rec.autos.simulators

Will Rendition Speed Me Up?

Data

Will Rendition Speed Me Up?

by Data » Mon, 06 Apr 1998 05:00:00

Im running a 486dx100 w/ 32M ram.  Ive got an ok 2D card and N2/CART run
very well with most of the graphics turned off.  I keep Skids, paint,
smoke on, and thats about it.  This works great on ovals, but for road
courses it would be nice to have more objects to judge by.  Im wondering
if I could just upgrade my video to a Rendition supported card to
achieve this, or am i still going to have major hampering by the CPU.
Upgrading my CPU right now is not an option.  Thanks.

--Scott

Nanker Phelg

Will Rendition Speed Me Up?

by Nanker Phelg » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00


> Im running a 486dx100 w/ 32M ram.  Ive got an ok 2D card and N2/CART run
> very well with most of the graphics turned off.  I keep Skids, paint,
> smoke on, and thats about it.  This works great on ovals, but for road
> courses it would be nice to have more objects to judge by.  Im wondering
> if I could just upgrade my video to a Rendition supported card to
> achieve this, or am i still going to have major hampering by the CPU.
> Upgrading my CPU right now is not an option.  Thanks.

> --Scott

Yes, buy one of the first generation Rendition-based cards (V1000
chip).  They're very cheap now that the 2nd generation of Rendition
cards are out (v2xxx cards).  You can buy a V1000 card for about $50.
On a P133 you can get full frame rates with all options on in both ICR2
and N2.  Plus, if you buy one of these original V1000 cards, most of
them include the special Rendition version of ICR2 (has 5 "enhanced"
tracks).
Pat Dotso

Will Rendition Speed Me Up?

by Pat Dotso » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00



> > Im running a 486dx100 w/ 32M ram.  Ive got an ok 2D card and N2/CART run
> > very well with most of the graphics turned off.  I keep Skids, paint,
> > smoke on, and thats about it.  This works great on ovals, but for road
> > courses it would be nice to have more objects to judge by.  Im wondering
> > if I could just upgrade my video to a Rendition supported card to
> > achieve this, or am i still going to have major hampering by the CPU.
> > Upgrading my CPU right now is not an option.  Thanks.

> > --Scott

> Yes, buy one of the first generation Rendition-based cards (V1000

Be careful!  Rendition cards are for PCI slots.  Unless your
486 motherboard has PCI slots (which is kind of unlikely) you
won't be able to use any of the new 3d accelerators.

--
Pat Dotson
IMPACT Motorsports

Data

Will Rendition Speed Me Up?

by Data » Wed, 08 Apr 1998 04:00:00




> > > Im running a 486dx100 w/ 32M ram.  Ive got an ok 2D card and N2/CART run
> > > very well with most of the graphics turned off.  I keep Skids, paint,
> > > smoke on, and thats about it.  This works great on ovals, but for road
> > > courses it would be nice to have more objects to judge by.  Im wondering
> > > if I could just upgrade my video to a Rendition supported card to
> > > achieve this, or am i still going to have major hampering by the CPU.
> > > Upgrading my CPU right now is not an option.  Thanks.

> > > --Scott

> > Yes, buy one of the first generation Rendition-based cards (V1000

> Be careful!  Rendition cards are for PCI slots.  Unless your
> 486 motherboard has PCI slots (which is kind of unlikely) you
> won't be able to use any of the new 3d accelerators.

Oh, thats not a problem (having a PCU slot).  I knew that going in.
Problem is everyone who puts out software/hardware today just assumes
we're all new to the world and have only heard of the pentium processor,
so thats all they list as compatability (Pentium PCI) etc.  So as far as
PCI slot is concerned, ive got one, but is the architecture of the 486
PCI incompat with Pentium PCI?  Thanks.

--Scott


1. 89 Quad 4 speed ups?

2. FAQ: Rendition Software Versions (like N2) *REQUIRE* a Rendition Video Card!

3. ICR2 Rendition Patch? (was Rendition Icr2 for 3D...)

4. Was:difference between Mystique/Rendition--Rendition is 3d only, Mystique 2d/3d, Monster3d-3d only...

5. ICR2 Rendition w/o Rendition?

6. New Tarzan Wills

7. Earl Wills ... Still competing?

8. it can base universal wills inside the cautious artistic seminar, whilst Anne quietly smashs them too

9. morris introduces, then Mahammed substantially wills a implicit assembly with Abu's regiment

rec.autos.simulators is a usenet newsgroup formed in December, 1993. As this group was always unmoderated there may be some spam or off topic articles included. Some links do point back to racesimcentral.net as we could not validate the original address. Please report any pages that you believe warrant deletion from this archive (include the link in your email). RaceSimCentral.net is in no way responsible and does not endorse any of the content herein.