rec.autos.simulators

> Go to www.nvidia.com and get the Detonator drivers.
> The drivers on the CD that came with your card are probably ancient.
> I've had great luck with using Detonator vs. the drivers specific for
> my card (Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2).

> Tim

> On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:01:16 +1100, "Phillip Archer"

> >I've just purchased a 64Mb Kyro II card to (finally) replace the
venerable
> >Voodoo 3 on my 1ghz Athlon system. I had previously tried an Nvidia MX
card
> >and was largely underwhelmed - it went back. Anyhow, after hearing good
> >reports about the Kyros and with the price having just come down here in
Oz
> >(the reason for not buying a GTS or GeForce3), I took the plunge and
bought
> >the Kyro II. So far I've seen an improvement in frame rates in NFSPU and
the
> >N4 demo, but the main (only) sim I use regularly, GPL, has suffered from
the
> >changeover. Obviously I use the D7 rasterizer, but the graphics look less
> >detailed than the Glide version and the framerate has taken a
considerable
> >hit. At the back of a full grid at Spa, at 1024x768, with all graphics on
> >and the detail slider 80% to the right, I always got a steady 36 fps at
> >flagfall with the V3. With the Kyro, it drops to about 24 fps until the
> >first corner, and then improves from there. As I said before, the graphic
> >detail is worse than on the V3, and part of the menus are missing. Are
there
> >better drivers for the Kyro than came on the CD? - If so where? I also
have
> >a problem with GP3, being unable to better about 12 fps at the start of a
> >race - regardless of resolution.
> >Any suggestions, otherwise the V3 goes back in !
> >                                  TIA..
> >                                   Phillip...

> The Kryo 2 DOES NOT use Detonator drivers

> Visit the Hercules website - and use the drivers there for your card

> Doug

> > Go to www.nvidia.com and get the Detonator drivers.
> > The drivers on the CD that came with your card are probably ancient.
> > I've had great luck with using Detonator vs. the drivers specific for
> > my card (Elsa Gladiac GeForce 2).

> > Tim

> > On Thu, 4 Oct 2001 15:01:16 +1100, "Phillip Archer"

> > >I've just purchased a 64Mb Kyro II card to (finally) replace the
> venerable
> > >Voodoo 3 on my 1ghz Athlon system. I had previously tried an Nvidia MX
> card
> > >and was largely underwhelmed - it went back. Anyhow, after hearing good
> > >reports about the Kyros and with the price having just come down here
in
> Oz
> > >(the reason for not buying a GTS or GeForce3), I took the plunge and
> bought
> > >the Kyro II. So far I've seen an improvement in frame rates in NFSPU
and
> the
> > >N4 demo, but the main (only) sim I use regularly, GPL, has suffered
from
> the
> > >changeover. Obviously I use the D7 rasterizer, but the graphics look
less
> > >detailed than the Glide version and the framerate has taken a
> considerable
> > >hit. At the back of a full grid at Spa, at 1024x768, with all graphics
on
> > >and the detail slider 80% to the right, I always got a steady 36 fps at
> > >flagfall with the V3. With the Kyro, it drops to about 24 fps until the
> > >first corner, and then improves from there. As I said before, the
graphic
> > >detail is worse than on the V3, and part of the menus are missing. Are
> there
> > >better drivers for the Kyro than came on the CD? - If so where? I also
> have
> > >a problem with GP3, being unable to better about 12 fps at the start of
a
> > >race - regardless of resolution.
> > >Any suggestions, otherwise the V3 goes back in !
> > >                                  TIA..
> > >                                   Phillip...

>He doesnt have a nvidia

>Ash