rec.autos.simulators

I am running IndyCar Racing II on a 486 DX2 66mhz with 8mb of RAM.
Will adding another 8mb of RAM make a significant difference in game play?

It runs smoothly in VGA mode but I would prefer to run it "smoothly" in
SVGA.
Will 16mb of RAM instead of 8mb help me?

-Shawn

Yes, but only a VERY little. You need to go for a Pentium which is an
expensive upgrade, or a high-end 486 which is a cheap upgrade, but only
a stop-gap to the inevitable Pentium upgrade later on. Your choice :(

Check out the May issue of Sim Racing News for upgrade paths and the
best hardware for sim racing. The URL is in my .sig.

Cheers!
John

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   I tried ICR2 on my 486/66.  It had 32 Meg.  I could only run high rez
with ALL detail off.  Even then I felt my poor machine was being overtaxed.  
I found traction to be unrealistically low.  I soon lost interest until I
upgraded to my new machine.  

   I have never had less than 32 Megs of memory, but I remember someone
posting that if you didn't have enough memory, you had problems at the
longer tracks.  I don't remember if the the problem was that you couldn't
race, or couldn't tape.  Try Elkhart Lake, that's the longest track there
is.  If you can run there, and tape there, I don't think more memory will do
anything for you.  

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