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Rob.
I would try the O/C of your chip and the video card. Try the Demo before
you do anything with your hardware. The memory in your current card will be
a big limitation. 32Mb video cards would be the starting point right now.
You should look at the recommended specs (not minimum) as a base starting
point for a system. Papyrus/Sierra really understated the minimum specs for
running the sim reliably with any kind of FPS performance.
I used a PIII 700 with 256 MB RAM and a GeForce 256 32MB Video card and with
most all graphics "in the middle" and barely sqweeked out 25-30 FPS in any
kind of traffic. I have upgraded to a 1.2Ghz AMD and 512MB RAM and added a
Geforce2 64MB video card and have turned the graphics up enough to see
everything a little clearer and now routinely see 60-75 FPS and the sim is
alot more drivable now. Unless you absoulutely must have it, don't use FSAA
with your video card if you upgrade. The performance hit is not worth the
results IMHO.
I would suggest at least an 850Mhz-1Ghz-+ for a CPU and at least 256 MB RAM
with at least a 32 MB video card to achieve any kind of acceptable
performance for N4.
Hope that helps ya,
Sim
> You should look at the recommended specs (not minimum) as a base starting
> point for a system. Papyrus/Sierra really understated the minimum specs
for
> running the sim reliably with any kind of FPS performance.
> I used a PIII 700 with 256 MB RAM and a GeForce 256 32MB Video card and
with
> most all graphics "in the middle" and barely sqweeked out 25-30 FPS in any
> kind of traffic. I have upgraded to a 1.2Ghz AMD and 512MB RAM and added a
> Geforce2 64MB video card and have turned the graphics up enough to see
> everything a little clearer and now routinely see 60-75 FPS and the sim is
> alot more drivable now. Unless you absoulutely must have it, don't use
FSAA
> with your video card if you upgrade. The performance hit is not worth the
> results IMHO.
> I would suggest at least an 850Mhz-1Ghz-+ for a CPU and at least 256 MB
RAM
> with at least a 32 MB video card to achieve any kind of acceptable
> performance for N4.
> Hope that helps ya,
> Sim
> > My system specs: Pentium II 450, 128MB ram, 12MB Voodoo II card.
> > I am happy with the performance of GPL (original tracks) and Nascar 3
on
> > my system, and was wondering whether my system would be adequate for
> Nascar
> > 4.
> > Is the only true way to find out to install the demo? Are there any
> known
> > issues with the demo?
> > Looks like I will have to buy the game from the U.S. as it's highly
> > improbable that it will be sold in NZ. Thanks for any advice.
> > --
> > Rob.
For anyone out there thinking of OCing an Intel chip, just be careful, I've
cooked a few in my day. Thats why I now am an AMD man. They appear much more
stable when OCing. I haven't come across anything that requires me to OC
anything on current system, CPU or video. I probably won't either, its OK if
you're into it but it seems to shorten the life of the products that you do
it to anymore. AMD chips already tend toward the warm side anyway...
SimRacer
> > You would likely be very unhappy with the performance of N4 on your
system
> > as it is currently.
> > You should look at the recommended specs (not minimum) as a base
starting
> > point for a system. Papyrus/Sierra really understated the minimum specs
> for
> > running the sim reliably with any kind of FPS performance.
> > I used a PIII 700 with 256 MB RAM and a GeForce 256 32MB Video card and
> with
> > most all graphics "in the middle" and barely sqweeked out 25-30 FPS in
any
> > kind of traffic. I have upgraded to a 1.2Ghz AMD and 512MB RAM and added
a
> > Geforce2 64MB video card and have turned the graphics up enough to see
> > everything a little clearer and now routinely see 60-75 FPS and the sim
is
> > alot more drivable now. Unless you absoulutely must have it, don't use
> FSAA
> > with your video card if you upgrade. The performance hit is not worth
the
> > results IMHO.
> > I would suggest at least an 850Mhz-1Ghz-+ for a CPU and at least 256 MB
> RAM
> > with at least a 32 MB video card to achieve any kind of acceptable
> > performance for N4.
> > Hope that helps ya,
> > Sim
> > > My system specs: Pentium II 450, 128MB ram, 12MB Voodoo II card.
> > > I am happy with the performance of GPL (original tracks) and Nascar
3
> on
> > > my system, and was wondering whether my system would be adequate for
> > Nascar
> > > 4.
> > > Is the only true way to find out to install the demo? Are there any
> > known
> > > issues with the demo?
> > > Looks like I will have to buy the game from the U.S. as it's highly
> > > improbable that it will be sold in NZ. Thanks for any advice.
> > > --
> > > Rob.
However, for me it was just TOO ugly. You should try the demo and turn all
detail down (ALL!). If you think you can and want to drive with that, then
you'll be settled.
The first thing to upgrade would be your video card. If you pop in a 32mb
Geforce2 GTS you'll be much, much happier. A friend of mine, with the exact
same specs as well, did this, and it's a HUGE improvement.
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Joeri J. Cox
European Racing League GM - http://www.europeanracingleague.com
502 Racing co-founder - http://www.502racing.com
