most Intel extreme graphics cards are the victim of a typing error, it should read
Intel extreme
ly slow 3D
they just about qualify as 3d anyway, but IIRC they are slower than the old TNT2 cards, not much of a recomendation, they are just cheap chipsets that budget makers stick in cos they are...er...cheap, I mean, you could buy a way better FX 5200 Ultra card for a trade price of £10-£12 (thats if you are a manufacturer), so how much do you think they pay for the Intel offering and how much bang do you think you get for those bucks?, that said, they are compatable with DB, it`s just that nothing will run at awe inspiring framerates, do check if you decide to go out and buy a better card though, most of the E-machines have integrated AGP chipsets, you may not have a slot to plug a replacement card into, and even if you do then you may need to disable any onboard chipset 1st, and the option may not be in the BIOS, you may have to get technical, but if the graphics are on a actual card in an agp slot then an upgrade is as easy as abc (just read the instructions 1st and take anti-static precautions).
Mentor.
ps: a quick link to FX card: £40 in a pretty box to the punter, it would be lower than I said for a manufacturer to buy em, maybe £8 each or less, trade price discounts are huge.
http://www.dabs.com/uk/productView.html?quicklinx=2GM9&familyid=0
PC1: P4 hyperthreading 3ghz, 1gig mem, 2x160gig hd`s, ATI radeon 9800 pro gfx, 6 way surround sound, PC2: AMD 1.2ghz, 512mb ram, FX5200 ultra gfx, stereo 16 bit soundblaster, ups.
