RE: [Dev-C++] Computer Speed

[Abhijit S. <mu...@gm...>]

Hello, Scott.

> I am thinking about using an old laptop to do my OpenGL work. Do you
> think it is fast enough, or should I e-bay one?
> 180 MHz MMX CPU
> 24 MB RAM
> 1MB NeoMagic Sound Card
> Random, horrible sound card
> 1.5 GB HD
> Do you think this will do?

That depends on two things:

1. Does your card support OpenGL acceleration? If not, you definitely should
upgrade (AT LEAST your video card). Software OpenGL just doesn't make the
mark. I suspect your card (the NeoMagic?) has no hardware support, since it
has only 1M of VRAM.

2. Your application. If you need to do heavy CPU/memory intensive work, then
you should upgrade. This is optional. If you're just learning, this spec
should be enough (with a hardware accelerator) till you figure out what you
aim to do. If game-programming is your thing, then you will definitely need
to upgrade.

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Abhijit Shylanath
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