yes...I've been 'thinking' about you Thomas...
news:zqYB7.70189$gT6.35655978@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com...
> Oh, oh....
> No "comeback" from Dave Henrie? Oh man, he's planning something big for
me,
> I can just feel it.
> Yikes.......
> Tom
> lol....
> "Tom Pabst" <tmpa...@home.com> wrote in message
> news:s8HB7.65702$gT6.33588947@news1.rdc1.sfba.home.com...
> > Olav....
> > Don't pay attention to anyone **who is using a V5 card** and recommends
> you
> > keep yours. Not with that great system you are getting.
> > Anyone using a V5 currently is either:
> > 1. Stupid.
> > 2. Has a slow computer anyway.
> > 3. Can't install video drivers that are one-button push....very
> complicated
> > stuff!
> > 4. Doesn't really have a V5 and are just trying making your great
system,
> > less than average, so it won't be better than theirs!
> > 5. Can't afford to sim race, should take up knitting or some other less
> > expensive hobby (or stop giving out hardware advice).
> > Olav, let me explain a couple things about my recommendation that you
> > purchase a GF3 Nvidia card ASAP, or consider not upgrading to your new
> > system until you can do that.
> > 1. I have no emotional ties to either Nvidia or 3dfx. I could care
less
> > which video card I use in my system, except that it be the fastest and
the
> > best graphics quality possible.
> > 2. Since I sort of have a "business" in the sim racing industry (sim
> rental
> > units for trade show and conventions), I can get the IRS to partner up
> with
> > me on my video card purchases. That reduces my expense for these by
> > 1/3rd....right off the top. My business is also producing a fairly good
> > level of income. I can afford just about any video card I want, and
have
> > over 30 of them at this time (for the rental fleet). That includes two
V5
> > cards.
> > 3. Installation of leaked, beta GF3 video drivers is done by most of us
> who
> > own Nvidia video cards because the install routine is simple, and 3 out
of
> 5
> > times the new drivers result in better, faster performance. However, it
> is
> > not necessary to continuously install these drivers (released on about a
> two
> > week cycle, at least that has been the history over the last year).
Many,
> > sim drivers are using Nvidia drivers that were released months ago, and
> > their sims perform very well, at very high screen resolutions and frame
> > rates, with those older drivers. If you are comfortable installing
video
> > drivers, why wouldn't you try out the new stuff and see what they give
you
> > that's new and better? And, every couple of weeks you get a new set to
> try
> > out! That's pretty cool I think (maybe 3dfx should have tried that idea
> > out?). But, its certainly not something that is **required** if you
have
> an
> > Nvidia card (any model).
> > 4. There is a real reason 3dfx "the company" is no longer in business
and
> > it is not because they had the best video cards, with the best driver
> > support system, and the best customer support system.....of all the
other
> > video card manufacturers. The "best company" doesn't go out of
business.
> > That has to be an obvious fact I would hope?
> > 5. You have invested wisely in a high-tech motherboard and an extremely
> > fast and high-tech cpu. However, one of the best features of your cpu
> > platform for producing high-resolution, and high frame rate graphics -
is
> > the mobo's AGP port......of which you paid serious money to get that
> > feature..... and of which, it will be completely wasted if you use a V5
> > card. The 3dfx V5 card installs into your motherboard's AGP slot, but
it
> > does NOT use the AGP video bus port. You can disable it in your BIOS if
> you
> > choose, if you use a V5 card....no sense having your mobo resources
wasted
> > on running it, you've already wasted some money on purchasing it
> needlessly
> > if you use a V5 video card. Why subject yourself to double-jeopardy!
> > 6. Most of those cool, high-res textures waiting for you in GPL, can't
be
> > used ---- or run very poorly on a V5 card (only after you've installed
> some
> > very finicky and rubegoldberg patches)....since the V5 either can't load
> > 512x512 textures, or does so poorly. All those cool GPL textures are
> > 512x512....or at least the best of them are. This is a complete
non-issue
> > with an Nvidia card, especially a GF3 card running on a platform like
> yours.
> > I run 512x512 high-res GPL textures at 1600x1200 res on my system (and
my
> > cpu is not as fast as yours) with the FPS pegged at 36 FPS, no matter
now
> > many AI cars are on the track! There's minimum jaggies, and near "Kodak
> > moment" graphics quality......in GPL. Under no circumstances could you
do
> > that with a V5 card. I don't care if you had a dual 1.8 gig processor
> > platform!
> > 7. Last thing, Olav. If I can run any video card I want on my personal
> > racing sim setup, don't you think I'd run at least something close to
the
> > very best......if not "the best" video card? I'm hoping your answer
would
> > be a logical "yes" to that question. I haven't used one of our V5 cards
> on
> > my personal racing rig for more than 9 months now, maybe its a year.
> Don't
> > you think I would still be running it if it was the best? Maybe if it
was
> > even "equal to" an Nvidia card I might still be running it? Olav, the
V5
> > card has not even been in the same universe as an Nvidia card since the
> GF2
> > Ultra was released nearly a year ago....and certainly not with any GF3
> > Nvidia card.
> > So ask yourself, Olav "What the hell are these guys talking about?"
> > I just thought I'd point these things out to you since a few guys were
> > making some "cute" posts trying to give you hardware advice!
> > Regards,
> > Tom Pabst
> > PS: As a side note: Don't listen to anything Dave Henrie has to say
> about
> > computers, computer hardware, computer operating systems, computer
> > software....or anything mechanical or technical. Dave Henrie couldn't
> make
> > ice melt on a 100 degree day! He also knows absolutely nothing about
sim
> > racing, racing in general, history of racing, driving a race car (except
> > slowly or to the grocery store)...and he is completely "technically and
> > hardware - challenged" when it comes to computers or racing sims. He
is,
> > however, an incredibly nice guy who tries to be helpful. We all try to
> > humor him on this newsgroup, and reply to his posts so he feels good. I
> > hope, Olav, you'll get back into sim racing and you can join the rest of
> us
> > in continuing this effort with Dave's post so we can keep him feeling
> good.
> > You know? It will make you feel good too Olav, its kind of "charity
> thingy"
> > you know? Kind of like going out on weekends and delivering "Meals on
> > Wheels" in your community. I used to do that all the time to put my
> > "charity two cents" into the community pot. Now, I just respond to
> Dave's
> > posts.....serves the same sense of charity and community for me. You
can
> > just think of Dave as your "Meals on Wheels" assignment, too. All you
> have
> > to do is just answer his posts in some kind of "serious" but not
realistic
> > way......you know, like maybe say something to his post above like, "Hey
> > Dave, what driver version do you use on that V5 card of yours?" That
> would
> > make him feel really good (he won't know the answer however, so you'll
> have
> > to not worry about that). Okay, Olav - we are counting on you helping
us
> > out with Dave!
> > "Olav K. Malmin" <olav_k_mal...@hotmail.spam.com> wrote in message
> > news:u3d49uoer.fsf@hotmail.spam.com...
> > > This week I've been mostly ordering
> > > Epox KT226A mainboard
> > > AMD Athlon XP 1600 1.4 MHz
> > > 512 MB DDR ram
> > > IBM 60 GB harrdisk
> > > to go with my thrusty V5.
> > > I really hope to put the spark into my sim interest again since it is
> > > months since I did any serious simracing online.
> > > --
> > > Olav K. Malmin
> > > remove .spam when replying
