Re: Intel Core i5 integrated graphics

[Frank Miles <fpm@u.washington.edu>]

Hi Pasi:

	I have the same MB and processor.  I have had a few issues, particularly
with the RealTek chip, but as of now it's running fine - running the Debian/testing
(squeeze) with the 2.26.32 kernel, and the RealTek driver out of nonfree.  It's so
annoying to have gotten a board thinking that I was avoiding the ATI/Nvidia
proprietary mess, only to have to deal with this ugly RealTek problem.
	The straight Intel board may be a better choice for most.  I needed the
RS-232 port, which is available with the Gigabyte board (external connector added)
but not (so far as I could determine) with the Intel board.
	I'm getting a bit less than 1000 fps with glxgears on a 1920x1280 monitor
(DVI cable).  With a moderate CPU load it's drawing around 50watts (not including
display) according to my KillAWatt - pretty darn good for a fairly spiffy desktop!
	As Camaleon suggests, you may have to run a relatively new kernel to
get this relatively new system running.

	Hope that helps...

		-Frank