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so i'm looking at these A6 chips and can't get my head around the fact they have onboard graphics...
where do i plug my monitor/tv into if the graphics are on the chip?
i want to give em a try since i can cut down on the costs by not getting a graphics card but dont quite understand how it will work lol.
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awesome just what i needed to know. think i'll give it a go!
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jackh
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...but as far as I know, the magic will work well only under Windows, right? Linux is still a challenge when it comes to drivers for the Radeon HDxxxx GPU... unless I'm unaware of new developments in making Radeon a Linux-friendly beast
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I use the A6-3500 APU with XBMCbuntu, haven't had any problems with graphics thus far. Only related issue I've found is the Catalyst Control Center in Linux doesn't seem to have settings for overscan, so my desktop goes off the screen in ubuntu, but XBMC looks great, and I'm sure I'll fix the ubuntu resolution eventually.
I fiddled with vertical sync settings a bit, and in the BIOS I changed the memory dedicated to the GPU from Auto to 512MB. When it was on auto I seemed to have some issues with waking up from suspend. I was disappointed you can't allocate a full Gig to the GPU, but 512 seems to be enough so far for any HD videos I watch.
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Ahhh, adjust TV settings rather than the GPU settings? I'll give that a shot. Thanks for the tip.