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--Tim

I installed the latest yamaha drivers and it went away......

Ash

| I'm interested in how many AI opponents people running with and what type
of
| processor their using. I just started racing against the AI now that I
have
| my new machine (1.2g AMD) and was surprised to see a fair amount of chop
| with 19 opponents, 1024x768, full detail, Glide. For the most part
framerate
| stays at 36, but occasionally everything just freezes for a second. When I
| turn opponents down, it goes away. Not sure if that much AI is just too
much
| or if something's wrong with my box. I've had problems with my sound card,
| but I thought I solved it. Input would be appreciated.
|
| --Tim
|
|

Are you running anything in the background like ICQ, Task Scheduler, etc.?
You should kill all running applications except Explorer and Systray. If
you're getting freezing, it could be that something running in the
background is stealing CPU cycles and/or accessing the hard drive.

I'm running WinMe and I've got most everything turned off, except 3dfx tools
and some little dealy my sound card loads into the background. I can't
imagine either of those apps taking up that many CPU cycles.

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I'm now back with the SBLive and all seems to be working well. Did a race
with GPL, all options maxed, and didnt'see any stutter. Did a quick race in
N4, full field, all options maxed, 1024. Much better.

Apparently I needed to shuffle the sound card around and around until I
found a sweet spot. TB goes back to the store tomorrow.

It's amazing what a misbehaving sound card can do to system performance!
I've been pulling my hair out trying to figure this one out. I tried
everything on Paul's unofficial KT7A faq. I ditched WinMe. I scoured the net
for other solutions. Worst part was it would seem to be fixed, only to rear
it's ugly head in a different game or night. Crossing my fingers that I
really do have it***ed this time.

One thing this experience has taught me is that I probably am too busy (or
perhaps impatient) to build my own machines anymore. If I didn't have to
worry with the kids, job, wife, etc, I might have been able to figure it out
a long time ago. As it is, there's never enough time to try every
permutation and so you end up plugging away for during every odd half-hour
you can get and it ends up feeling like an eternity. Yuck!

Tonight I think I got it fixed, though. <knock on wood>

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  Hey!  Leave my head outta this!!

   Also make sure you are running an up to date set of
via drivers.  When I first installed my board, one of the
files was not included in the driver zip.  But with 4.28
that was solved.  4.29 is also supposed to be final now
so either of those should be stable.  The first day I had
fits with getting the system up and running, but now it purrs like a
kitten..
  Eldred...I read your post above about installation problems...My ONLY
guess is your memory jumper
switch may be set to the wrong speed...i.e.  choosing pc100 setting when you
have pc133.  This held me up for
awhile when I put my box together...good luck.
dave henrie

Eldred
--
Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001
Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett
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with experience...
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I am using a Duron 800 and 1024*768 usually 36fps.

One thing to check, have you installed the latest VIA drivers (or intel if
your board is an intel chipset) installed (http://www.viatech.com)

Good Luck
Ash

| I'm using the santa cruz card from turtle beach. What processor and
in-game
| settings are  using?
|


| > Tim,
| > Is your sound-card Yamaha based by any chance - eg. Guillemot
Fortissimo?
| >
| > I installed the latest yamaha drivers and it went away......
| >
| > Ash
| >


| > | I'm interested in how many AI opponents people running with and what
| type
| > of
| > | processor their using. I just started racing against the AI now that I
| > have
| > | my new machine (1.2g AMD) and was surprised to see a fair amount of
chop
| > | with 19 opponents, 1024x768, full detail, Glide. For the most part
| > framerate
| > | stays at 36, but occasionally everything just freezes for a second.
When
| I
| > | turn opponents down, it goes away. Not sure if that much AI is just
too
| > much
| > | or if something's wrong with my box. I've had problems with my sound
| card,
| > | but I thought I solved it. Input would be appreciated.
| > |
| > | --Tim
| > |
| > |
| >
| >
|
|