rec.autos.simulators

by **Jim Sokolof** » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00

> I currently have a Dell Latitude CP 233Mhz notebook. It is
> obviously not the best driving simulation platform. I am
> considering taking an old 386 box and upgrading to an optimal,
> exclusive-use driving simulation machine (GP2 and CPR).

About the only thing you'll be able to re-use is the keyboard, mouse
and the case (and the monitor if modern enough), and the case is
probably not optimally designed to cool a modern CPU and harddrive, so
you're probably throwing money (and hassle) away by trying to re-use
the case. A mouse is $10-$50 and keyboard $12+, so you're not saving
that much money...

IMO, donate the old machine to some charitable organization and start
from scratch.

---Jim

by **Dave Otternes** » Tue, 06 Jan 1998 04:00:00

Try this link.. Let us know if you decide to build this pc..

http://www.gamecenter.com/Hardware/Roundup/Extreme/ss10.html

> I currently have a Dell Latitude CP 233Mhz notebook. It is obviously not
> the best driving simulation platform. I am considering taking an old 386
> box and upgrading to an optimal, exclusive-use driving simulation machine
> (GP2 and CPR). I would like you to give me your recommendations on the
> hardware components I should purchase in building this new machine. I want
> it to work great, but I also want to spend no more than I have to.

> These are the issues I'll need to resolve:

> Motherboard
> CPU type
> CPU speed
> RAM (amount and type)
> HD
> CD
> Graphics card
> Sound
> Game port Controller
> Anything else I haven't listed

> Thanks!
> --
> Glenn Holland

> (remove "ns" in address when replying)

--
Dave Otterness

rec.autos.simulators

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