rec.autos.simulators

> Here is my recommendation, if your interested.......

>         ASUS P4PE/R/L/SATA Motherboard for Intel P4 478 Retail w/ Intel
> Hyper-Threading Technology, SATA, Onboard LAN, Firewire IEEE1394, Serial
ATA
> SoundMAX Digital Audio System
>       ***1st Intel chips that TRUELY support DDR333 PC2700***
>       Specifications:
>       Supported CPU: P4 Socket 478 1.4 GHz ~ 2.53+ GHz
>       Chipset: Intel 845PE
>       FSB: 533 / 400 MHz
>       RAM: 3 x184-pin DDR333 PC2700/PC2100/PC1600Max 2GB
>       IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 100/66/33
>       Serial ATA
>       Slots: 1 x AGP 4X 6 x PCI
>       Ports: 1x LPT, 2x COM, 2x PS/2, 1x RJ45, 1x 1394,4x USB2.0 and Audio
> Ports
>       Onboard Audio: ADI1980 6-channel CODEC
>       Onboard LAN: BroadCom? 10/100 Mbps
>       Onboard Firewire: IEEE1394 interface  Price around..... $152.00

>       ATI RADEON 9700 PRO 128MB TV/DVI 8X AGP RETAILRADEONT 9700 PRO is
the
> world's fastest* and most advanced graphics board.
>       Specifications:
>       GPU: RADEONT 9700 PRO Visual Processing Unit (VPU)
>       Mem: 128MB DDR memory 256-bit memory
>       OS: Windows 2000,ME,XP DirectX? 9.0 support
>       Eight parallel rendering pipelines, Four parallel geometry engines
>       Bus: AGP 8X support 2GB/sec Bandwidth
>       Peak Memory Bandwidth 20GB a sec (compare to ti 4600's 10.4gb)
>       Pixel Fill Rate: 2.6 Gigapixels/Sec
>       Resolutions: From 640x480 at 200Hz, to 2048x1536 at 85Hz
>       Integrated TV Output support up to 1024x768 resolution
>       2x/4x/6x full scene anti-aliasing modes
>       Retail Box with cables   Price around...... $339.00

>       Intel Pentium 4 / 2.8 GHz Northwood 512K Socket 478 Processor 533MHz
> Processor Bus Retail
>       Specifications:
>       CPU: 2.8 GHz
>       Type: Pentium 4 Northwood
>       Cache: 512K
>       BUS: 533 Mhz
>       Socket: 478 Retail (Box with Heatsink and fan)

>       At least that's what I'm doing, and it comes highly recommended by
> many people.

>       Ron

>      Price around..... $382.00

> > Hi Guys,
> >     I have been lurking in the group for about a month now and thought I
> > would finally ask a question from those who have been racing for a
while.
> >     The last online *** I have done was with Decent and DecentII in
the
> > mid 90's. I've been into R/C Airplanes for the last few years and have
now
> > been afflicted with the bug for racing sims lately. I bought a MOMO
Force
> > wheel and pedals last weekusing your recommendations to others and love
> it.
> > Unfortunatley I don't believe my 800mhz Dell machine is going to be up
to
> > the task. The AGP slot is the early 1.0 version and I can't get any
decent
> > video cards to fit it.  I was going to replace the MOBO but saw in an
> > earlier thread that the power supply/mobo interface for the Dells are
> > proprietary and I think it would be easier for me to build a new machine
> > from scratch.
> >     I need a recommendation for a MOBO/CPU combo in the 2 - 2.5 ghz
range
> > that would make a good machine for GTR2002, F12K2, N2002/2003 etc. Also
> > Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the Geforce4 line
or
> > Radeon 9500/9700?
> >     I haven't been keeping up with developments in motherboards and
> > processers for the last couple of years and have gotten a feel for the
> best
> > bang for the buck yet.

