rec.autos.simulators

> [snip]
> >> Fastvid doesn't seem to give my card a boost. (Vspeed is 19MB with
> >> Univbe)Is there an advantage running from a boot disk?

> >I have an Intel Venus PP-200 with Matrox millenium, and I get much
> >better performance than this.  Are you using fastvid?  If not, you
> >should.  Without it, I get 29 MB/S using the vidspeed test, with it
> >I get 93 MB/S.  Of course, the Matrox comes with a special version of
> [snip]

> My PPro 200 also performs below others. It's a custom-built system with an
> Intel ATX mb (Natoma chipset), 32 megs ram, and a Diamond Stealth 64  2
> meg VRAM. I have a theory that the Matrox Millenium works better with the Pro
> than other cards, it seems to blow them all away. I have tried Fastvid and
> UniVBE, they made no difference with my Diamond. My roommate has a Gateway P166
> with a Matrox, if he agrees to it i'm going to try his card in my computer.

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>> Fastvid doesn't seem to give my card a boost. (Vspeed is 19MB with
>> Univbe)Is there an advantage running from a boot disk?

>I have an Intel Venus PP-200 with Matrox millenium, and I get much
>better performance than this.  Are you using fastvid?  If not, you
>should.  Without it, I get 29 MB/S using the vidspeed test, with it
>I get 93 MB/S.  Of course, the Matrox comes with a special version of

> > I have had a Dell PPro200 (32MB RAM) for about a month now, and have
> > racked up some serious hours on the GP2, Nascar, INdy, and NFS tracks.
> > Although I was really interested in a MGA video card, Dell only offered
> > the 2MB #9 ViRGE or Imagine.  I stuck with the cheaper ViRGE since I was
> > thinking of replacing it anyway.  I run the sims as deedicated DOS
> > sessions after booting to Win95.  On certain tracks Nascar is choppy
> > with everything on, ICR does much better, and GP2 runs best with most
> > textures off and trackside detail one notch down during races.  PO still
> > can push 200% at Monaco at full detail, but was over 300 on my 486.
> > Fastvid doesn't seem to give my card a boost. (Vspeed is 19MB with
> > Univbe)Is there an advantage running from a boot disk?

> I have an Intel Venus PP-200 with Matrox millenium, and I get much
> better performance than this.  Are you using fastvid?  If not, you
> should.  Without it, I get 29 MB/S using the vidspeed test, with it
> I get 93 MB/S.  Of course, the Matrox comes with a special version of
> Nascar, which produces a rock-solid 30 FPS, even with all cars and
> every possible option turned on.  GP2 claims that it can produce
> 25.6 FPS with all (non-mirror) details on, but I run it without sky
> texture to prevent the occasional slowdown in traffic.  Using the new
> 1.0.2 version of Indycar which has an FPS display (ctrl-F), I get a
> solid 30/31 FPS in every situation.

> Every one of the "hungry" DOS games I've tried on this system has
> performed very well.  Even a system like this won't last long though,
> all you have to due is up the resolution to 1280x1024 and you can
> bring any of today's PCs to their knees.

> --
> ---------------
> Scott Pritchett

> > Do you think you're doing this guy some kind of favor by telling him
> > thisuseless Cyrix propaganda.  The only creaming going on was in your
> > pants when you got your cheapo processor.  Any objective computer > expert would recommend the Intel processors over the Cyrix.  The only > place the Cyrix h

> > GP2 does use 32-bit code and it will run the fastest on a Pentium Pro.
> > Just because something works well for you doesn't mean it is the best
> > solution.  Get a life.

> > Dana Bailes

> Me get a life? Gee, when last I checked GP2 ran on DOS, also, when last
> I checked, DOS was 16-bit. That means GP2 is 16-bit and will run just as
> fast on a Pentium or Cyrix as on a PPro (clock rates being equal). Or
> does your 8-bit brain have a problem with that.

> I'll tell ya what, Test them yourself, if you have access to all three
> sets of components, and you will see what I mean. Unless you're speaking
> from what you've read instead of what you've seen.

> I don't acutally own a Cyrix. I have a Intel P200. But the Cyrix p200+
> is faster just about on everything. I've tested 2 PPro 200's and they
> scream on NT and 32-bit Win95 apps, but are no better than my P200 on
> DOS based games.

> Botch

>Me get a life? Gee, when last I checked GP2 ran on DOS, also, when last
>I checked, DOS was 16-bit. That means GP2 is 16-bit and will run just as
>fast on a Pentium or Cyrix as on a PPro (clock rates being equal). Or
>does your 8-bit brain have a problem with that.

>I'll tell ya what, Test them yourself, if you have access to all three
>sets of components, and you will see what I mean. Unless you're speaking
>from what you've read instead of what you've seen.

>I don't acutally own a Cyrix. I have a Intel P200. But the Cyrix p200+
>is faster just about on everything. I've tested 2 PPro 200's and they
>scream on NT and 32-bit Win95 apps, but are no better than my P200 on
>DOS based games.