rec.autos.simulators

Best processor for Sims

Michael E. Carv

Best processor for Sims

by Michael E. Carv » Fri, 05 Jul 1996 04:00:00

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: Firstly the Cyrix 686 chips. Due to the relatively cheap price of
: these chips, I'd much rather pay out for one of these than an
: equivalent Intel. I understand though that they have a slower floating
: point unit than Pentiums, does this have a negative effect within DOS
: games, especially the Papyrus racers? When looking at these chips,
: woud it be safe to totally rely on their 'P' rating when comparing
: them to Intel chips?

So far Papyrus's games do not use floating point.  There maybe 1 or 2
games out there that do.  But, to the best of my knowledge very few do.
Now as to the future?

: Next is the MB. Basically Triton 1 or Triton 2? What are the
: performance advantages with Triton2, worth the extra cash?

I am no expert but from what I have been reading, it may be best to wait
for the Triton 3, which is either just out or soon to be.

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I'll leave the rest up to those better qualified to answer.  However, I
would like to make a few observations.  

I too would like to upgrade my system, but feel that right now may not
be the BEST time to do so.  As the market and technology is in a drastic
evolving and changing state.  It is always changing, but at the moment I
think the whole situation is a little more murky that usual.  However, I
currently have a stronger system than yours and can wait longer before I
make the plunge.

I would suggest browsing the following newsgroups for more input and
insight:
        comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.systems
        comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.video
        comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips  

Good luck.  I think many of us would appreciate a report back once you
make the move.  Let us know how things fare.  There are too many of us
still working with less than adequate hardware.

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**************************** Michael E. Carver *************************
     Upside out, or inside down...False alarm the only game in town.

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