Quartz Extreme Question

[azazel-]

Simple question. Are the new iBook 700mhz models with the mobile radeon chip Quartz Extreme compatible? I know the minimum system requirements, but I keep reading reviews and articles saying that the ibooks aren't compatible. Are they referring to the older 8 meg ATI ibooks or the new ones?

[Dazzla Veteran]

The new iBooks are capable of running quartz exteme

[azazel-]

thanx =)

[divinatum]

what is quartz extreme? :ponder: :dead:

[Tim Dorr Veteran]

Originally posted by divinatum

what is quartz extreme? :ponder: :dead:

um, the new compositing engine for OS X.2. Basically what means is it's the thing that takes the rendered windows and pops them on top of each other before being send to the video card. However, this version takes all those layers and transfers them as textures for the video card to render. By placing the compositing burden on the video card and not the processor, the graphical load is distributed a bit more evenly. And we experience a faster interface as a result :D

[sparkleytone]

Originally posted by divinatum

what is quartz extreme? :ponder: :dead:

heh, only $1400 til you find out :D

[divinatum]

Originally posted by sparkleytone

heh, only $1400 til you find out :D

sigh. :sleeping: anyone wanna gimme free money? :)

thanks for the explanition timdorr

[azazel-]

To add on to what timdorr said, basically Apple now uses OpenGL to render and accelerate the GUI.

[Zerosignull]

There is a way to force to O/S to use Quatz Extreme. But it unadvisable if you dont have atleast at 32Mb gfx card

[Gator]

Originally posted by Zerosignull

There is a way to force to O/S to use Quatz Extreme. But it unadvisable if you dont have atleast at 32Mb gfx card

Quartz Extreme is enabled by a 16 MB gfx card without and "forcing".