nVidia GeForce (6/7/8 series and later)

discussed in 274 posts, 2000-2010 · overall tone positive

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Key threads

• Specifying a new PC for racing sims in 2006 2006-01-24 · 35 posts
  RocketMan, upgrading after seven years, asked about dual-core, AMD versus Intel and graphics for sims on a 24-inch monitor. Advice favoured a stronger graphics card such as a 7800GT, noted dual core gave little benefit for current sims, and discussed RAM, drives and sound. Several members then described their own new builds and he posted his final configuration.
• Trying dual and triple monitor setups for sim racing 2008-08-28 · 31 posts
  Andrew MacPherson described trying dual-screen spanning on his Nvidia card and being converted to wide multi-monitor views. Others discussed Matrox TripleHead2Go, large LCD TVs and the SoftTH utility, and Tim Wheatley got a cheap three-screen setup working using his TV output. Andrew later found eyestrain on the TripleHead, which Tony Rickard suggested might be helped by vsync and refresh rate settings.
• Choosing a gaming CPU: Intel versus AMD 2005-12-04 · 20 posts
  A user asked whether a 3.8GHz Pentium 4 or Pentium D would be better for gaming. Most respondents recommended AMD Athlon 64 processors as better value, nForce4 rather than VIA chipsets, and skipping SLI. He leaned towards AMD after reading reviews.
• Hardware needed for iRacing, and is it a sport? 2008-10-12 · 44 posts
  Returning simmer Dirt asked whether modest hardware could run iRacing, and replies said a dual-core CPU and mid-range graphics card would do, as anything that ran NR2003 well would cope. Older posters shared why they still sim race, and Mario Petrinovic and Ronald Stoehr argued over whether iRacing's laser-scanned tracks and sanctioning body made it more than a game. Dirt later joined using an Xbox 360 wheel and reported a smooth install.
• Getting Richard Burns Rally to run on Vista 2008-08-27 · 20 posts
  Sean Black could not get Richard Burns Rally to run on a new Vista PC with an ATI 4850 card, which gave a Direct3D error. Suggestions included installing DirectX 9 runtime files and avoiding the Program Files folder, and some said games ran faster on XP. He eventually fixed it by installing DirectX 9 from another game disc and running RBR before patching.
• First impressions of the Race 07 demo 2007-09-07 · 30 posts
  Posters shared download links for the SimBin Race 07 demo and reported their impressions. Many found the physics, force feedback and out-of-the-box setup better than rFactor and GTR2, though some disliked the mandatory Steam account and others reported stuttering that was traced to shadow settings. Several complained that the AI still braked erratically, and the group discussed whether sim racing had plateaued while waiting for iRacing.
• Upgrading an older Pentium 4 for NR2003 2006-01-27 · 23 posts
  A user running NR2003 and Sports Car GT on a Pentium 4 2.4GHz with a GeForce FX5200 asked how to improve performance. Most agreed the FX5200 was the bottleneck and recommended a graphics card upgrade such as a 6600GT or 9800 Pro rather than a new CPU.
• GT Legends demo causes hard reboots on some PCs 2005-08-18 · 32 posts
  Several users reported the GT Legends demo causing instant hard reboots with driver-related stop errors. StarForce was suspected, but Tony Rickard found that disabling Avast anti-virus fixed it, and others confirmed this. The thread drifted into a dispute about top-posting.
• Need for Speed: Shift tips and sim credibility debate 2009-09-17 · 29 posts
  Jeff Reid posted tips on driving modes and car upgrades in NFS Shift. Andrew MacPherson enjoyed its Nordschleife and Veyron challenge despite the game elements, while Schooner and Ronald Stoehr argued its upgrades, drifting and AI made it an arcade racer rather than a sim. Uwe Schürkamp later tried the demo and found some earlier gripes fixed.
• Is StarForce copy protection in GTR safe to install? 2007-10-22 · 26 posts
  Jim Barbieri asked whether to install the GTR demo given StarForce copy protection. Most respondents advised avoiding StarForce and buying GTR2 or Race 07 instead, citing problems with virtual drives and publishers dropping it, while a few said they had never had trouble and suspected the horror stories were exaggerated. Side discussions covered graphics card upgrades and no-CD patches for GTR2.
• Colin McRae DiRT demo performance and Starforce 2007-07-24 · 31 posts
  A user found the DiRT demo choppy, and others said it needed powerful hardware and that both demo and retail versions used Starforce. Some refused to install it for fear of drive damage, while others reported it ran well on newer systems at lower resolutions.
• Building a sub-1000-dollar rig for triple screens 2006-12-20 · 29 posts
  Pat Dotson asked for a budget system able to drive a Matrox TripleHead2Go for rFactor. Tony Rickard advised that nVidia was needed for TripleHead2Go and SLI offered little gain in sims, and Dotson bought an Athlon X2 with a 7950 GX2. Others compared memory upgrades and widescreen monitor setups.
• Top five racing sims to buy with a G25 2006-12-01 · 86 posts
  A real-world dirt racer asked for the best five sims for a co-worker buying a Logitech G25. Recommendations included GT Legends, GTR2, rFactor, Richard Burns Rally, NR2003, Grand Prix Legends and Live for Speed, with RACE also mentioned. A long dispute followed over whether ISI-engine cars feel like driving on ice, with David G Fisher insisting it was down to setup and others disagreeing.

Busiest threads

• 8800 - wait and see... (11 posts about it)
• Specifying a new PC for racing sims in 2006 (10 posts about it)
• N2003 and Vista (7 posts about it)
• Computer upgrade to play GTR2 (7 posts about it)
• OT: Finding an XFX AGP card in the UK (7 posts about it)
• Good Video Card For Modest Machine? (6 posts about it)
• Chip, Mobo and Video Card (6 posts about it)
• GTR2 (6 posts about it)
• NR2003 Frame Rates with system upgrade (6 posts about it)
• 6600gt just locks tight while driving RBR. (6 posts about it)
• NVIDIA driver (4 posts about it)
• Trying dual and triple monitor setups for sim racing (4 posts about it)
• good deal or not? (4 posts about it)
• Choosing a gaming CPU: Intel versus AMD (4 posts about it)
• Best bang for the buck in AGP graphics card? (4 posts about it)

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Plowboy · 31 Larry · 13 eventerke@nspm.h0tmail.com · 12 Mitch_A · 8 Rick Catton · 7 Pat · 6 eventerke@n0spm.h0tmail.com · 6 Mika Takala · 5 Andrew MacPherson · 5 Tony Rickard · 5 Claude Leclerc · 5 Sting32 · 5 mjones53 · 5 P Gagg · 4 Bob Loblaw · 4 Roger Squires · 4 RocketMan · 4 Steve Simpson · 4 Uwe Schuerkamp · 3 Ed Medlin · 3

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