rec.autos.simulators

> Gigabyte 8KNXP M/board (P875 Chipset) supporting Dual Channel DDR RAM.
> 2 x Kingston HyperX PC3500 (DDR 434) double sided DIMMS
> Intel P4 3.0c 800Mhz FSB CPU
> Subzero4G peltier CPU cooler

> FWIW, I'm also running 3x Seagate Cheetah 15KRPM 18GB HDs running RAID0,
> connected to an Adaptec Dual Channel Ultra 160 SCSI RAID Controller with
> 128MB writeback cache. Believe it not I found the HDs and Adaptec
controller
> in server that a company had thrown out into a skip. So.. LFS loads pretty
> quickly as well :-)

> Cheers,
> Tim

> > What a increase!! What Motherboard/chip/ram did you get and where??
> > My Gateway GHz laptop is about double the frame rate of my GHZ
> > with T4 4200 home built computer. I guess it is time for an upgrade.

> > Bob

> > > I found that with a big field, the CPU and not the graphics card was
the
> > > limiting factor with an Athlon 1Ghz CPU and Nvidia TI 4600 graphics
> card.
> > > There was no difference between 800x600 and 1600x1200, though adding
> more
> > AI
> > > cars or a big field online slowed the car.

> > > I've now solved this by upgrading the m/board to a P4 3Ghz with 1GB
with
> > > dual channel DDR 400 RAM, and I'm getting constant 60+ FPS with a full
> > field
> > > of 12 cars and maxed out graphics (1600x1200x32 bit, 2 x texturing,
> etc.).
> > > Off the Line for the first 10 seconds slows the framerate to about 30
> FPS,
> > > which is still smooth.

> message

> > > > > Turn off the trees and flags, reduce your resolution;
> > > > > try 800x600 if you were using 1024x768.

> > > > That's a good point. First thing to try to rule out is a local
> hardware
> > > > issue. With the settings on minimum you can at least rule this in or
> out
> > > > as a cause.

> > > > Andrew McP

> Thanks,

> Bob

> > ok.. Specs of upgrade are as follows:

> > Gigabyte 8KNXP M/board (P875 Chipset) supporting Dual Channel DDR RAM.
> > 2 x Kingston HyperX PC3500 (DDR 434) double sided DIMMS
> > Intel P4 3.0c 800Mhz FSB CPU
> > Subzero4G peltier CPU cooler

> > FWIW, I'm also running 3x Seagate Cheetah 15KRPM 18GB HDs running RAID0,
> > connected to an Adaptec Dual Channel Ultra 160 SCSI RAID Controller with
> > 128MB writeback cache. Believe it not I found the HDs and Adaptec
> controller
> > in server that a company had thrown out into a skip. So.. LFS loads
pretty
> > quickly as well :-)

> > Cheers,
> > Tim

> > > What a increase!! What Motherboard/chip/ram did you get and where??
> > > My Gateway GHz laptop is about double the frame rate of my GHZ
> > > with T4 4200 home built computer. I guess it is time for an upgrade.

> > > Bob

> > > > I found that with a big field, the CPU and not the graphics card was
> the
> > > > limiting factor with an Athlon 1Ghz CPU and Nvidia TI 4600 graphics
> > card.
> > > > There was no difference between 800x600 and 1600x1200, though adding
> > more
> > > AI
> > > > cars or a big field online slowed the car.

> > > > I've now solved this by upgrading the m/board to a P4 3Ghz with 1GB
> with
> > > > dual channel DDR 400 RAM, and I'm getting constant 60+ FPS with a
full
> > > field
> > > > of 12 cars and maxed out graphics (1600x1200x32 bit, 2 x texturing,
> > etc.).
> > > > Off the Line for the first 10 seconds slows the framerate to about
30
> > FPS,
> > > > which is still smooth.

> > message

> > > > > > Turn off the trees and flags, reduce your resolution;
> > > > > > try 800x600 if you were using 1024x768.

> > > > > That's a good point. First thing to try to rule out is a local
> > hardware
> > > > > issue. With the settings on minimum you can at least rule this in
or
> > out
> > > > > as a cause.

> > > > > Andrew McP