Hi,
While I've seen a number of examples of good graphics cards to use with
Pymol, I'd like some feedback on what an acceptable low-end is for a
Windows laptop computer. Specifically, is the Intel GMA950 completely
useless or just not very good. Likewise, does the X3100 help (this
seems to be weak on driver support)?
My current system uses an ATI Mobility Radeon 9200, which is a few years
old and not a high-end gaming/workstation card, but lets me spin a
molecular cartoon or surface of a ~300 residue protein without any
problems (if the 950 or X3100 equal this level, I'll be satisfied).
Many of the current crop of <5 lb notebooks use integrated graphics for
price and battery life. If these units don't provide sufficient
graphics power for Pymol/VMD/Deepview, the useful market shrinks
substantially.
Thanks,
David
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David A. Horita, Ph.D.
Department of Biochemistry
Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1016
Tel: 336 713-4194
Fax: 336 716-7671
email: dhor...@wfubmc.edu
web: http://www1.wfubmc.edu/biochem/faculty/Horita.htm
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