N4 & Windows XP

by **Larr** » Mon, 20 Aug 2001 08:55:05

Thanks for the tip. Yeah, I 've been through all the tried and true stuff
:)

-Larry

> > I'm running Windows XP RC2.

> > Athlon 1.2/DDR, 512MB/ASUS A7V133/GeForce Pro 64MB, Turtle Beach Santa
> Cruz,
> > yada yada yada...

> > N4 runs EXTREMELY well under XP. The frame rates are excellent. I'm
> still
> > running well over 50fps in DirectX mode with the Hercules 12.40 drivers
at
> > 1600X1200/16bit.

> > The game is also very, very smooth.

> > I have two problems though....

> > 1. The sound is raspy as hell, especially in the lower RPM's. This
> happens
> > with either my SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer or Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
> > installed.

> Try decreasing the Hardware acceleration in Control Panel - Mulitmedia -
> Audio - Playback - Advanced - Performance. It used to do the trick
sometimes
> on previous cards of mine. Running Windows 98 here, so maybe you have
> different possibilities.

> Bart Westra

by **Iain Mackenzi** » Mon, 20 Aug 2001 14:45:14

Wasn't talking about quality Larry, I was simply saying that I don't have
any problems with SBL using VIA which you were speculating could be the
issue.
Iain

> I think it's a matter of expectations. Some are happy with the quality,
> some aren't.

> I'm not :)

> -Larry

> > Well I'm using VIA on RC1 with no problems at all with SBLive.
> > Iain

> > > I dare say, I wonder if this is a VIA thing ?

> > > -Larry

> > > > I have an SB live card too and am using the RC1 soundcard drivers in
> > RC2.
> > > No
> > > > more crappy sound now.

> > > > Vintook

> > > > > I'm running Windows XP RC2.

> > > > > Athlon 1.2/DDR, 512MB/ASUS A7V133/GeForce Pro 64MB, Turtle Beach
> Santa
> > > > Cruz,
> > > > > yada yada yada...

> > > > > N4 runs EXTREMELY well under XP. The frame rates are excellent.
> I'm
> > > > still
> > > > > running well over 50fps in DirectX mode with the Hercules 12.40
> > drivers
> > > at
> > > > > 1600X1200/16bit.

> > > > > The game is also very, very smooth.

> > > > > I have two problems though....

> > > > > 1. The sound is raspy as hell, especially in the lower RPM's.
This
> > > > happens
> > > > > with either my SoundBlaster Live X-Gamer or Turtle Beach Santa
Cruz
> > > > > installed.

> > > > > 2. Not really a problem, more of an interesting observation -
When
> > run
> > > > > under Windows XP, the car always, ALWAYS stalls the first time it
> > starts
> > > > up.
> > > > > On the first start, the engine dies after about 1 second, then it
> > > restarts
> > > > > back up again. I never saw this until Windows XP.

> > > > > So, the sound is the REAL problem.

> > > > > I have a set of Klipsch ProMedia 5.1's coming and I'd like them to
> > sound
> > > > as
> > > > > good as possible in N4.

> > > > > TIA!