Live for Speed very slow.. less than 1 FPS??

Hi, Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" link. I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my 1GHZ Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set to minimal graphics (640x480, all options off). Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! Thanks, Tim

p.s.. Link to download is: http://www.scawen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ "Tim Epstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:08O79.3230$Jb4.59016@newsfep2-gui...

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> Hi, > > Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" > link. > > I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my 1GHZ > Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set to

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> graphics (640x480, all options off). > > Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! > > Thanks, > Tim > > >

On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:26:04 +0100, "Tim Epstein" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Hi, > >Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" >link. > >I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my 1GHZ >Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set to minimal >graphics (640x480, all options off). > >Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! > >Thanks, >Tim

I just installed it, haven't found the option to check fps but judging with the bare eye it's more than decent on my p3 866 GF2 gts. Running in 1024 with default gfx options on. Can't help you yet, but at least you know now that the sim -should- run very smooth on your system.. Andre

Thanks, but no luck, even with all sound off. Maybe its an OS problem? I'm running Windows 2000. What OS are you using? Has anyone got this Sim running on Windows 2000 ok yet? "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:26:04 +0100, "Tim Epstein" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" > >link. > > > >I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my

1GHZ > >Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set tominimal

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> >graphics (640x480, all options off). > > > >Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! > > > >Thanks, > >Tim > > I just installed it, haven't found the option to check fps but judging > with the bare eye it's more than decent on my p3 866 GF2 gts. > Running in 1024 with default gfx options on. > Can't help you yet, but at least you know now that the sim -should- > run very smooth on your system.. > > Andre

In article <kpO79.467$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says... > Thanks, but no luck, even with all sound off. > > Maybe its an OS problem? I'm running Windows 2000. What OS are you using? > > Has anyone got this Sim running on Windows 2000 ok yet? > I'm running win2k as well, and I've noticed the following things: 1) Don't touch ANY keys while the sim is starting up. I did, and had to reboot at the title screen. 2) After the reboot, I waited thru the title, and the brief replay, and got to the point where it let me configure the driver. After I was done, I clicked Next, and the program just sat there making the click noise over and over again. I had to reboot again. I'm done playing with it until the next version. -- ========================================================= Redneck Techno-Biker & "programming deity" http://www.paddedwall.org/john DeMONS/1 for Nascar Racing 3 & Nascar Legends http://www.paddedwall.org/demons DeMONS/2 for Nascar Racing 4 and 2002 Season (in development) http://www.paddedwall.org/demons2 RASCAR Roster http://www.paddedwall.org/rascar Barbarian Diecast Collector (490+ cars and counting) http://www.paddedwall.org/diecast If you want to send me email, go to the first URL shown above & click "Send Me Mail" in the contents frame. =========================================================

Tim ....why did you buy a GF4 ti 4600 and not a Ti4200 and a decent CPU...?

I've had the computer system for 2 years - it came with Geforce 2 GTS 64. The CPU is Slot A, so no upgrade path without changing m/board as well. I want to wait for AMD hammer before upgrading entire system, rather than waste money now on Athlon M/board. So, I took the option of upgrading video card a couple of months ago, and will swap the video card to new system early next year. I'm happy with the results - almost all bottlenecks I had were games where the video rather than CPU was the bottleneck. "Andrew" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ajoe53$lte$[email hidden]... > Tim ....why did you buy a GF4 ti 4600 and not a Ti4200 and a decentCPU...? > >

On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:44:31 +0100, "Tim Epstein" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Thanks, but no luck, even with all sound off. > >Maybe its an OS problem? I'm running Windows 2000. What OS are you using? I'm running W98SE.. Andre

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> After the reboot, I waited thru the title, and the brief replay, and > got to the point where it let me configure the driver. After I was > done, I clicked Next, and the program just sat there making the click > noise over and over again. I had to reboot again. > > I'm done playing with it until the next version. > >

Same thin happened to me ---rebooted and worked fine. Don't miss out on a great time because it gave you a little problem. Give it a chance, it's only version 0.04k BETA. Try again and you won't be disappointed.

I have the same problem Tim on a P4 1.6 gig, 512 of 333 ram with a Radeon 8500. Starts out at 60+ FPS then quickly drops to 3 or 4 :-( -- Edward Commissioner Middle-Aged Racers Association (MARA) http://members.rogers.com/ecrawford1/mara/maramain.htm "Tim Epstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pdO79.3242$Jb4.54937@newsfep2-gui... > p.s.. Link to download is: > > http://www.scawen.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ > > > > "Tim Epstein" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:08O79.3230$Jb4.59016@newsfep2-gui... > > Hi, > > > > Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" > > link. > > > > I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my 1GHZ > > Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set to > minimal > > graphics (640x480, all options off). > > > > Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! > > > > Thanks, > > Tim > > > > > > > >

> I have the same problem Tim on a P4 1.6 gig, 512 of 333 ram with a Radeon > 8500. Starts out at 60+ FPS then quickly drops to 3 or 4 :-( The web site mentions that the game has some issues with ATI Radeons.

hello it's running fine here (between 40 - 60 fps : 1024*768 - all options on - 7 AI) i'm running win98se with geforce3 (driver nvidia 28.32) and athlon 1.2G trouble : crash after 1 race or 2, and with the replay but it's a beta version so... really great job ! pierrot

18-27 fps, old tnt card, 875 celeron, win2ksp3, runs quite well. ======================= I am the great Galooga! =======================

Could not get it to run on a Voodoo 3 at all. It simply crashed back to desktop every time the sim was launched. Win98/800 mhz P3/128 mb ram --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 08/02/2002

I'm getting around 80 with one car, but after adding 7 or 8 AI cars it dropped to 30. That's a pretty big drop! This is very cool though. If you haven't found it yet, hit the "F" key when playing! It takes away the body, and shows just you, the tires/wheels, and the frame along with a spike per wheel that shows the exact forces on that wheen at any one time. I like it! -Larry "Andre Warringa" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 18 Aug 2002 15:26:04 +0100, "Tim Epstein" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Thanks to Karsten for the "out of the blue" online Sim "Live for Speed" > >link. > > > >I downloaded and installed it, but it's running at about .5 FPS on my

1GHZ > >Athlon with 384MB RAM and Nvidia Ti4600 Video card, even when set tominimal

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> >graphics (640x480, all options off). > > > >Any ideas, as it looks like it could be great! > > > >Thanks, > >Tim > > I just installed it, haven't found the option to check fps but judging > with the bare eye it's more than decent on my p3 866 GF2 gts. > Running in 1024 with default gfx options on. > Can't help you yet, but at least you know now that the sim -should- > run very smooth on your system.. > > Andre

That's because it do that voodoo that it do so well :) -Larry "George Jetson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aju4e6$ca8$[email hidden]...

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> Could not get it to run on a Voodoo 3 at all. It simply crashed back > to desktop every time the sim was launched. > > Win98/800 mhz P3/128 mb ram > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 08/02/2002 >

"George Jetson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:aju4e6$ca8$[email hidden]... > Could not get it to run on a Voodoo 3 at all. It simply crashed back > to desktop every time the sim was launched. > > Win98/800 mhz P3/128 mb ram Ditto here. Doesn't work on a V3 3000/Duron 800/256Mb. Works well on Kyro2/Athlon 1.2/256Mb though. Malc.