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F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

Stephen Ferguso

F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

by Stephen Ferguso » Fri, 19 Oct 2001 17:28:39




> >We knew about the Fraps trick, but did the 7.58 drivers give the extra
> >fps boost?

> Why does running *another* program concurrently increase the frame rate?
It
> sounds like it should be the other way around...

> Eldred

Strangely, it was the only way to get a smooth framerate in GPL on my
notebook.  4-5 fps without, 30+ fps with Fraps.  I don't know why...  Maybe
Fraps nudges its elbow into the game engine every 1/30th of a second and
says "Yo, aren't you supposed to be doing something?"  :-)

Stephen

Naim Gur

F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

by Naim Gur » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 04:34:37

None of this has really worked for me, the best I can do is with the 21.81
drivers and windowed. At least I can play it in 1024 x 768, all graphics are
one click down from the max.

I'm using GF2mx and Celeron 850 if anyone's interested.

Naim

Mike Blackmor

F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

by Mike Blackmor » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 04:45:40

Athlon 1.4
256mb
Geforce2 GTS
Fortissiomo 2 Sound

Regards Mike

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 03:07:18 GMT, "Joe Marques" <Joe


>Mike, what are your system specs?

>TIA

Joe Marque

F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

by Joe Marque » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 06:14:46

Thanks, that's the upgrade I'm looking into right now since I can't race

and a V5 5500.  1024x768, 16-bit with everything maxed I get 20-35 fps hot
lapping and a whopping 4 fps at the start of a race, ouch.  Once the field
thins a bit I jump to 9 fps. ;-)  Time to order a new mobo, chip, and ram.
I'll see if the V5 5500 does ok with the extra power, if not I'm going with
a Geforce 3.

--
Joe Marques


> Athlon 1.4
> 256mb
> Geforce2 GTS
> Fortissiomo 2 Sound

> Regards Mike

> On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 03:07:18 GMT, "Joe Marques" <Joe

> >Mike, what are your system specs?

> >TIA

DOK

F1 2001 Dramatic FPS Improvement with Det 7.58 and Fraps 1.5

by DOK » Sat, 20 Oct 2001 18:19:26

Well, i am finally not locking up under windows XP  AND fast fps.
Trick: windows mode on, fraps on, AND windows desktop to same setting
as in F1 2001 AND desktop refresh rate set to 60 hz (which is terrible
for all other applications).

DOK

On Thu, 18 Oct 2001 21:14:46 GMT, "Joe Marques" <Joe


>Thanks, that's the upgrade I'm looking into right now since I can't race

>and a V5 5500.  1024x768, 16-bit with everything maxed I get 20-35 fps hot
>lapping and a whopping 4 fps at the start of a race, ouch.  Once the field
>thins a bit I jump to 9 fps. ;-)  Time to order a new mobo, chip, and ram.
>I'll see if the V5 5500 does ok with the extra power, if not I'm going with
>a Geforce 3.


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