Any way to "preview shaders with a onboard GPU? cpu render a level?

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I need to help direct/ approve some work, and my gpu crapped out,

is there a way to view openGL textures using cycles?

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It is possible to setup Cycles so that it renders a similar pipeline that OpenGL does. It all depends on if you know exactly what the OpenGL shader is doing.

3

hrmm :expressionless:

I just need to see the UV textured items in game made by the team,

4

Can’t they just send you screenshots?

5

I guess that will have to due,

until I get a new motherboard.

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You don’t need GLSL to see UV textures. You do for bump and spec maps.

Try changing to multitexture mode, and seeing what it looks like.

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Why do you need a new motherboard? Surely a new GPU will fix the problem not a motherboard…

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The GPU is onboard,(soldered on) and there are no options even for a replacement that is not soldered on.

I did not realise it when it was purchased… not until the first time my GPU crapped out (Dell repaired it 3 times)

look up dell 1558
my GPu is a ATI mobility 5470
They are notoriously bad designed.

I am looking at a 350$ nvida motherboard with a built in GPU,
I have the I7 processor and ram etc that will swap over to it.