rec.autos.simulators

Heeeere we go:

Q1: In the demo, the only working instrument in the***pit is the rev
counter. The other clocks look like they *might* work in the full
version, though. My questions now are: will they work? and if yes,
what information is given there? (fuel? oil pressure? what else?)

Q2: Since I have only a low end machine (K6-200, Monster 1) and don't
want to spoil myself, I keep running the demo in 512xsomething
resolution. The instruments are a bit difficult to read in this setup.
Therefore the question: will there be an additional warning light for
low oil pressure, low gas? [I'm not sure if those racecars had these
lights, but I want them anyway. - Maybe there is objectionable
material after all, Bruce. :) ]

Q3: It has been commented recently that non-Intel chips might be a bad
choice for GPL due to their inferior FPU. Since I'm pondering an
upgrade right now (actually, I'm always *thinking* about upgrading),
my third set of questions: how does a K6-2 300 compare to a Celeron
300A regarding GPL?

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What 3d card do you have? How much L2 cache?

They can make a lot of difference.

I could buy a new mainboard and a Celeron 300A which I may or may not
be able to overclock. If the overclocking works, this would be the
winner hands down. It would be the most expensive of my options,
though. (approx DM 650.- [1.80DM = $1.-] Actually, this is out of my
league currently.)

Another possibility would be to buy a K6-2 300, which would run in my

(DM 300.-)

I could also buy a super socket 7 board (probably the FIC VP 503+) and

multiplier can't go over 2.5 with this chip, but I'm sure it would
make at least 200MHz. It was one of the last chips marked as P166.
This would mean I was stuck with socket 7 technology for at least one
year, however.
(DM 180.-)

Or I could buy a Hercules Thriller 3D for about DM 180.- as well.

Or one 64MB DIMM (PC100 for upward compatibility with my next board)
for DM 180,-
.......

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Wolfgang Preiss   \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

50% increase in clockspeed seems a bit radical to me. I made good
experiences with overclocking in the 10 - 20% range, but 50? This
sounds too good to be true...

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Wolfgang Preiss   \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

Does this mean that you are responable for the amount of fuel when you
setup the car?

Remco

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Plus oil temperature. In the beta, all 3 instruments work, especially
oil pressure, which is low when idling.
In the chase mode, OT, OP, FP rpm, speed, gear and fps are shown in
the bottom line of the screen.

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