> > BTW: Thank for all the info Ya'll have posted. I have learned a huge
> amount
> > about sim racing in the short time I have been reading the group. I've
> been
> > busy downloading mods for the last week and have been amazed at the
> quatity
> > of stuff available. I have amassed about 1G so far ;-)

> > Thanks,
> > Michael

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> Hi Guys,
>     I have been lurking in the group for about a month now and thought I
> would finally ask a question from those who have been racing for a while.
>     The last online *** I have done was with Decent and DecentII in the
> mid 90's. I've been into R/C Airplanes for the last few years and have now
> been afflicted with the bug for racing sims lately. I bought a MOMO Force
> wheel and pedals last weekusing your recommendations to others and love
> it. Unfortunatley I don't believe my 800mhz Dell machine is going to be
> up to the task. The AGP slot is the early 1.0 version and I can't get any
> decent video cards to fit it.  I was going to replace the MOBO but saw in
> an earlier thread that the power supply/mobo interface for the Dells are
> proprietary and I think it would be easier for me to build a new machine
> from scratch.
>     I need a recommendation for a MOBO/CPU combo in the 2 - 2.5 ghz range
> that would make a good machine for GTR2002, F12K2, N2002/2003 etc. Also
> Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the Geforce4 line or
> Radeon 9500/9700?
>     I haven't been keeping up with developments in motherboards and
> processers for the last couple of years and have gotten a feel for the
> best bang for the buck yet.

> BTW: Thank for all the info Ya'll have posted. I have learned a huge
> amount about sim racing in the short time I have been reading the group.
> I've been busy downloading mods for the last week and have been amazed at
> the quatity of stuff available. I have amassed about 1G so far ;-)

> Thanks,
> Michael

> > Hi Guys,
> >     I have been lurking in the group for about a month now and thought I
> > would finally ask a question from those who have been racing for a
while.
> >     The last online *** I have done was with Decent and DecentII in
the
> > mid 90's. I've been into R/C Airplanes for the last few years and have
now
> > been afflicted with the bug for racing sims lately. I bought a MOMO
Force
> > wheel and pedals last weekusing your recommendations to others and love
> > it. Unfortunatley I don't believe my 800mhz Dell machine is going to be
> > up to the task. The AGP slot is the early 1.0 version and I can't get
any
> > decent video cards to fit it.  I was going to replace the MOBO but saw
in
> > an earlier thread that the power supply/mobo interface for the Dells are
> > proprietary and I think it would be easier for me to build a new machine
> > from scratch.
> >     I need a recommendation for a MOBO/CPU combo in the 2 - 2.5 ghz
range
> > that would make a good machine for GTR2002, F12K2, N2002/2003 etc. Also
> > Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the Geforce4 line
or
> > Radeon 9500/9700?
> >     I haven't been keeping up with developments in motherboards and
> > processers for the last couple of years and have gotten a feel for the
> > best bang for the buck yet.

> > BTW: Thank for all the info Ya'll have posted. I have learned a huge
> > amount about sim racing in the short time I have been reading the group.
> > I've been busy downloading mods for the last week and have been amazed
at
> > the quatity of stuff available. I have amassed about 1G so far ;-)

> > Thanks,
> > Michael

> I just put this system in , and would highly recommend it.

> Asus A78NX deluxe mb, Athlon XP 2400+
> The motherboad is a little pricey, but it is well worth the bucks. More
> tweaking options than you can shake a stick at. Plus it will support the
> faster chips, I like to wait till they come down in price a little.
> I am running my 2400+ at 2.1 ghz, with the memory dual ddr memory synched
> with the fsb of 140 mhz.

> --
> Don Burnette

> Hi Don:

> Your machine is plenty fast enough to run Grand Prix Legends, just pick up
> an old Voodoo5 card from ebay or some other site (~$50) and you will be
> ready to race the best online roadracing sim in existence.  (Not that I am
> trying to talk you out of your upgrade ;-)

> JimF

>>> Hi Guys,
>>>     I have been lurking in the group for about a month now and thought I
>>> would finally ask a question from those who have been racing for a
>>>     while. The last online *** I have done was with Decent and
>>> DecentII in the mid 90's. I've been into R/C Airplanes for the last few
>>> years and have now been afflicted with the bug for racing sims lately.
>>> I bought a MOMO Force wheel and pedals last weekusing your
>>> recommendations to others and love it. Unfortunatley I don't believe my
>>> 800mhz Dell machine is going to be up to the task. The AGP slot is the
>>> early 1.0 version and I can't get any decent video cards to fit it.  I
>>> was going to replace the MOBO but saw in an earlier thread that the
>>> power supply/mobo interface for the Dells are proprietary and I think
>>> it would be easier for me to build a new machine from scratch.
>>>     I need a recommendation for a MOBO/CPU combo in the 2 - 2.5 ghz
>>> range that would make a good machine for GTR2002, F12K2, N2002/2003
>>> etc. Also Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the
>>> Geforce4 line or Radeon 9500/9700?
>>>     I haven't been keeping up with developments in motherboards and
>>> processers for the last couple of years and have gotten a feel for the
>>> best bang for the buck yet.

