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Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Hi,

A bit off topic, but then again maybe not.....

Provided with a powerfull processor, say P3-800 or so......Whats the best
graphics card for the new sims around? Specifically I think of GP3 and
F1-2000.....I really wanna run these games with maximum details and good
framerate....

I dont wanna wait for "future" cards....so it must be a question between
these 2 I guess:

Voodoo 5 5500 or Geforce 2? I'm leaning more towards GeForce2, but then some
posts says that Geforce2 doesnt work that good with GP3 (?)

And does the brand mean anything? E.g. is Guillemot as good as Asus?

What do you guys run with?

Tia,
-TH

Jaso

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Jaso » Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00


25.6fps , everything on inc mirrors and I get 70-80% PO as for F12000 all I

And in case anyone was wondering the graphical difference between F12K and
GP3 go here
 http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/gp3vsf12k/GP3%20vs%20F12K.htm

As for Physics I'd have to say F12k Wins

Cheers , Jason


Simon Brow

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Simon Brow » Tue, 01 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Well on the V5 in GP3 (and GPL) you have to either switch the board to
single-chip mode or turn on FSAA to get acceptable performance.  With both
chips in use and FSAA off, this card just doesn't get along with GP3.
As for GTS cards, the Creative looks to be the cheapest.


JF Dama

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by JF Dama » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00


Runs perfect at 1280x1024, all details on.



Jay

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Jay » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Jason, do you have a 32meg or 64meg GeForce 2 GTS ??

The PC I ordered arrives next week with a 64meg GTS 2, and my old V2 12meg
piggy back (for my older, Glide-only games) It's a PIII 933 with 128meg of
PC133 RAM on an ASUS 133Mhz motherboard, and I'm curious to know how
F1-2000, GP3, RC2000/Mobil 1 Rally, GPL, etc will run.

Jay J



> 25.6fps , everything on inc mirrors and I get 70-80% PO as for F12000 all
I

> And in case anyone was wondering the graphical difference between F12K and
> GP3 go here
>  http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/gp3vsf12k/GP3%20vs%20F12K.htm

> As for Physics I'd have to say F12k Wins

> Cheers , Jason



> > Hi,

> > A bit off topic, but then again maybe not.....

> > Provided with a powerfull processor, say P3-800 or so......Whats the
best
> > graphics card for the new sims around? Specifically I think of GP3 and
> > F1-2000.....I really wanna run these games with maximum details and good
> > framerate....

> > I dont wanna wait for "future" cards....so it must be a question between
> > these 2 I guess:

> > Voodoo 5 5500 or Geforce 2? I'm leaning more towards GeForce2, but then
> some
> > posts says that Geforce2 doesnt work that good with GP3 (?)

> > And does the brand mean anything? E.g. is Guillemot as good as Asus?

> > What do you guys run with?

> > Tia,
> > -TH

TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Brand of card?

-TH




> 25.6fps , everything on inc mirrors and I get 70-80% PO as for F12000 all
I


Jaso

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Jaso » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Sorry I should have said what brand... Currently I have the Guillemot 3D
Prophet II GTS 32Mb (5.33 Drivers) , I used to have the Creative Labs GTS
which gave a slightly higher 3DMark score but actual game performance is
Identical between the two. I've since beaten the Creative score by o/c the
GTS (3dmark=6045) but I don't see the point (Yet! :)) of overclocking it

Cheers , Jason


> Brand of card?

> -TH




to
> > 25.6fps , everything on inc mirrors and I get 70-80% PO as for F12000
all
> I

40fps.

Jaso

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Jaso » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

32MB, with that system you shouldn't have any worries as with the GTS my CPU
runs out of steam way before the video card does so you should see even
higher results than mine (Bah! off to scrounge a 1Ghz (for testing of
course:)))

Cheers, Jason

> Jason, do you have a 32meg or 64meg GeForce 2 GTS ??

