I don't know Julian, initially I would have thought you did not have Vsynch
disabled, but you clearly state you do.
My XP1600 is running at 140 mhz fsb (280) so it runs at 1.5 ghz. I wouldn't
think there would be that big a difference between my processor and yours,
nor between my 4400 and your 4200. The only other thing is I upped my ddr
ram from 512mb to 768 mb. I benchmarked with 3dmark 2001 before and after
adding the extra memory module, and it made no real difference.
You didn't state what operating system you have, if you have XP you may see
a benefit by adding another 256 mb of ram.
Don Burnette
> I have an Athlon 1400 and Gainward Ti4200 and frame rates in F1 2002 at
> 1024x768 are only in the 30's most of the time - in fact drop into the
20's
> at the start. Drivers are the Nvidia 28.32 ones...256 Mb DDR ram.
> Wonder if its the difference in cpu, or video 4200 versus 4400 or
something
> else? Most graphics settings are on full - I think the 3d install came out
> with 40 million thingies per second.
> V sync disabled, no AA
> havent checked, but even in practice - no way is it over 50. So how come
you
> get 90?
> > My base system:
> > Athon XP 1600+
> > Gainward Power Pack Ti4400 ( 128 mb)
> > EPoX 8KHA+ mb ( overclocked to 140 mhz fsb - 280 mhz ddr)
> > Windows XP Home
> > Ok, I had a Hercules GeForce 3 Ti200 in this system. Installed the new
> > Gainward GeForce 4 card this morning. The Herc card was not overclocked,
> and
> > I have not overclocked the Gainward card yet. I left all my settings the
> > same on the Gainward card to get a good comparison
> > 1280x1024x32 display
> > vsynch disabled in opengl and d3d
> > blend on the mimpapping
> > 29.42 official det drivers ( I did uninstall and reinstall)
> > No AA
> > 3d mark 2001 with Geforce 3 Ti200 - app 7150
> > 3d mark 2002 with GeForce 4 4400 - 9999 ( let's call it 10k) :)
> > I was pretty impressed, I really was expecting less of a difference,
like
> > upper 8k to lower 9k.
> > Ok, so that's just a benchmark, let's compare 2 of my most played games.
> > Nascar 2002 - running in opengl 1280x964x32 - testing at Michigan
> > GeForce 3 Ti200 - averaged mid 70 fps
> > GeForce 4 4400 - averaged around 140 fps
> > I was stunned, practically doubled my framerates here.
> > F12002 - running in d3d 1280x1024x32 - Practice at Hockenheim with full
> > field of ai
> > GeForce 3 Ti200 - averaged upper 50 fps
> > GeForce 4 4400 - averaged low 90's fps
> > ( note: when I reconfigured the 3d, it reset some textures to full, so
> > dispay was increased some)
> > Pretty darn significant performance increase.
> > That's all I have done so far, I figured this would be the best way to
> > compare apples to apples. Needless to say, I am very impressed
initially.
> I
> > truthfully did not think I would see that big a performance increase. I
am
> > very satisfied so far with my decision to upgrade. I look foward to
> playing
> > around now with fsaa and overclocking this card, with the GeForce 3
Ti200
> it
> > would not overclock well at all, and running any fsaa would kill the
> > performance of it.
> > Did I really need the upgrade? Heck no, my games were certainly playable
> > with the previous card. But I sure am pleased with what I have, if you
are
> > running a similar system and have the extra money, then you too will
> > probably be pleased with the upgrade..
> > Gotta run do some errands with my daughter, I'll try to report more
later
> > tonight or tomorrow.
> > Don Burnette
