS001C Laptop, Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26 GHz, 4096MB, 320GB, 15.4" TFT, Blu-ray Combo, Vista Home Premium £786.41 http://www.ebuyer.com/product/147940 this one has Nvidia 9300M graphics card. Mot exactly a strong card but its better than Intel. and it has Blu ray so if you got cables to hook up to your TV you can Blu ray movies

03-09-2009, 10:43 AM	#6 (permalink)
crimsonnight Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4 OS: Vista	Re: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 500 grapics card Questions... cheers for the link, I just love the look and size of the Vaio P series http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/...52921644608896 almost half the size of that one - so as long as it can play pangya/grand chase, even on the lowest settings, i'll be happy http://static.spawnpoint.com/images/...andChase10.JPG http://static.spawnpoint.com/images/...123_155241.JPG http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../c4/Pangya.jpg http://www.marsenergy.com.au/Ryan/images/pangya_013.jpg from what i understand the card uses ram for graphics processing, and as the vaio has 2GB of it, it should be ok shouldnt it? EDIT heres a link directly to the stats which explain things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_GMA#GMA_500 oh, and here are the specs for one of the games: Minimum Requirements Recommended Requirements Windows® System 98 Windows® System XP Intel Pentium III 800 MHz Intel Pentium IV 1.5 GHz 256 MB 512 MB 2.5GB HDD capacity 3.5GB HDD capacity DirectX 8.1b DirectX 9.0c 3D support Graphic Card 3D support Graphic Card 1024768 1024768 Last edited by crimsonnight; 03-09-2009 at 11:03 AM.