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by **DStampe** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 07:33:26

I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
GeForce FX5500

I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource hungry
and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most eye
candy with acceptable fps.

Thanks

David Stamper

by **Jim** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 08:47:56

I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro. I
have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light
reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over 100
fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is
something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of
DirectX? Also have you turned animations off?

by **DStampe** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:31:02

I haven't tried a lower version of Direct X but after checking the VGA chart
at Tom' Hardware I realize just how outdated my graphics card is. I still
thought I could maybe run the game with low res but at 800 x 600 x 16 it is
undrivable. I have tried changing the plr as was stated in a recent post
and have all graphics set to their lowest setting. I may try the ealier
versions of DX and maybe a reload. Thanks for the info.

>I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro.
>I have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light
>reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over
>100 fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is
>something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of
>DirectX? Also have you turned animations off?

>>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

>> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
>> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
>> GeForce FX5500

>> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15
>> FPS with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
>> hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can
>> someone with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to
>> get the most eye candy with acceptable fps.

>> Thanks

>> David Stamper

by **Don** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:58:36

I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run ok on
my system:
Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card.
Don

by **DStampe** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 10:36:32

I've read a lot about the ATI cards, even the older ones seem to do well
with this game. I've always used the Geforce cards but I may have to change
my ways. Thanks.

> I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run ok
on
> my system:
> Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card.
> Don

> >I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

> > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> > GeForce FX5500

> > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15
FPS
> > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> > hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can
someone
> > with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the
> > most eye candy with acceptable fps.

> > Thanks

> > David Stamper

by **DStampe** » Wed, 11 Oct 2006 11:40:12

WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
info.

by **cosmo_kram..** » Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:08:08

> WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
> info.

> > I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

> > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> > GeForce FX5500

> > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
> > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> hungry
> > and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
> > similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most
> eye
> > candy with acceptable fps.

> > Thanks

> > David Stamper

by **cosmo_kram..** » Thu, 12 Oct 2006 00:12:00

> > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
> > info.

Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge
hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce
6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO,
X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

by **DStampe** » Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:34:29

> > > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for
the
> > > info.

> Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge
> hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce
> 6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO,
> X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

Yea I feel a lot better after just getting it to run. I'm running DX8 now
and its a little better quality. I spent $300.00 on upgrades to my old
system and still couldn't run it. I was getting ready to drop another 5
bills on a 7800 GTX but I think I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the
Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I may
just do that. Thanks for the info.

by **Izzy** » Thu, 12 Oct 2006 13:12:47

What's a Direct X loophole?

by **DStampe** » Thu, 12 Oct 2006 19:46:38

I was just refering to the fact that if you drop back to DX7 or DX8 in the
graphics config you get a big FPS boost.

> What's a Direct X loophole?

> >I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the
> > Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I
may
> > just do that. Thanks for the info.

by **DStampe** » Fri, 13 Oct 2006 10:46:35

If anyone is interested, there is a small paragraph in the GTR2 manual
recommending the nVidia 6 or 7 series chip set. I got the 7300 GT 512 at a
good price and am running everything full except the high def paddock with
DX9 level 2 AA and have very good frame rates. Thanks for all the good
info.

by **Jim** » Fri, 13 Oct 2006 11:10:42

Your good to go now....

> If anyone is interested, there is a small paragraph in the GTR2 manual
> recommending the nVidia 6 or 7 series chip set. I got the 7300 GT 512 at
> a
> good price and am running everything full except the high def paddock with
> DX9 level 2 AA and have very good frame rates. Thanks for all the good
> info.

>> I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

>> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
>> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
>> GeForce FX5500

>> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15
>> FPS
>> with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> hungry
>> and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
>> similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most
> eye
>> candy with acceptable fps.

>> Thanks

>> David Stamper

by PP » Thu, 19 Oct 2006 06:23:54

How to switch to older DX? Reinstall Windows and DX?

-
PP

by **Tony Rickar** » Thu, 19 Oct 2006 07:05:41

>> WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
>> info.

> How to switch to older DX? Reinstall Windows and DX?

Just select DX7 in the video configuration prog for GTR2 (defaults to Auto).

Cheers
Tony

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