Although for comfortable work in Windows vista it is completely sufficient graphic subsystem with directX 9 support , the release of this creation from Microsoft is the most important stimulus for directX 10 propagation . But this API did not obtain wide distribution and support from the side of games developers and here many users already attempt to ensure certain functionality in the near future.
As report associates , intel company intends to allot the support Of directX 10 graphic core in the integrated chipset GM965 (Crestline), which will become the heart of new mobile platform santa rosa, announced during May this year. Chipset will borrow the needs of graphic subsystem from 8 to 64 mb. memory system .
Besides the graphic core, new generation centrino will obtain the processors merom with 800 MHz system bus. During May four models with standard energy level will be released : Core 2 Duo t7600 (2.4 GHz), Core 2 Duo t7500 (2.2 GHz), Core 2 Duo t7300 (2.0 GHz) and Core 2 Duo t7100 (1.8 GHz). Later will be released two models with the lowered level of energy consumption : Core 2 Duo l7500 (1.6 GHz) and Core 2 Duo l7300 (1.4 GHz).