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Framerate comparison

Swerv

Framerate comparison

by Swerv » Fri, 14 May 2004 00:17:44


> Thanks for 'de-lurking'...<g>  I know it's a VIA chipset, but I'm not
> sure about the KT-133A part. Hang on... I just did a google search on
> what I *think* the mobo number is(GA-7zx), and found a German site.
> I can't speak German, but I'm pretty sure that one of the people says
> it has a KT-133 chipset.  So I may have the same problem that you
> encountered.  I guess I'll have to see if I can free up some money
> for at least a new mobo.  Time to find a second job...

No problem :)   I was so incredibly frustrated by my problems with the
board, so I hope I helped.   It was almost enough to get me to swear off
VIA, but then it was so much cheaper at the time to go VIA vs. nForce
that I ended up going VIA again, and haven't had any problems.

I couldn't find KT3 Ultra2's (the replacement board I got) on sale, but
this looks like their new sorta standard mobo:

http://www.racesimcentral.net/

Not *too* unreasonably priced...

Swerv

Framerate comparison

by Swerv » Fri, 14 May 2004 14:42:22



>> Thanks for 'de-lurking'...<g>  I know it's a VIA chipset, but I'm
>> not sure about the KT-133A part. Hang on... I just did a google
>> search on what I *think* the mobo number is(GA-7zx), and found a
>> German site. I can't speak German, but I'm pretty sure that one of
>> the people says it has a KT-133 chipset.  So I may have the same
>> problem that you encountered.  I guess I'll have to see if I can
>> free up some money for at least a new mobo.  Time to find a second
>> job...

> No problem :)   I was so incredibly frustrated by my problems with
> the board, so I hope I helped.   It was almost enough to get me to
> swear off VIA, but then it was so much cheaper at the time to go VIA
> vs. nForce that I ended up going VIA again, and haven't had any
> problems.

> I couldn't find KT3 Ultra2's (the replacement board I got) on sale,
> but this looks like their new sorta standard mobo:

> http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-130-445&...

> Not *too* unreasonably priced...

And, in my own bad form, responding to my old post...

Just dropped an Athlon 2700+ XP in the same mobo tonight.   I can now
watch the run down the grid at the beginning of an F1C race at a decent
framerate.   The proc was about $120 (bought it from a store that's been
good to me, despite them being a good $30-$40 more than online dealers),
and while the max framerate has barely jumped on GTR (I'm up to about
62fps vs. 55fps), the framerate when lots of cars are on the screen at
once is astronomically higher.

Eldre

Framerate comparison

by Eldre » Sat, 15 May 2004 08:01:39

Not a problem.<g>

Ok, thanks for that info.  I'm still looking at options...

Eldred
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