>>> BTW: Thank for all the info Ya'll have posted. I have learned a huge
>>> amount about sim racing in the short time I have been reading the group.
>>> I've been busy downloading mods for the last week and have been amazed
>>> at the quatity of stuff available. I have amassed about 1G so far ;-)

>>> Thanks,
>>> Michael

>> I just put this system in , and would highly recommend it.

>> Asus A78NX deluxe mb, Athlon XP 2400+
>> The motherboad is a little pricey, but it is well worth the bucks. More
>> tweaking options than you can shake a stick at. Plus it will support the
>> faster chips, I like to wait till they come down in price a little.
>> I am running my 2400+ at 2.1 ghz, with the memory dual ddr memory synched
>> with the fsb of 140 mhz.

>> --
>> Don Burnette

> Hi Guys,
>Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the Geforce4
line or
> Radeon 9500/9700?

> I own this board and although it has great features.  But it took me
> 2 weeks to make it run.. The company that sold it to me could not
> tell me the bios settings, asus technical didnt no.  Turned out I had
> to use some input from asus forum and there was about 200 people
> there that had problems. not saying this isnt  great board will ton of
> features and i hope you experience is better than mine..  During that
> time I also went and bought a Dell 2.54HZ INTEL wiht ATI
> 9700 Pro.   So see what works best with PAPY 2003

> Don Wlishe

>> I just put this system in , and would highly recommend it.

>> Asus A78NX deluxe mb, Athlon XP 2400+
>> The motherboad is a little pricey, but it is well worth the bucks. More
>> tweaking options than you can shake a stick at. Plus it will support the
>> faster chips, I like to wait till they come down in price a little.
>> I am running my 2400+ at 2.1 ghz, with the memory dual ddr memory synched
>> with the fsb of 140 mhz.

>> --
>> Don Burnette

> That's strange, I haven't had any problem with this board from the get go.

> Matter of fact, I updated with the latest beta bios today which unlocked my
> XP2400+, changed the fsb to 166 and the multiplier to 12, still running
> stock at 2ghz but my 3dmark benchmark went up over 500 pts due to the
> increased bandwidth.
> Guess I have been one of the lucky ones.

>> Hi Guys,

>>Which video card would be a better fit? Something in the Geforce4
> line or
>> Radeon 9500/9700?

> If money isn't an object, the latest reviews I've seen put the Radeon
> 9700 Pro somewhat ahead of the current Geforce4 lineup, especially
> when you  are running high anti-aliasing and assuming you have at
> least a 1.5Ghz processor.  (Under other cirumstances, the Geforce4 may
> be a better choice.)

>>     I haven't been keeping up with developments in motherboards and
>> processers for the last couple of years and have gotten a feel for
>> the best bang for the buck yet.

> If want to go "really cheap but fast", try an Athlon XP 2000 and ECS
> K7S5A upgrade combo. You can't beat the price (only about $140 for mb,
> cpu, fan) and it supports both PC-133 and DDR RAM, and should offer a
> NOTICABLE improvement over an 800Mhz PIII.  If you've already got some
> good PC-133 RAM around, you won't have to spend a single penny more to
> get both a decent CPU boost and an AGP 2.0 (4X) slot.  Should be good
> for at least a year or two of *** fun.

> But if you have more money to spend, I would suggest one of the new
> Nforce2 motherboards with dual-channel DDR333, AGP 8X, etc.- like the
> Asus A7N8X, Abit NF7, Epox EP-8RDA, Leadtek K7NCR18D, Soltek Sl-75FRN,
> or MSI K7N2L. I am thinking about getting one of those myself.

> Not be confused with any of the first-generation Nforce boards, which
> are much slower, the NForce2 motherboards should hold up,
> performance-wise, for several years, because they can support both
> AMD's next-gen 333FSB processors as well as todays "value" CPUs.

> - Ted