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What is your system for GP3 well?

Jaso

What is your system for GP3 well?

by Jaso » Sun, 30 Jul 2000 04:00:00

K7-700Mhz ,128Mb Ram, Ge-Force2 GTS.

1280*1024 Everything at Maximum (inc Mirrors) 25.6FPS ,PO 60-70%

But even at this detail it still looks dated..(Fun Game though...)


Sjoerd de Roes

What is your system for GP3 well?

by Sjoerd de Roes » Sun, 30 Jul 2000 04:00:00


>For all those people who say GP3 looks totally amazing and runs really very
>smooth....

>I am trying to get an idea of what *real* computer spec is required to play
>GP3.

>Please add to this thread details of your CPU, RAM & Graphics card.
>Thanx


128MB RAM
Geforce(1) 32MB DDR
Resolution and graphics all maxed out.

Runs great.
Shame about the graphics. Not very good imho.

Sjoerd

Slow

What is your system for GP3 well?

by Slow » Sun, 30 Jul 2000 04:00:00

Thank you for your reply.
My system is not "screwed". I am absolutely 100% sure of that.
I guess my expectations for GP3 are higher than some.



> >Bullshit? Very informative.

> >Have you actually read any of the other responses to the original
message?
> >My PC is at least the *reccomended* spec (and more) and the game looks
and
> >runs worse than shit.
> >What do you want? Do you want me to actually prove it? Shall I take a
video
> >of me trying to play it and then send the tape to you?
> >I'd really like to see you try and play it smoothly on the MINIMUM spec
of a
> >PII-266, 32mb ram and a 8mb 3d card.

> I don't have a PII-266, but other people have even less than that
> and posted, in this thread, that it works fine for them.

> Did it ever occur to you that your system is screwed?




> >> >Even from the few responses over the last 30 mins it seems to confirm
> >that
> >> >the *recommended* spec quoted on the box is a complete joke (and the
min
> >> >spec is a total lie and probably actionable in court).
> >> >It has confirmed what I suspected.
> >> >You *need* at least  a PIII 700 (preferably o/c to an extra 100mhz+ if
> >you
> >> >can) with the best 3d card money can buy in order to actually have
some
> >> >really good graphics AND the best playability (with some headroom)
> >otherwise
> >> >everything becomes a poor compromise. JMHO

> >> Bullshit.

SKur

What is your system for GP3 well?

by SKur » Sun, 30 Jul 2000 04:00:00


and an awe64.  I can run in practise mode just fine at 800x600 all details
cranked.  With the exception of Lux, and Spa, my PO stays below 100%.
When I race I have to turn off just about all details, and even then I can't
keep PO below 100 all the way around a wet track.  Dry track its not quite as
bad, but whenever I have another car close by my PO climbs and things slooo
down.

This PO problem is BULLSHIT for sure,  in racing u need to be able to maintain a
rhythm, which is impossible with the PO crap.

Martyn_D


> Bullshit? Very informative.

> Have you actually read any of the other responses to the original message?
> My PC is at least the *reccomended* spec (and more) and the game looks and
> runs worse than shit.
> What do you want? Do you want me to actually prove it? Shall I take a video
> of me trying to play it and then send the tape to you?
> I'd really like to see you try and play it smoothly on the MINIMUM spec of a
> PII-266, 32mb ram and a 8mb 3d card.




> > >Even from the few responses over the last 30 mins it seems to confirm
> that
> > >the *recommended* spec quoted on the box is a complete joke (and the min
> > >spec is a total lie and probably actionable in court).
> > >It has confirmed what I suspected.
> > >You *need* at least  a PIII 700 (preferably o/c to an extra 100mhz+ if
> you
> > >can) with the best 3d card money can buy in order to actually have some
> > >really good graphics AND the best playability (with some headroom)
> otherwise
> > >everything becomes a poor compromise. JMHO

> > Bullshit.

Douglas Elliso

What is your system for GP3 well?

by Douglas Elliso » Sun, 30 Jul 2000 04:00:00


Runs fine at 800 x 600 with my P3-500 and Matrox G400.

Which, I might add, F1200 CERTAINLY DOES NOT.

So if you're gonna flame a game because of hardware requirement - F1200's
guilty - GP3 is not.

Doug


> > This is total BS -- you don't "need" a PIII anything to run GP3.  I've
> > seen it run on a Pentium Pro 200 with 64 MB of RAM in software mode (NO
> > hardware acceleration), and it looked and ran fine.  Not stellar, mind
> > you -- the graphics were obviously compromised in software mode, but it
> > looked better than GP2 in SVGA mode, and it was definitely playable.

> > -- JB



> > > Even from the few responses over the last 30 mins it seems to confirm
> > that
> > > the *recommended* spec quoted on the box is a complete joke (and the
> > min
> > > spec is a total lie and probably actionable in court).
> > > It has confirmed what I suspected.
> > > You *need* at least  a PIII 700 (preferably o/c to an extra 100mhz+
> > if you
> > > can) with the best 3d card money can buy in order to actually have
> > some
> > > really good graphics AND the best playability (with some headroom)
> > otherwise
> > > everything becomes a poor compromise. JMHO

> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.

Jo

What is your system for GP3 well?

by Jo » Thu, 03 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Asus P2B rev1.02

GeForce 2 GTS - Asus V7700 Pure 32MB oc to 240/395
5 years old SB16 sound card
192MB PC100 Ram
Windows 98 SE


all on except hill and track side object. PO on grid (6th) around 60-70%
depending on the track. First corner can go up to 110-120 for a second or two.
During racing PO could drop down to as low as 30-40% even in the wets
depending on the track and which part of it (even in Monaco).

If you have a 17" monitor you need to run it at 1280x1024 as anything lower
looks ugly. I upgraded my system (CPU and Video card, was Celeron 500 oc to
562 and a TNT card) just for GP3. Was it worth the upgrade...well to be frank
I was a quite disappointed when I first tried the warez version. After I've
played for longer I started to enjoy it more and more. I brought the retail
box the first day it became available in New Zealand (28/7). So is it worth
all the $$$ (hardware & software) spent for me IT IS.

Joe



>For all those people who say GP3 looks totally amazing and runs really very
>smooth....

>I am trying to get an idea of what *real* computer spec is required to play
>GP3.

>Please add to this thread details of your CPU, RAM & Graphics card.
>Thanx


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