Intel i7 4th Generation Questions

[GaretJax]

Quicksync was added in second gen...http://ark.intel.com/products/52207/Intel-Core-i5-2400-Processor-6M-Cache-up-to-3_40-GHz

Well look at that - my current laptop already has an i7 chip in it, but it was 3rd generation and I thought that meant it wasn't good enough. Apparently I was wrong. Very good to know - you might have just saved me a few hundred dollars Thanks a lot.

It doesn't have HD Graphics 4600, but it does have HD Graphics 4000. Is that good enough?

 

[fenderman]

Well look at that - my current laptop already has an i7 chip in it, but it was 3rd generation and I thought that meant it wasn't good enough. Apparently I was wrong. Very good to know - you might have just saved me a few hundred dollars Thanks a lot.

It doesn't have HD Graphics 4600, but it does have HD Graphics 4000. Is that good enough?

depending on the load and the cpu, there are many variants of the third gen i7.
EDIT, i see your link, that should be able to handle a good number of cameras. Only one way to find out.
Remember, activate the license key for testing.
Also dont forget to enable hardware acceleration and set each camera to direct to disk recording.

 

[sprucecams]

remove the card. enable hardware acceleration as per the release notes.
How many cameras and what res are they running. What is your processor model?

Intel Core i5-2500 Sandy Bridge Quad-Core 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W BX80623I52500 Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 2000 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115073

 

[GaretJax]

depending on the load and the cpu, there are many variants of the third gen i7.
EDIT, i see your link, that should be able to handle a good number of cameras. Only one way to find out.
Remember, activate the license key for testing.
Also dont forget to enable hardware acceleration and set each camera to direct to disk recording.

I also need to figure out if I can disable the video card and use the onboard video.

 

[Mrvmax]

depending on the load and the cpu, there are many variants of the third gen i7.
EDIT, i see your link, that should be able to handle a good number of cameras. Only one way to find out.
Remember, activate the license key for testing.
Also dont forget to enable hardware acceleration and set each camera to direct to disk recording.

So is it best to get a PC with the I7 and integrated graphics like the 4600? Why does BI suggest Nvidia graphics adapter?

 

[fenderman]

So is it best to get a PC with the I7 and integrated graphics like the 4600? Why does BI suggest Nvidia graphics adapter?

Yes. Info is old, that is when he planned on using nvidia acceleration. Intel based acceleration has be released and working great.