rec.autos.simulators

by **Dave Henri** » Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:55:14

For GPL No..unless you add a ton of graphic updates and there is always
N4, F1...WSC which all can take an 800hz chip and make it cry for mercy like
a baby...
dave henrie

by **alain.quitt** » Thu, 16 Aug 2001 16:48:15

WSC???
Do you really now the specs for WSC ?
Have you got the PC demo, the West bros refuse to launch?
Al..

> For GPL No..unless you add a ton of graphic updates and there is always
> N4, F1...WSC which all can take an 800hz chip and make it cry for mercy
like
> a baby...
> dave henrie

> > >P3/P4/Athlon as fast as you can afford.

> > Is there really any benefit to going beyond say 800mhz?

by **Rafe McAulif** » Thu, 16 Aug 2001 22:48:59

Holy shit Tom, you certainly can write a reply :)

Rafe Mc

by **Jacek Pop?aws** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 06:33:27

> I wouldn't have thought GPL would push any modern spec PC. I only have a
> K6-2 550 128mb Voodoo 3, SB live and have no troubles.

I downloaded GPL demo, installed D3D patch, and game is very, very slow
my hardware is K6-2 500, a lot of ram, V3 and Live, why? is demo so bad?

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Whose promises you swallow
Time and again
We must meet at the end "Lord of the Last Day" - Ronnie James Dio

by **Bish Bas** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:10:21

Not the bog standard GPL, but with all the bells and whistles patches
added, which make it look gorgeous, I get 19FPS at the back of the
grid with a 1.2 Ghz Athlon & Geforce2.

So the more CPU power the better. Shame the Direct3D patch doesn't
support Hardware T&L or I think it would run at full speed.

>hi
>I wouldn't have thought GPL would push any modern spec PC. I only have a
>K6-2 550 128mb Voodoo 3, SB live and have no troubles.
>if I had a 1.4 ghz I still wouldn't be able to drive ;o)

>Cheers
>Martin

>> Hi all,

>> Due to coming into a bit of extra money, I am thinking of building a new
>> computer which will be used for GPL only. I do race GPL on-line as well
>> as on my own.

>> What recommendations do people have as to the hardware:

>> MoBo
>> Processor
>> Memory
>> Video Card
>> Sound Card
>> etc.

>> Racing is life......anything before or after is just waiting
>> Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) Le Mans 1970
>> --

>> GPLFD TEAM CHAD - You can count on us.
>> EUROF2 LADS RACING - Old enough to know better.

by **Thom j** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 07:22:32

Intersting Bish, I only have a 1ghz P3 Intel cpu & my fps never goes
below 34-36fps even at the worse 'cpu eating tracks' at the back with
all cars, tracks, graphics addons etc loaded. My res is 1200x1600
Maybe you better check something there?

| Not the bog standard GPL, but with all the bells and whistles patches
| added, which make it look gorgeous, I get 19FPS at the back of the
| grid with a 1.2 Ghz Athlon & Geforce2.
|
| So the more CPU power the better. Shame the Direct3D patch doesn't
| support Hardware T&L or I think it would run at full speed.

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by **Jan Verschuere** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 08:28:54

If you're using a V3... why not use the Glide renderer instead? The
propriety API will still outperform D3D as far as frame rate is concerned.
Also, I thought there was an issue on machines having a memory capacity in
excess of a certain value. Requiring one to set replay memory size to a
higher value than default or some such (have to refer you to others actually
affected by the problem on this one).

Jan.
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by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:47:35

I wasn't aware that the d3d patch even worked with the demo. Your K6 is a
couple of chip-generations old...it will run GPL, but if you want to try
other even newer sims....you'd better start saving..
dave henrie

> > I wouldn't have thought GPL would push any modern spec PC. I only have a
> > K6-2 550 128mb Voodoo 3, SB live and have no troubles.

> I downloaded GPL demo, installed D3D patch, and game is very, very slow
> my hardware is K6-2 500, a lot of ram, V3 and Live, why? is demo so bad?

