rec.autos.simulators

>Add me to the list of those having probs with N99.

>System Specs:

>Gateway P2-400
>128 MB RAM
>Creative Labs 12mb Voodoo 2
>Turtle Beach Montego sound card
>TM NASCAR Pro
>Win 98

>Ok - the problems are when running the Windows 3dfx .exe, my sound is
>screwy - cuts in and out at times, the "off-throttle" engine sound is
>bizzare, and the spotter sounds like he's sucking helium.  When on
throttle,
>say 7000 rpm and above the engine sound is almost right, and the other cars
>sound decent.  At the few tracks I've tried, it's butter-smooth and great
>looking graphics wise.

>Ok, to see if it would help the sound problem, I ran the DOS 3dfx .exe in a
>Win 98 DOS box, using the Montego's SB Pro emulation, and it worked like a
>charm, sounded just like good ol' N2.  BUT (and there HAD to be one <g>)
the
>graphics get jerky in the corners, unplayably so.

>Hopefully there will be a patch to fix this, my suspicion is some bad
coding
>overloading the PCI bus going to the soundcard and the Voodoo 2 at the same
>time and screwing up the timing.  Seems mainly faster systems w/ PCI
>soundcards having these problems.  It runs GPL (and most everything else)
>really well, so was kinda surprised it had this problem with N99.
>--
>Ken

>Go #43 and #44

>"If I went 'round claiming I was Emperor because some
> moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away" - anonymous
>peasant

>volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
>volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com

>Add me to the list of those having probs with N99.

>System Specs:

>Gateway P2-400
>128 MB RAM
>Creative Labs 12mb Voodoo 2
>Turtle Beach Montego sound card
>TM NASCAR Pro
>Win 98

>Ok - the problems are when running the Windows 3dfx .exe, my sound is
>screwy - cuts in and out at times, the "off-throttle" engine sound is
>bizzare, and the spotter sounds like he's sucking helium.  When on
throttle,
>say 7000 rpm and above the engine sound is almost right, and the other cars
>sound decent.  At the few tracks I've tried, it's butter-smooth and great
>looking graphics wise.

>Ok, to see if it would help the sound problem, I ran the DOS 3dfx .exe in a
>Win 98 DOS box, using the Montego's SB Pro emulation, and it worked like a
>charm, sounded just like good ol' N2.  BUT (and there HAD to be one <g>)
the
>graphics get jerky in the corners, unplayably so.

>Hopefully there will be a patch to fix this, my suspicion is some bad
coding
>overloading the PCI bus going to the soundcard and the Voodoo 2 at the same
>time and screwing up the timing.  Seems mainly faster systems w/ PCI
>soundcards having these problems.  It runs GPL (and most everything else)
>really well, so was kinda surprised it had this problem with N99.
>--
>Ken

>Go #43 and #44

>"If I went 'round claiming I was Emperor because some
> moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away" - anonymous
>peasant

>volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
>volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com

> I have a PII 400 and two Monster 3D's in SLI and this thing pops up the
> grandstands in the distance as I approach. Sheesh, I would have thought with
> 3 year old technology and stuff it would be smooth as glass. I can drive OK,
> but the stuttering sound isn't cool. I turned some graphics off and it
> seemed to get better.

> Wondering why I'm even trying.....

> >Hi all,

> >Add me to the list of those having probs with N99.

> >System Specs:

> >Gateway P2-400
> >128 MB RAM
> >Creative Labs 12mb Voodoo 2
> >Turtle Beach Montego sound card
> >TM NASCAR Pro
> >Win 98

> >Ok - the problems are when running the Windows 3dfx .exe, my sound is
> >screwy - cuts in and out at times, the "off-throttle" engine sound is
> >bizzare, and the spotter sounds like he's sucking helium.  When on
> throttle,
> >say 7000 rpm and above the engine sound is almost right, and the other cars
> >sound decent.  At the few tracks I've tried, it's butter-smooth and great
> >looking graphics wise.

