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Nascar-4 Important Questions

Sal

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Sal » Sat, 10 Feb 2001 08:27:32

1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a multi-processor
operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me an
official answer

Thanks,

Sal

Marc Collin

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Marc Collin » Sat, 10 Feb 2001 12:33:50

Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors that
doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

Marc


Sal

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Sal » Sun, 11 Feb 2001 10:39:26

The question still stands. Does Nascar-4 take advantage of multiple
processors? Why do you answer with another question? If you know the answer
then why not tell me? If you don't know the answer then what's your point?
All I've heard mentioned so far on this subject is that N4 could use
multiple processors, no talk of how, ie: SMP, multi-threading or O/S. That's
why I'm asking.

Sal


> Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors that
> doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

> Marc



> > 1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

> > 2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a
multi-processor
> > operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

> > I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me an
> > official answer

> > Thanks,

> > Sal

Eric Busc

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Eric Busc » Sun, 11 Feb 2001 11:32:54

Like GPL N4 is multi-threaded and will take advantage of multiple CPUs when
run under an OS that supports SMP such as Win2000.

--
Eric


Sal

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Sal » Sun, 11 Feb 2001 12:12:44

I thought there was a version of Quake as well as GPL, that could take
advantage of multiple processors in WIN9x. Well what about the first
question anyway? Do you know if N4 will use multiple processors or not?

Thanks,

Sal


> Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors that
> doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

> Marc



> > 1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

> > 2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a
multi-processor
> > operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

> > I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me an
> > official answer

> > Thanks,

> > Sal

Russell D. Laughlin Jr

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Russell D. Laughlin Jr » Sun, 11 Feb 2001 13:46:23

I was under the impression that no SMP enabled software is going to take
advantage of multi processors in Win 9x.  The OS doesn't support it.

Russ


> I thought there was a version of Quake as well as GPL, that could take
> advantage of multiple processors in WIN9x. Well what about the first
> question anyway? Do you know if N4 will use multiple processors or not?

> Thanks,

> Sal



> > Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors
that
> > doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

> > Marc



> > > 1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

> > > 2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a
> multi-processor
> > > operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

> > > I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me
an
> > > official answer

> > > Thanks,

> > > Sal

Luckydaz

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Luckydaz » Sun, 11 Feb 2001 16:12:11

That's exactly right. The OS has to RECOGNIZE SMP before everything
else comes into play. I have a dual setup and run win 2k, Linux and
the BeOS. They all take advantage of SMP expecially BeOS. Every app
that runs on BeOS is automatically multi-threaded. Unfortunately games
don't run on it. Right now I'm running my AMD 750 overclocked to 1070
box. Will install N4 on the dually box tomorrow and benchmark.
Right now I'm running in Open GL. How is the D3D version speedwise?
Anyone compare the 2 yet?

On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 04:46:23 GMT, "Russell D. Laughlin Jr."


>I was under the impression that no SMP enabled software is going to take
>advantage of multi processors in Win 9x.  The OS doesn't support it.

>Russ



>> I thought there was a version of Quake as well as GPL, that could take
>> advantage of multiple processors in WIN9x. Well what about the first
>> question anyway? Do you know if N4 will use multiple processors or not?

>> Thanks,

>> Sal



>> > Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors
>that
>> > doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

>> > Marc



>> > > 1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

>> > > 2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a
>> multi-processor
>> > > operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

>> > > I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me
>an
>> > > official answer

>> > > Thanks,

>> > > Sal

Marc Collin

Nascar-4 Important Questions

by Marc Collin » Mon, 12 Feb 2001 01:16:04

My point was that of course you need an O/S that supports multiple
processors...why ask such a ridiculous question?  Whether the game supports
multiple processors is a great question...and like GPL it does.  But asking
Papy to produce a game that supports multiple processors running on an O/S
that doesn't support them was asking a bit much....I thought.

Marc


> Some people rather be a smartass than helpful.  I guess Marc's one of
> those types.

> You need both sw that takes advantage of smp and an os that supports
> smp to see any significant advantage.  Since N4 is based on the GPL
> engine, and GPL is specifically designed to take advantage of smp (as
> of v1.1), hopefully N4 does too.  I don't have N4 so I cannot answer
> your question definitively.  Hopefully someone else can.


> >The question still stands. Does Nascar-4 take advantage of multiple
> >processors? Why do you answer with another question? If you know the
answer
> >then why not tell me? If you don't know the answer then what's your
point?
> >All I've heard mentioned so far on this subject is that N4 could use
> >multiple processors, no talk of how, ie: SMP, multi-threading or O/S.
That's
> >why I'm asking.

> >Sal



> >> Do we know of any program that takes advantage of multiple processors
that
> >> doesn't run on a multiple-processor-enabled O/S?

> >> Marc



> >> > 1. Does Nascar-4 officially support multiple processors?

> >> > 2. If it does support multiple processors, does it need a
> >multi-processor
> >> > operating system? ie: Win-NT or WIN2000

> >> > I'm building a new machine dedicated to N4 so Papyrus can you give me
an
> >> > official answer

> >> > Thanks,

> >> > Sal


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