rec.autos.simulators

> General answer:
> Defrag your computer
> Update all the drivers
> Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> Does this only happen in this game, or does it happen in others? I'd also
> try underclocking the CPU, it may be causing errors because of heat. Turn
> the car detail down too. Try running the game at 1024, with all features
set
> to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> Stuart Becktell


> > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't drop
> > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It doesn't
> > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
Anyone
> > have any suggestions for this?

> > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > Ti 4600

> > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW with
> > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried chaning
> the
> > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> different.

> > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > Sean Higgins

> > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > My Ferrari pics
> > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> I only overclocked the CPU to try and fix the problem, as maybe the
> processor needed to be faster, but it's all the same.  I just defragged 3
> days ago, and don't have any TSR's running.

> --

> Sean Higgins

> PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> My Ferrari pics
> http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> > General answer:
> > Defrag your computer
> > Update all the drivers
> > Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> > Does this only happen in this game, or does it happen in others? I'd
also
> > try underclocking the CPU, it may be causing errors because of heat.
Turn
> > the car detail down too. Try running the game at 1024, with all features
> set
> > to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> > Stuart Becktell


> > > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't
drop
> > > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It
doesn't
> > > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
> Anyone
> > > have any suggestions for this?

> > > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > > Ti 4600

> > > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW
with
> > > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried
chaning
> > the
> > > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> > different.

> > > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > > Sean Higgins

> > > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > > My Ferrari pics
> > > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

>   This has several inconsistancies with YOUR problem, but  a year or so
> ago....I had a Piii 500 and overclocked it for F1 2000cs.  The more I
> overclocked the chip, the worse F1 2000cs ran.  Especially the sound.   It
> got so bad I could barely exit the menu screens cuz the computer would
> almost hang whenever the mouse made that little menu noise as it passed
over
> a clickable item.  Once I defaulted back to the standard 100 fsb then I
got
> the best performance.
>   Keep in mind that was CS not 2001, it was not with a current video card,
> and it was with a seriously underpowered Piii 500.  But if  you are
> overclocking, even just your vid card, I'd at least try resetting
> everything.
> dave henrie


> > I only overclocked the CPU to try and fix the problem, as maybe the
> > processor needed to be faster, but it's all the same.  I just defragged
3
> > days ago, and don't have any TSR's running.

> > --

> > Sean Higgins

> > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > My Ferrari pics
> > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> > > General answer:
> > > Defrag your computer
> > > Update all the drivers
> > > Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> > > Does this only happen in this game, or does it happen in others? I'd
> also
> > > try underclocking the CPU, it may be causing errors because of heat.
> Turn
> > > the car detail down too. Try running the game at 1024, with all
features
> > set
> > > to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> > > Stuart Becktell


> > > > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't
> drop
> > > > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It
> doesn't
> > > > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
> > Anyone
> > > > have any suggestions for this?

> > > > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > > > Ti 4600

> > > > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW
> with
> > > > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried
> chaning
> > > the
> > > > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> > > different.

> > > > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > > > Sean Higgins

> > > > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > > > My Ferrari pics
> > > > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> Definitely a problem somewhere, you should be getting much higher
framerates
> with that setup.
> What drivers are you running, and did you uninstall the previous drivers
> before installing the card?

> Don Burnette

> > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't drop
> > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It doesn't
> > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
Anyone
> > have any suggestions for this?

> > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > Ti 4600

> > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW with
> > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried chaning
> the
> > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> different.

> > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > Sean Higgins

> > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > My Ferrari pics
> > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> Actually I think you want to go the other way, increase the number of
> sounds.  And try changing sound detail to 0 in the player file too.
> That gives you more available channels at a lower sample rate, which in
> my case seemed to help a lot.

> > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't
> drop....

> > ...  I tried chaning the
> > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> different.

> I only overclocked the CPU to try and fix the problem, as maybe the
> processor needed to be faster, but it's all the same.  I just defragged 3
> days ago, and don't have any TSR's running.

> --

> Sean Higgins

> PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> My Ferrari pics
> http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> > General answer:
> > Defrag your computer
> > Update all the drivers
> > Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> > Does this only happen in this game, or does it happen in others? I'd
also
> > try underclocking the CPU, it may be causing errors because of heat.
Turn
> > the car detail down too. Try running the game at 1024, with all features
> set
> > to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> > Stuart Becktell


> > > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't
drop
> > > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It
doesn't
> > > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
> Anyone
> > > have any suggestions for this?

> > > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > > Ti 4600

> > > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW
with
> > > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried
chaning
> > the
> > > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> > different.

> > > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > > Sean Higgins

> > > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > > My Ferrari pics
> > > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> Do you have the motherboard drivers installed?
> -Stuart Becktell


> > I only overclocked the CPU to try and fix the problem, as maybe the
> > processor needed to be faster, but it's all the same.  I just defragged
3
> > days ago, and don't have any TSR's running.

> > --

> > Sean Higgins

> > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > My Ferrari pics
> > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> > > General answer:
> > > Defrag your computer
> > > Update all the drivers
> > > Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> > > Does this only happen in this game, or does it happen in others? I'd
> also
> > > try underclocking the CPU, it may be causing errors because of heat.
> Turn
> > > the car detail down too. Try running the game at 1024, with all
features
> > set
> > > to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> > > Stuart Becktell


> > > > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running FRAPS, it doesn't
> drop
> > > > below 40.  Anything under 55 I start to see slight stutters.  It
> doesn't
> > > > seem to matter if I'm in 800x600 or 1024x768 16bit, it's the same.
> > Anyone
> > > > have any suggestions for this?

> > > > AMD 1700 o/c'd to 1.6G
> > > > Ti 4600

> > > > I have fsaa off, v-sync off, and even tried putting details on LOW
> with
> > > > keeping the car detail on HIGH, but it still stutters.  I tried
> chaning
> > > the
> > > > sounds to 15 from 12, like suggested in another post, but nothing
> > > different.

> > > > Any help would be apprieciated,

> > > > Sean Higgins

> > > > PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> > > > My Ferrari pics
> > > > http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

> processor needed to be faster, but it's all the same.
I just defragged 3
> days ago, and don't have any TSR's running.

> --

> Sean Higgins

> PRI-- http://www.performance-racing.net/

> My Ferrari pics
> http://home.sprintmail.com/~higgy/

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> > General answer:
> > Defrag your computer
> > Update all the drivers
> > Exit all TSR's that you don't NEED

> > Does this only happen in this game, or does it

> set
> > to low, and see if you still have the problem.
> > Stuart Becktell

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> > > I get what seems to be low FPS, but when running