Thanks!
Lee
My vidcard's graphic settings for D3D are: 4X AA and 8X AF at 1024x768 - 32bit
color.
My system is an Athlon 1700XP (not overclocked) using Win98SE and the new
Catalyst 3.1 drivers.. 3DMark 2001 reports a score of around 11,500 - a good
3,000 more than with my 8500LE. Another bonus is that I can now run the road
courses in NR2003 (but that may have worked with the old vidcard and the new
Catalyst drivers, as well -- I dunno).
Hope that this gives you some idea..... 8-)
Bert
> Lee
> > Just installed my new Radeon 9700 Pro [apparently successfully 8-)],
> > and would like to try out GTR2002. However, when I start her up, after
> > the Pre-Game menu, I get brought to the dreaded 3D Setup screen. Past
> > expereince has shown me that continuing on from here will load F1-2002,
> > instead of GTR2002. How do I avoid this from happening, or what adjust
> > ments do I need to make to have GTR 2002 load again?
> > Thanks!
The only prob is now I see that the athlon 2400+ has dropped down more than
100 bucks to 2 something. I have a 1800+ and Radeon 8500. What should it
be?
Lee
> My vidcard's graphic settings for D3D are: 4X AA and 8X AF at 1024x768 -
32bit
> color.
> My system is an Athlon 1700XP (not overclocked) using Win98SE and the new
> Catalyst 3.1 drivers.. 3DMark 2001 reports a score of around 11,500 - a
good
> 3,000 more than with my 8500LE. Another bonus is that I can now run the
road
> courses in NR2003 (but that may have worked with the old vidcard and the
new
> Catalyst drivers, as well -- I dunno).
> Hope that this gives you some idea..... 8-)
> Bert
> > After you've done the 3dconfig again and played for a bit let us know
what
> > kind of framerates you're getting. Thinking about getting the same card
but
> > I want to know what to expect first.
> > Lee
> > > Just installed my new Radeon 9700 Pro [apparently successfully 8-)],
> > > and would like to try out GTR2002. However, when I start her up,
after
> > > the Pre-Game menu, I get brought to the dreaded 3D Setup screen. Past
> > > expereince has shown me that continuing on from here will load
F1-2002,
> > > instead of GTR2002. How do I avoid this from happening, or what
adjust
> > > ments do I need to make to have GTR 2002 load again?
> > > Thanks!
I've bought an AthlonXP2100+ (about $93 at NewEgg), but haven't gotten it
installed becaise of problems upgarding my BIOS. Got a new BIOS chip coming in
a few days, so hopefully I'll have that problem resolved. Anyways, you might
want to consider the 2100 instead of the 2400. In terms of its
overclockability, they say that the 2100 can be made to perfrom on par with a
2600 in some cases. AFAIK, the 2100 is the most bang for the buck at the
present time. Save some $$$ and buy a new CPU and a new vidcard. 8-)
Hope that this updated info helps....
Good Luck with your choice.
Bert
> The only prob is now I see that the athlon 2400+ has dropped down more than
> 100 bucks to 2 something. I have a 1800+ and Radeon 8500. What should it
> be?
> Lee
> > Well, keep in mind that this is without doing much tweaking, and no
> > overclocking. 3DConfig reported something like 55 Million triangles --
> almost
> > double what it reported with my Radeon 8500LE. In GTR 2002 itself, I get
> > around 70-75 FPS in a test session and around 40 FPS in a race with 14
> > opponents, with me at the back of the grid. It runs VERY smoothly.
> > My vidcard's graphic settings for D3D are: 4X AA and 8X AF at 1024x768 -
> 32bit
> > color.
> > My system is an Athlon 1700XP (not overclocked) using Win98SE and the new
> > Catalyst 3.1 drivers.. 3DMark 2001 reports a score of around 11,500 - a
> good
> > 3,000 more than with my 8500LE. Another bonus is that I can now run the
> road
> > courses in NR2003 (but that may have worked with the old vidcard and the
> new
> > Catalyst drivers, as well -- I dunno).
> > Hope that this gives you some idea..... 8-)
> > Bert
> > > After you've done the 3dconfig again and played for a bit let us know
> what
> > > kind of framerates you're getting. Thinking about getting the same card
> but
> > > I want to know what to expect first.
> > > Lee
> > > > Just installed my new Radeon 9700 Pro [apparently successfully 8-)],
> > > > and would like to try out GTR2002. However, when I start her up,
> after
> > > > the Pre-Game menu, I get brought to the dreaded 3D Setup screen. Past
> > > > expereince has shown me that continuing on from here will load
> F1-2002,
> > > > instead of GTR2002. How do I avoid this from happening, or what
> adjust
> > > > ments do I need to make to have GTR 2002 load again?
> > > > Thanks!
> > I've bought an AthlonXP2100+ (about $93 at NewEgg), but haven't gotten
> > it installed becaise of problems upgarding my BIOS. Got a new BIOS
> > chip coming in a few days, so hopefully I'll have that problem
> > resolved. Anyways, you might want to consider the 2100 instead of the
> > 2400. In terms of its overclockability, they say that the 2100 can be
> > made to perfrom on par with a 2600 in some cases. AFAIK, the 2100 is
> > the most bang for the buck at the present time. Save some $$$ and buy
> > a new CPU and a new vidcard. 8-)
> > Hope that this updated info helps....
> > Good Luck with your choice.
> > Bert
> Keep in mind there are TWO versions of the XP2100+ A Palomino and a
> Thoroughbred. One costs a little more than the other and probably is the
> one which is overclockable...which is which? I can never keep them
> straight... I honestly don't know. I can barely keep my xp2100+ cool with
> the stock fan...I use my trusty 12 inch desktop rotating fan for extra
> cooling.
> dave henrie
The temperatures range from 35 deg at idle on a normal day to 48 running
GTR 2002 for very long periods on my home lan.
It is rock solid stable and after i got the right voltage it has never
caused any problems.
AD
See with the stock fan, I START at about 47 with no load..and if I
really spend a long time simming it will be in the mid to high 50's when I
exit.
Guess I'd better dig into a real heatsink/fan combo.
dave henrie
