GP4 no faster with new GeForce4 ti4400

Swapped out the GeForce2 Ultra and I thought it would be a lot quicker but I still get a suggested frame-rate of about 16-18fps with full "automatic" graphics checked. F1 2002 only went from the low 30s to the high 40s. Running 1024x768x32 on a flat-panel monitor. Box is Dell Dim 8100 P4 1500 512mb RAM on XP Home. Nvidia drivers are version 6.13.10.3082. Is there a tweak or setting change I missed?

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:21:43 GMT, Geoff Waters <[email hidden]> wrote: >Swapped out the GeForce2 Ultra and I thought it would be a >lot quicker but I still get a suggested frame-rate of about >16-18fps with full "automatic" graphics checked. GP4 is programmed....uhh...idiosyncratically. I would stick to F1-2002. >F1 2002 only went from the low 30s to the high 40s. Running >1024x768x32 on a flat-panel monitor. If you went from 32 to 48fps that would be a 50% increase. Pretty damn impressive if you ask me. What were you expecting? >Box is Dell Dim 8100 P41500 512mb RAM on XP Home. Not the fastest of processors nowadays. You may well be reaching the limits of what the CPU can do now.... > Nvidia drivers are version 6.13.10.3082. > Is there a tweak or setting change I missed? Unless youare running with vsync on, unlikely. Ian -- Ian Riches GPL Rank +1.76 Monsters of GPL +284.19

You get a 50% increase in fps by just swapping a damn good card for a better one and you are moaning...???????????????????????????? Sheesh... Andy

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:21:43 GMT, Geoff Waters <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Swapped out the GeForce2 Ultra and I thought it would be a >lot quicker but I still get a suggested frame-rate of about >16-18fps with full "automatic" graphics checked. F1 2002 >only went from the low 30s to the high 40s. Running >1024x768x32 on a flat-panel monitor. Box is Dell Dim 8100 P4 >1500 512mb RAM on XP Home. Nvidia drivers are version >6.13.10.3082. Is there a tweak or setting change I missed?

Be sure to turn off anti-aliasing in the GeForce 2 control panel....

Something is wrong my 1gig amd and gf2 gts card gets about 38fps in f1 2002.

Andrew wrote:

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> > You get a 50% increase in fps by just swapping a damn good card for a better > one and you are moaning...???????????????????????????? > > Sheesh... > > Andy

Sorry for the confusion - not moaning about F1 2002, but specifically hoped GP4 would get me up to a reasonable frame rate as well. I recall from being a theatre projectionsist in my younger days that movies run at 24 frames/sec and that seems to be pretty "smooth" to me, at least in the theatre....

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> > On Fri, 16 Aug 2002 14:21:43 GMT, Geoff Waters <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >Swapped out the GeForce2 Ultra and I thought it would be a > >lot quicker but I still get a suggested frame-rate of about > >16-18fps with full "automatic" graphics checked. F1 2002 > >only went from the low 30s to the high 40s. Running > >1024x768x32 on a flat-panel monitor. Box is Dell Dim 8100 P4 > >1500 512mb RAM on XP Home. Nvidia drivers are version > >6.13.10.3082. Is there a tweak or setting change I missed? > > Be sure to turn off anti-aliasing in the GeForce 2 control panel....

It was set to atuo (and v-sync was "on"). Set both to off and got GP4 up to 25 fps with all detail maxed at 1024x768x16. Good enough for me. Thanks for your suggestions.

The reason 24 frames a second looks ok on film is because the actual still images contain 'image blur' caused by movement not being perfectly frozen in each frame .... this helps blend the imges together even at 24 fps... Unfortunately I have yet to see a good [pc graphics implementation that mimics this blurring effect .. that's why on the pc even 36fps is bit hard to take after awhile .. it's like you have to mentally put the image blurrring back in yourself... jv "Geoff Waters" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Andrew wrote: > > > > You get a 50% increase in fps by just swapping a damn good card for abetter

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> > one and you are moaning...???????????????????????????? > > > > Sheesh... > > > > Andy > > Sorry for the confusion - not moaning about F1 2002, but > specifically hoped GP4 would get me up to a reasonable frame > rate as well. > > I recall from being a theatre projectionsist in my younger > days that movies run at 24 frames/sec and that seems to be > pretty "smooth" to me, at least in the theatre....

"Juan Vizoso" <[email hidden]> wrote in > .. >it's like you have to mentally > put the image blurrring back in yourself... > jv > try using tequila...... :)

"DJR" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:6Re79.94484$[email hidden]... > Something is wrong my 1gig amd and gf2 gts card gets about 38fps in f12002. > > That's not wrong it's quite normal. You should be very happy with that kind of frame rate. Some Call Me Tim