> The PC I ordered arrives next week with a 64meg GTS 2, and my old V2 12meg
> piggy back (for my older, Glide-only games) It's a PIII 933 with 128meg of
> PC133 RAM on an ASUS 133Mhz motherboard, and I'm curious to know how
> F1-2000, GP3, RC2000/Mobil 1 Rally, GPL, etc will run.

> Jay J




to
> > 25.6fps , everything on inc mirrors and I get 70-80% PO as for F12000
all
> I

40fps.

> > And in case anyone was wondering the graphical difference between F12K
and
> > GP3 go here
> >  http://www.strategic-plus.co.uk/gp3vsf12k/GP3%20vs%20F12K.htm

> > As for Physics I'd have to say F12k Wins

> > Cheers , Jason



> > > Hi,

> > > A bit off topic, but then again maybe not.....

> > > Provided with a powerfull processor, say P3-800 or so......Whats the
> best
> > > graphics card for the new sims around? Specifically I think of GP3 and
> > > F1-2000.....I really wanna run these games with maximum details and
good
> > > framerate....

> > > I dont wanna wait for "future" cards....so it must be a question
between
> > > these 2 I guess:

> > > Voodoo 5 5500 or Geforce 2? I'm leaning more towards GeForce2, but
then
> > some
> > > posts says that Geforce2 doesnt work that good with GP3 (?)

> > > And does the brand mean anything? E.g. is Guillemot as good as Asus?

> > > What do you guys run with?

> > > Tia,
> > > -TH

TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Hi,

Why did u change from creative to guillemot?

-TH



[SNIP]

Jaso

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Jaso » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Mainly for the TV-Out feature (TV's close to puter and I've got quite a few
DVD's & I needed to create some in store game demo's on video) Plus it's
part of my Job to test 'em (my boss is awalys asking what card I've got this
week :0) )  I'll be looking at the ATI Radeon Next but I'm definitly be
keeping the 3D Prophet II for Personel use.....(unless they bring out a Dual
Head GTS & not the crippled MX)..

Still back to the grind. (At work now) I'm about to try F12k on the ATI
Maxx.... Life's a *** :0)


> Hi,

> Why did u change from creative to guillemot?

> -TH



> > Sorry I should have said what brand... Currently I have the Guillemot 3D
> > Prophet II GTS 32Mb (5.33 Drivers) , I used to have the Creative Labs
GTS
> [SNIP]

TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00



Yeah, well, someone has to take the shitty jobs....

:)

-TH

Rich

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by Rich » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00


>Hi,

>A bit off topic, but then again maybe not.....

>Provided with a powerfull processor, say P3-800 or so......Whats the best
>graphics card for the new sims around? Specifically I think of GP3 and
>F1-2000.....I really wanna run these games with maximum details and good
>framerate....

>I dont wanna wait for "future" cards....so it must be a question between
>these 2 I guess:

>Voodoo 5 5500 or Geforce 2? I'm leaning more towards GeForce2, but then some
>posts says that Geforce2 doesnt work that good with GP3 (?)

>And does the brand mean anything? E.g. is Guillemot as good as Asus?

>What do you guys run with?

>Tia,
>-TH

with that sort of processor, by a geforce card and get a voodoo 3 2000
pci or a v30000 pci for 3dfx games (GPL!! springs to mind ..)  then
you will cover all games superbly.
TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Thx for all suggestions...

Just purchased a Prophet II 64 and a P3-800....

The prophet looks good....However the store a bought in, hasent got their
act together...turns out that my mobo ONLY runs 100Mhz....and the CPU I got
was with the 6X multiplier....so currently Im only running 600MHz....crap.

Have tried F1-2000 so far.....runs with everything turned on....looks
beautifully. Anyone knows how to view fps in this game?

Thx,
TH



N..

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by N.. » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00


spoke:

You have to get a small prog called fraps to dispaly frame rate.
www.fraps.com
--
Nos

TH

Wanna race all sims!!! Whats the perf. card?

by TH » Wed, 02 Aug 2000 04:00:00

Thx.




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