Laptop with Intel HD3000 running Vista

[Domitan Redenblack]

Laptop with Intel HD3000 running Windows Vista

Yes, I know that sucks. What viewer do people think will work best with this PC?

 

[TristanMercer]

You could try any number of viewers, but this will come down to one thing. How it runs on your computer. There is no way that we can tell you.

Try the Official SL Viewer or any of the number of Third Party Viewers.

[Domitan Redenblack]

Thanks, but I am looking for REAL suggestions by people who have tried viewers on low end laptops and can offer REAL advice on their experiences.

Generalisations are not helpful.

 

[TristanMercer]

And that is all you will get because you have not posted any specs.RAM? Processor? What don't you get about that? Using a low end Vista laptop is really not all that feasible for SL. You will lag constantly and probably not even be able to move.

Your graphics card is probably not supported.

Here is what LL recommends:

• NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better
• OR ATI Radeon 9500 or better
• OR Intel 945 chipset

[Domitan Redenblack]

I am not going to buy a new laptop. I am not shopping for hardware.

Intel HD3000 is not a graphics card, it is graphics hardware built into the i3 processor. Thousands of residents in SL use them.

This laptop runs Firestorm slowly. What other viewers might have lower requirements?

 

If you have not tried different viewers on low-end laptops, don't clog up the thread please.

 

[TristanMercer]

It is still integrated graphics memory that pulls from system memory, which you so conviently forgot to mention.

I will give you a suggestion tho. Give Phoenix a try. This is lighter than Firestorm. You will notice significant texture lag, and even more so in busy places. The HD3000 is just not made to run well in an environment such as SL.

[DKTitan]

I ran firestorm in a hd3000, I got about 10 frames per second. Singularly and cool viewer are pretty decent. Go with one that doesn't use mesh. But reality is its a terrible experience.