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Anandtech does the i850E and the i845G.
As far as integrated graphics go, the 845G is a bit of a disappointment. While it's sufficient for the corporate and low-end consumer markets it's difficult to say whether Intel's new 845G will be enough to power future Microsoft OSes that make extensive use of DirectX in their UI (e.g. Longhorn). For now, Intel is doing only the bare minimum to keep their feet in the graphics pool but there will come a time where Intel will either have to get with the game or get out. With today's GPUs becoming more and more CPU like, it would make sense that Intel would want to dabble in the very lucrative market however in doing so they must not only become a graphics manufacturer but also a software vendor. A rarely publicized fact is that software engineers outnumber hardware engineers at all of the major graphics manufacturers (ATI, NVIDIA, etc...) which illustrates the importance of drivers and software support when it comes to graphics processors. It will be interesting to see what approach Intel takes in the future when high-performance 3D graphics matter to much more than a handful of professionals and gamers.
Anandtech does the i850E and the i845G.
As far as integrated graphics go, the 845G is a bit of a disappointment. While it's sufficient for the corporate and low-end consumer markets it's difficult to say whether Intel's new 845G will be enough to power future Microsoft OSes that make extensive use of DirectX in their UI (e.g. Longhorn). For now, Intel is doing only the bare minimum to keep their feet in the graphics pool but there will come a time where Intel will either have to get with the game or get out. With today's GPUs becoming more and more CPU like, it would make sense that Intel would want to dabble in the very lucrative market however in doing so they must not only become a graphics manufacturer but also a software vendor. A rarely publicized fact is that software engineers outnumber hardware engineers at all of the major graphics manufacturers (ATI, NVIDIA, etc...) which illustrates the importance of drivers and software support when it comes to graphics processors. It will be interesting to see what approach Intel takes in the future when high-performance 3D graphics matter to much more than a handful of professionals and gamers.