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i7 now... I don't think anyone expects the graphics on SB to be competitive with discrete graphics cards, and that is what he'd want for running Premier Pro properly.

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I think we are in violent agreement...:) Until AMD had developed their own chipset division to it's present level, Nvidia was the obvious choice. However, Intel has always been fairly poor at IGP, so Nvidia was also the choice for on-board Intel graphics chipsets as well... Nvidia sold far...

A few things... 1. JHH can insist on all he wants, but he is a very minority shareholder in Nvidia (less than 1%) so the point is moot. 2. No merger is possible (friendly or otherwise) due to anti-trust laws 3. Since the corporate bylaws are written by the board and not the CEO, I doubt there...

Intel currently owns 50% markestshare of graphics while AMD and Nvidia each hover near the 25% level. It is illegal for the governement to allow the formation of a clear monopoly through a merger...

As I've stated previously, it's not legally possible for Intel to buy Nvidia. Neither the SEC nor the DOJ would allow the merger to take place...

Which is another way to say it's guesswork...:) I am dubious about chipsets being only 10% of their profits. While I know that the R&D is expensive, IGP represents the VAST majority of graphics in computers today.

Actually, they didn't expect AMD to survive the merger (JHH said as much) which means that fusion wasn't nearly as imminent as. But that point is moot...the only real death knell for them vis a vis chipsets was the Intel (80% of the market) lawsuit in Feb last year. I suspect that this was when...

#2 I see that it was discussed, but the SEC reports they are listing as their source (10-Q and 10-k) do not actually have those breakouts in them at all...I've gone through the last 5 years worth. #3 I agree that anything is possible...

Fair enough mate...but it still leaves open the question of whether Maxon is using AVX...:)

There's a good chance of it... ["Tilo Kühn at Maxon Computer said, “We’ve been enthusiastically using the new version of Intel® C++ Compiler Professional Edition that includes support for Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (Intel AVX.) Being able to performance tune...

some issues... 1. "many decades ago" is obviously silly, since the company is less than 2 decades old 2. Where did you get the "profitability related to this business is barely 10% of profits" from? 3. There's a reason that Lasso never developed... I agree that Nvidia's chipset days are...

Quadro FX 580 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Workstation Video Card - $159

A video card doesn't help with rendering, the cpu does that. What a good graphics workstation uses a Quadro/Fire card for is to preview the render. Normal cards can't do that very well... However, while a good graphics card can make an enourmous difference in your workflow, it really sucks for...

I would disagree with a caveat...in video editing when you render transitions, or in areas where you need to see what you are going to render, a Quadro or Fire card is VERY helpful (almost necessary). These cards let you do a low res render-on-the-fly which means your work is much more...