> >Ok, to see if it would help the sound problem, I ran the DOS 3dfx .exe in a
> >Win 98 DOS box, using the Montego's SB Pro emulation, and it worked like a
> >charm, sounded just like good ol' N2.  BUT (and there HAD to be one <g>)
> the
> >graphics get jerky in the corners, unplayably so.

> >Hopefully there will be a patch to fix this, my suspicion is some bad
> coding
> >overloading the PCI bus going to the soundcard and the Voodoo 2 at the same
> >time and screwing up the timing.  Seems mainly faster systems w/ PCI
> >soundcards having these problems.  It runs GPL (and most everything else)
> >really well, so was kinda surprised it had this problem with N99.
> >--
> >Ken

> >Go #43 and #44

> >"If I went 'round claiming I was Emperor because some
> > moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away" - anonymous
> >peasant

> >volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
> >volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com

> Add me to the list of those having probs with N99.

> System Specs:

> Gateway P2-400
> 128 MB RAM
> Creative Labs 12mb Voodoo 2
> Turtle Beach Montego sound card
> TM NASCAR Pro
> Win 98

> Ok - the problems are when running the Windows 3dfx .exe, my sound is
> screwy - cuts in and out at times, the "off-throttle" engine sound is
> bizzare, and the spotter sounds like he's sucking helium.  When on throttle,
> say 7000 rpm and above the engine sound is almost right, and the other cars
> sound decent.  At the few tracks I've tried, it's butter-smooth and great
> looking graphics wise.

> Ok, to see if it would help the sound problem, I ran the DOS 3dfx .exe in a
> Win 98 DOS box, using the Montego's SB Pro emulation, and it worked like a
> charm, sounded just like good ol' N2.  BUT (and there HAD to be one <g>) the
> graphics get jerky in the corners, unplayably so.

> Hopefully there will be a patch to fix this, my suspicion is some bad coding
> overloading the PCI bus going to the soundcard and the Voodoo 2 at the same
> time and screwing up the timing.  Seems mainly faster systems w/ PCI
> soundcards having these problems.  It runs GPL (and most everything else)
> really well, so was kinda surprised it had this problem with N99.
> --
> Ken

> Go #43 and #44

> "If I went 'round claiming I was Emperor because some
>  moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away" - anonymous
> peasant

> volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
> volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com

> Add me to the list of those having probs with N99.

> System Specs:

> Gateway P2-400
> 128 MB RAM
> Creative Labs 12mb Voodoo 2
> Turtle Beach Montego sound card
> TM NASCAR Pro
> Win 98

> Ok - the problems are when running the Windows 3dfx .exe, my sound is
> screwy - cuts in and out at times, the "off-throttle" engine sound is
> bizzare, and the spotter sounds like he's sucking helium.  When on throttle,
> say 7000 rpm and above the engine sound is almost right, and the other cars
> sound decent.  At the few tracks I've tried, it's butter-smooth and great
> looking graphics wise.

> Ok, to see if it would help the sound problem, I ran the DOS 3dfx .exe in a
> Win 98 DOS box, using the Montego's SB Pro emulation, and it worked like a
> charm, sounded just like good ol' N2.  BUT (and there HAD to be one <g>) the
> graphics get jerky in the corners, unplayably so.

> Hopefully there will be a patch to fix this, my suspicion is some bad coding
> overloading the PCI bus going to the soundcard and the Voodoo 2 at the same
> time and screwing up the timing.  Seems mainly faster systems w/ PCI
> soundcards having these problems.  It runs GPL (and most everything else)
> really well, so was kinda surprised it had this problem with N99.
> --
> Ken

> Go #43 and #44

> "If I went 'round claiming I was Emperor because some
>  moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away" - anonymous
> peasant

> volksy (at) geocities (dot) com
> volksy (at) yahoo (dot) com