> --
> Don't care which God you follow
> Whose promises you swallow
> Time and again
> We must meet at the end "Lord of the Last Day" - Ronnie James

Dio

by **Dave Henri** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 09:48:56

You want FANS Tom? Check out the last page of the next issue of Maximum
Computer....something like 28 fans with a custom paintjob on the box to
boot...
even a fan bus switch to turn off the noisey fans for conversational
purposes..
dave henrie

by **Greg Campbel** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 11:28:20

> Hi all,

> Due to coming into a bit of extra money, I am thinking of building a new
> computer which will be used for GPL only. I do race GPL on-line as well
> as on my own.

> What recommendations do people have as to the hardware:

> MoBo
> Processor
> Memory
> Video Card
> Sound Card
> etc.

> Racing is life......anything before or after is just waiting
> Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) Le Mans 1970
> --

Since it's going to be a GPL only puter...

Cheap route:

Mobo Good KT133A board 90 Very happy with my Epox 8KTA3
Chip AMD "Duron" 800+ 50 With heatsink/fan
Ram 128M PC150 CAS2 20 Fast ram gives you more O/C options
Case Mid tower, 300W ps 35 Look for AMD certified power supply
Video Voodoo3 35 Minimal but cheap. Fine for GPL.
Sound Decent PCI card 20 Not sure what's good w. GPL.

The Spendy route

Mobo AMD 760 based. 125+ Best performing DDR chipset. See
www.athlonmb.com
CPU T-Bird 1.33 120 Overclockable to 1.5+
Fan ??? 30 Fast AMD chips make lots of heat. Get a Big assed
heatsink/fan.
Not sure what the current cooler king is... see www.hardocp.com
Ram 256M of PC2100 50 Get name brand stuff. Crucial, etc.
Case 400W PS isn't overkill 55 Large PS cases are dropping in price.
Video Voodoo5 100 Still the best for GPL. FSAA is a VERY good thing.
Sound Sound Blaster Live 50+ My SB-Live basic is flawless.

Add wheel, mouse, KB, monitor and speakers to taste.....

-Greg

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by **Jacek Pop?aws** » Fri, 17 Aug 2001 20:38:33

> I wasn't aware that the d3d patch even worked with the demo. Your K6 is a
> couple of chip-generations old...it will run GPL, but if you want to try
> other even newer sims....you'd better start saving..

I _can_ buy newer system, but I am not sure what should I choose, probably I
will wait for better motherboards for Athlon, however I wanted to check that
GPL, and I was disapointed - it works so slow...
patch works with demo, I just copy patch file to rast3dfx.dll and set "3Dfx"
and it works (when I choose 3dfx before patch - game didn't start)

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And everybody smiles
So money talks and no-one walks
But everybody's crawling "Evilution" - Ronnie James Dio

by **Lee War** » Sat, 18 Aug 2001 02:22:21

I'd liked to thank everyone who answered my request for information.
Once again this newsgroup had prove how friendly it is.

Thanks again

Lee

Racing is life......anything before or after is just waiting
Michael Delaney (Steve McQueen) Le Mans 1970
--

GPLFD TEAM CHAD - You can count on us.
EUROF2 LADS RACING - Old enough to know better.

by **Bish Bas** » Sat, 18 Aug 2001 04:52:52

What card have you got? Voodoo or Geforce? Are you using the highest
graphic details settings?

>Intersting Bish, I only have a 1ghz P3 Intel cpu & my fps never goes
>below 34-36fps even at the worse 'cpu eating tracks' at the back with
>all cars, tracks, graphics addons etc loaded. My res is 1200x1600
>Maybe you better check something there?

>| Not the bog standard GPL, but with all the bells and whistles patches
>| added, which make it look gorgeous, I get 19FPS at the back of the
>| grid with a 1.2 Ghz Athlon & Geforce2.
>|
>| So the more CPU power the better. Shame the Direct3D patch doesn't
>| support Hardware T&L or I think it would run at full speed.

by **Thom j** » Sat, 18 Aug 2001 06:48:45

Hi again Bish, Ok, GF2GTS'Pro and yup all is loaded as I said before.
I always max my my sims-games graphically. It's kinda a drawback of
mine or maybe it's an asset? :) Oops I do drop down the mirror detail
sometimes like in N4 but thats it.. All is well on my sims!
-Thom_j.

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