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On Wed, Mar 29, 2017 at 7:46 AM, Todd Goodman <tsg@×××××××××.net> wrote: |
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> * Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@×××××.com> [170327 18:04]: |
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>> This may be a stupid question, for one of two possible reasons, but |
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>> here it goes: |
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>> I'm thinking of buying a recent Intel CPU (7th generation, in |
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>> saleslang), say an i5-7400, and it came to mind, not too late yet, |
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>> that the integrated GPU may not be supported in linux. I'm talking |
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>> about the latest kernels, not necessarily the gentoo-packaged one. |
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>> Anyone knows something about it? And if not supported, is it likely |
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>> that it will be sometime soon? I can use a spare Radeon card |
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>> meanwhile... |
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>> (And, for someone who is not a gamer, is a 7th generation CPU worth it |
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>> at all, as opposed to a 6th generation one?) |
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>> Any input is appreciated |
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>> Jorge Almeida |
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> Not a stupid question, but also not a concern in my opinion. |
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> I've built a number of desktop machines using Intel i7 (mostly) CPUs |
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> with integrated GPU and all have been supported well in my |
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> gentoo-sources kernels. |
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> I find Intel GPU support "just works" far more often than AMD or nVidia. |
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> Of course for heavy duty gaming then those go into a machine. |
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> But the Intel machines seem to have decent support for "lite" gaming |
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> (though certainly not "heavy duty") |
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> Todd |
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The iGPU on my i4770K performs much better than I ever expected. |
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Playing Minecraft with a large number of mods is a decent stress test |
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of both CPU and GPU capacity and it seems to be able to max out the |
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settings like a graphics card might. I'm not entirely sure there are |
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programs or games that run natively on Linux that can exceed the |
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capabilities of an iGPU, save GPGPU libraries or CAD software. |