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by **Jay** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 07:51:32

Now that RBR has been released for PC, I'd love to hear some feedback on
folks who have the PC version as well as the console version XBOX or PS2.

I'd love to get this for the PC, but, I don't think my current hardware is
up to spec, as I am only running a 1.6 GHz AMD w/512 RAM and a GeForce 4 MX
card (64 mb)

Obviously the PC version will have better graphics, but with my weak system,
I'm sure I'll have to tune down the graphics quite a lot to be able to get
decent framerate on my PC which might make the two versions fairly equal
visually.

So I am wondering if there are any significant differences (other than
superior graphics/sound) between the PC and console versions

Any thoughts?
TIA
Jay J

by **mjones5** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:03:37

It is out of the PC? where?

by **Stuart Becktel** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 08:44:48

I would recommend the PC version simply because you can use a wheel and
pedals on the pc...you can with the console but it won't be as good.

by **Alan Bernard** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 11:59:47

I think you're going to have to wait for answer until after September 4th,
when the PC version of RBR is scheduled for release. This is according to
RBR's home page.

Alanb

by **tomb** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:43:09

| I would recommend the PC version simply because you can use a wheel
| and pedals on the pc...you can with the console but it won't be as
| good.

Wouldn't be so sure, the PS2 version is pretty damn amazing (multi-turn
enabled for the DFP!)

by **Stephen F** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 15:56:28

It was on the shelves here in Switzerland yesterday. No time to buy it and
try it, however.

Stephen

by **Andi Col** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:49:36

It does look like it's out in Switzerland for some reason but no sign of it
anywhere else.

Andi.

SNIP

by **Jay** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 21:03:15

According to Black Hole Motorsports site it's out now...
Check this link:

http://ftp.team-coca.com/Bildarchiv/Fotos/coca.unfhug/RBRandMe/DSC000...

Even so, it may take a few days/weeks for it to become widely available, so
perhaps my question is a bit premature, but we do know that the system
requirements are pretty steep, here they are below, again from
bhmotorsports;

MINIMUM REQUIRED SPECIFICATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1.6GHZ Processor
256MB Ram
64MB Video Card (Card must support Pixel Shading)
At least 3.10GB HD space
DirectX Compatible Soundcard

RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
2.6GHZ Processor
512MB Ram
128MB Video Card equivalent to NVIDIA Geforce FX5600 or ATI Radeon 9800
At least 3.10GB HD space
Windows 2000/XP
EAX Advanced HD compatible Soundcard
Logitech? MOMO? Racing Force Feedback Wheel

I'm not sure if my lowley GeForce 4 MX 64meg video card supports
pixelshading, but I know it's nowhere near the spec's listed in the
recommend hardware, which is why I'm considering a console version instead.

> > I think you're going to have to wait for answer until after September
4th,
> > when the PC version of RBR is scheduled for release. This is according
to
> > RBR's home page.

> > Alanb

> It was on the shelves here in Switzerland yesterday. No time to buy it
and
> try it, however.

> Stephen

by **Magnus Svensso** » Sat, 28 Aug 2004 22:56:59

It doesn't. The GF4MX is just basically a souped up GF2MX, I'm afraid.

by **Stuart Becktel** » Sun, 29 Aug 2004 08:39:10

> According to Black Hole Motorsports site it's out now...
> Check this link:

> http://ftp.team-coca.com/Bildarchiv/Fotos/coca.unfhug/RBRandMe/DSC000...

> Even so, it may take a few days/weeks for it to become widely available,
> so
> perhaps my question is a bit premature, but we do know that the system
> requirements are pretty steep, here they are below, again from
> bhmotorsports;

> MINIMUM REQUIRED SPECIFICATION
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 1.6GHZ Processor
> 256MB Ram
> 64MB Video Card (Card must support Pixel Shading)
> At least 3.10GB HD space
> DirectX Compatible Soundcard

> RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> 2.6GHZ Processor
> 512MB Ram
> 128MB Video Card equivalent to NVIDIA Geforce FX5600 or ATI Radeon 9800
> At least 3.10GB HD space
> Windows 2000/XP
> EAX Advanced HD compatible Soundcard
> Logitech? MOMO? Racing Force Feedback Wheel

> I'm not sure if my lowley GeForce 4 MX 64meg video card supports
> pixelshading, but I know it's nowhere near the spec's listed in the
> recommend hardware, which is why I'm considering a console version
> instead.

