rec.autos.simulators

> Aarrgghh...
> After practicing offline for my weekly online league GPL hit, I find my fps
> is around 10. Qual undrivable.
> Shut GPL - try again. Same.
> Reboot - same.
> Try offline - 36 fps. Smooth.
> Go back to new tweak (NVHardpage) and set everything to default - 10 fps.
> Back to 640 x 480 with lots turned off (from max res) and back to 36 fps so
> i could at least race.
> Duron 1200 with GF3 ti200 - no probs with everything turned on until this
> week. I think the only difference was the nvhardpage tweak but why online
> and not offline.
> I really appreciate some help on this. Pointers anyone?
> TIA
> Tony

> >This may not be connected to your problem, but since switching
> >to a new computer with a geforce3 ti500, I now must use a much
> >lower resolution online than what works offline (even with
> >similiar amounts of cars around offline). E.g., I can't run
> >online with more than 1280x1024 but offline 1600x1200 is no
> >problem.

> >This was not the case with my old setup (using a vooodoo 5),
> >so I assumed it was something with the geforce drivers.
> >(I have seen the same behaviour with much lower online
> >framerates on another geforce equipped machine at work.)

> >If there is a way to get the geforce to run as well online
> >as offline I want to know about it :-)

> Did you check if your modem or network card (whatever you use to get
> online) does share an IRQ with your videocard?

> Remco

> Did you check if your modem or network card (whatever you use to get
> online) does share an IRQ with your videocard?

> http://www.racesimcentral.com/guides/hardware/kyro1.shtml

> Check out this Kyro II guide for GPL and VROC if you didn't know it
existed
> ;-)

> Oh dear, it was that simple. Yes, the graphics and ethernet cards did
> share irq. Moving the net card to another slot seems to have made it
> work as it should. (Someone said this is a w9x issue, but the box at
> work I noticed the same behaviour on runs w2k, wonder if it still
> could be the same problem on that one also?)

> > http://www.racesimcentral.com/guides/hardware/kyro1.shtml

> > Check out this Kyro II guide for GPL and VROC if you didn't know it
> existed
> > ;-)

> Thanks! I'll have a play around & see if anything can be done to improve
the
> problem.

> > Aarrgghh...
> > After practicing offline for my weekly online league GPL hit, I find my
fps
> > is around 10. Qual undrivable.
> > Shut GPL - try again. Same.
> > Reboot - same.
> > Try offline - 36 fps. Smooth.
> > Go back to new tweak (NVHardpage) and set everything to default - 10
fps.
> > Back to 640 x 480 with lots turned off (from max res) and back to 36 fps
so
> > i could at least race.
> > Duron 1200 with GF3 ti200 - no probs with everything turned on until
this
> > week. I think the only difference was the nvhardpage tweak but why
online
> > and not offline.
> > I really appreciate some help on this. Pointers anyone?
> > TIA
> > Tony

> You got FSAA on?

> I can get it to kind of work on line but it chops 15fps on my rate if
> I've forgotten to turn it off.