dv6t-61XX / dv7t-61XX Switchable Graphics Discussion

[jiggawhat]

Are there any modern games and applications excluding minecraft that use OpenGL?

By the way the model I am buying is a dvtqe with quad core, 6 gb ram, 750 gb hard drive, 6770m, normal dvd drive, and 1920 x 1080 screen.

And it's only 949.99 with a coupon code. As far as I know this is the best deal you can get.

[trooper1414]

Are there any modern games and applications excluding minecraft that use OpenGL?

By the way the model I am buying is a dvtqe with quad core, 6 gb ram, 750 gb hard drive, 6770m, normal dvd drive, and 1920 x 1080 screen.

And it's only 949.99 with a coupon code. As far as I know this is the best deal you can get.

what coupon are you using....375 $ off................your price seems pretty good....i will have to go through best buy....am a silver member

[dark rider]

You be the judge...

Here's a listing of all of the OpenGL API-based products for windows: OpenGL API-based Product Listings for Windows

Personally, not a whole lot here that the Intel HD3000 couldn't handle based on its Cinebench scores.

[jiggawhat]

Sorry for hijacking this thread but there is no PM feature on this forum ?

Anyways the coupon code is the $375 off one NBU29176

$949.99

15.6" screen 1920 x 1080
Intel Core i7 2630QM
6 GB DDR3
750 GB 5400 RPM
AMD HD 6770M
DVD Super Multi

The only drawback to this $949 build is that there is only a 750 GB hard drive and no Blu-Ray. But both of these features I don't think most users really need.

[Kahn20]

I'm getting a dv6qe with a 6770m. Is the switching graphics thing still a problem?

Yes.

Here's a listing of all of the OpenGL API-based products for windows: OpenGL API-based Product Listings for Windows.

Just in case anyone takes this too literally, this is far from a complete list.

Guys..........I would prefer getting the HP Laptop from bestbuy then HP itself...do you think thr is any difference between this HP - Pavilion Laptop / Intel® Core™ i7 Processor / 15.6" Display / 8GB Memory / 750GB Hard Drive - Steel Gray - dv6-6190us laptop and dv6tqe ??

Yes, that is the current version of the dv6t QE, same as the one you would get if you ordered off the website. It is also configured as most people would configure a custom one, and at a price almost as good as we got with the coupon! If you really still want to go for the dv6 and can't wait a couple weeks, I would buy that one.

[trooper1414]

Yes.


Just in case anyone takes this too literally, this is far from a complete list.


Yes, that is the current version of the dv6t QE, same as the one you would get if you ordered off the website. It is also configured as most people would configure a custom one, and at a price almost as good as we got with the coupon! If you really still want to go for the dv6 and can't wait a couple weeks, I would buy that one.

Why do you advise to wait??

[LLStarks]

just read over this thread

Data collection necessary to understand and fix dynamic graphics (61xx series)

you'll get a good sense of what's going on with testing

[Kahn20]

Why do you advise to wait??

To wait for the build time on the custom order. You can get a better price with this coupon.

[trooper1414]

To wait for the build time on the custom order. You can get a better price with this coupon.

Ahh..................i have tried this config with the coupon from HP ....the price is coming as 1238...............almost the same as here...........plus it helps if i get it from here...being a silver member

[dark rider]

Yes.


Just in case anyone takes this too literally, this is far from a complete list.

Actually, it is pretty much a complete list. Here's another list as well that isolates games to prove the point: List of OpenGL programs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Many applications, like the Adobe softwate use renders and were not developed based on the API. They also see very little performance gain on newer systems in Adobe Apps utilizing the OpenGL renderer. The i7 Sandy Bridge will eat 2D for lunch anyway, so OpenGL was overkill for 2d based applications with our processor. In fact, I haven't even tried enabling the HD3000 in Photoshop yet (provided the drivers support it), but I'm guessing I wouldn't see a difference one way or another.

Autocad has also gotten away from OpenGL with it's newer releases supporting DX. They even had a public announcement that went out a few years back saying they were moving away from OpenGL.

If not for Linux and Mac based derivatives, OpenGL would likely already be dead, despite arguments to the contrary. Not because it is lacking to DX, but because MS used it's financial resources to get in with the game manufacturers and catered to them. The rest has been history. OpenGL 4 was a much needed facelift, but it already appears to be too late. The truth is that the lack of OpenGL support in dynamic switching is coming from AMD/ATI, as previously documented in the technical papers. If OpenGL loses the GPU manufacturers, the battle is over! Perhaps the sadder truth is that most of us won't even miss it.