>> > I think you're going to have to wait for answer until after September
> 4th,
>> > when the PC version of RBR is scheduled for release. This is according
> to
>> > RBR's home page.

>> > Alanb

>> It was on the shelves here in Switzerland yesterday. No time to buy it
> and
>> try it, however.

>> Stephen

BTW, those system specs aren't that high. Its just the fact that new games
are finally coming out to support all the features of the directx 9 video
cards, so you need a system that was made within the last 4 years to play
them.

by **David Butter** » Mon, 30 Aug 2004 10:29:30

Good grief. I know people are going to tell me that that's a pretty
ordinary spec, which it is in terms of new machines - but that's only
if you can afford to upgrade your PC every year or so just to play
games. The difference between the spec needed to play games and the
spec needed to do more or less everything else (okay, video editing
excepted) is now so huge as to make the general-purpose PC pretty
much a thing of the past. A shame, really - but yes, if I had the
money for a new PC, I would certainly be getting RBR. So I guess I'm
as much a sucker for this stuff as anyone. :P

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by JM » Mon, 30 Aug 2004 15:52:34

I think it's only ordinary for brand spanking new PCs (and even then,
you'll usually find box shifters shoving in video cards under that spec).

Still, we upgrade because we want to play these games. I'm sure someone
paid big money for the best cpu and a rendition card when GPL came out, not
to mention the 1,000s some of us spend on other hardware (controllers etc).

I've had a go with Colin McRae Hovercraft 05, so I'm hoping RBR will run
well enough on my PC to be a good antidote. It does highlight just how
lazy some programmers can be these days, given the kind of results seen on
PS2 and XBox vs much more powerful PCs...

John

by **Charli** » Mon, 30 Aug 2004 16:40:31

> Good grief. I know people are going to tell me that that's a pretty
> ordinary spec, which it is in terms of new machines - but that's only
> if you can afford to upgrade your PC every year or so just to play
> games. The difference between the spec needed to play games and the
> spec needed to do more or less everything else (okay, video editing
> excepted) is now so huge as to make the general-purpose PC pretty
> much a thing of the past. A shame, really - but yes, if I had the
> money for a new PC, I would certainly be getting RBR. So I guess I'm
> as much a sucker for this stuff as anyone. :P

you hardly need the 'recomended' spec to get a good game out of it. The
graphics should ***all over the ps2's even with a lower spec machine,
I'd have imagined...

Charli

by **Stuart Becktel** » Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:41:51

> <snip>
>> RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 2.6GHZ Processor
>> 512MB Ram
>> 128MB Video Card equivalent to NVIDIA Geforce FX5600 or ATI Radeon
>> 9800 At least 3.10GB HD space
> <snip>

> Good grief. I know people are going to tell me that that's a pretty
> ordinary spec, which it is in terms of new machines - but that's only
> if you can afford to upgrade your PC every year or so just to play
> games. The difference between the spec needed to play games and the
> spec needed to do more or less everything else (okay, video editing
> excepted) is now so huge as to make the general-purpose PC pretty
> much a thing of the past. A shame, really - but yes, if I had the
> money for a new PC, I would certainly be getting RBR. So I guess I'm
> as much a sucker for this stuff as anyone. :P

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> http://www.shelsley-walsh.co.uk/future.html

You don't need to upgrade every year to play games. I built a machine in
2002 that will run this game fine. Yes, it won't have all the nice graphics
and all (its an amd 2200+) but it will run the game just fine. The video
card requirement is also very wierd since the fx5600 is a MUCH slower card
then the 9800 non-pro.

by **Uwe Sch??rkam** » Sat, 04 Sep 2004 19:01:52

><snip>
>> RECOMMENDED SPECIFICATION
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>> 2.6GHZ Processor
>> 512MB Ram
>> 128MB Video Card equivalent to NVIDIA Geforce FX5600 or ATI Radeon
>> 9800 At least 3.10GB HD space
><snip>

> Good grief. I know people are going to tell me that that's a pretty
> ordinary spec, which it is in terms of new machines - but that's only
> if you can afford to upgrade your PC every year or so just to play
> games.

Well said. What strikes me as odd is that the xbox isn't too hot in
the hardware department, yet still RBR supposedly runs fine on it?

Cheers, uwe

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