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Friend of mine with over 7 years of Nascar Sim Experience said that when he
got his new 3.06 Intel the best he could run at Taladega was 179MPH.  Said the
single processor comes up as a multi processor because of the parallel operations
inherit in the 3.06 Architecture.  What experience has anyone else had with
this combination..

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    I responded to this same scenario elsewhere here.  But the problem is
XP uses a whole bunch of EXTRA files that are loaded at startup to access
the split processor.  Even if he turns off hyperthreading in the bios, XP
still loads the extra files(consuming resources)
   So...first thing...turn off hyperthreading in the bios.
   next  erase xp and re-install WITHOUT the hyperthreading files.

   Now...next thing...THere is no reason that I can think of why he is
limited to 179mph.  A slow cpu would lower the framerate, but the upper
limit of ontrack speed shouldn't be limited.  I would suspect his
controller may not be calibrating properly.
   If he has controller software, turn down the range the pedals can move,
then calibrate in the demo..then exit and expand the range back to full
travel.  (do NOT recalibrate in the demo)  try that.

I agree.  I never heard of a processor limiting how fast you can go on a
track.  It's more likely a controller problem than it would be a processor
one.

Or else the guy wants eveyone to know that he has a powerful processor.  :)

Alanb

The speed issue can't be processor related (Its not an issue for me anyway.....),
however.........................
I've got a P4 3.06 HT w/ 1024 DDR RAM & ATI 9700PRO and
w/ NR2003Demo my frames rates aren't great.  They are basically
the same whether I run 1024 X 768 X 16 or 1600 X 1200 X 32.
They ARE consistent though.  At the back of the back at the start
of a race I get 47 fps, never gets lower and will get as high as 60 fps.
Very wierd.  I'm hoping that w/ a full field it will stay high........

  Friend of mine with over 7 years of Nascar Sim Experience said that when he
  got his new 3.06 Intel the best he could run at Taladega was 179MPH.  Said the
  single processor comes up as a multi processor because of the parallel operations
  inherit in the 3.06 Architecture.  What experience has anyone else had with
  this combination..

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  Donald Wilshe
  888 588-9207
  Martel Brothers Performance, Worlds Largest On-Line Auto Parts Mfg Catalog Library
  www.martelbros.com
  Other Interest:
  www.ivga.com
  www.games-advertising.com
  www.whra.com

- Eric

Hank

Can you define "marked" a little better? I'm looking at building a new
system and a dual CPU might be an option for me.

MadDAWG

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Donald Wilshe
888 588-9207
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Library
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www.whra.com

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