Re: Upgrading an old machine for GPL?

The GeForce2 mx200/400 should give you a few more frames in GPL. If GPL is the only game you play on that machine then you might think about a second hand Voodoo3. I had a old P2 450 running a Voodoo3 (sold to a friend who only plays GPL) and the Voodoo3 using Glide performed better than the MX400 I tried. "Infamous Capt Potato" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3c2feb17$[email hidden]...

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> Hello people, > > I am looking to upgrade my current machine to improve my GPL framerate. > I am on a budget, so suggesting a new machine is not an option :P > > Running in 640x480, using the D3d patch, and minimal detail, I get around > 26-7 fps by myself at the Glen. Is this about right? > > I currently have the following: > AMD K6-2 500 (100 FSB) > 192mb RAM (64mb of 100, 128mb of 133) > TNT2 M64 (32mb) (heavily o/ced) > > I was thinking of relacing the gfx card with a GeForce2 mx200 or mx400. > Is my machine quick enough to take advantage of either of these chipsets, > or is the extra speed wasted? (I know that anything quicker is a waste, > according to what I have read). > > How much of an improvement should I expect? > > Cheers, > Anthony. > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > The Infamous Captain Potato > [email hidden] > > Die Toten Hosen - Until the Bitter End > Bis zum bitteren Ende > http://go.to/deadpants > >

Hello people, I am looking to upgrade my current machine to improve my GPL framerate. I am on a budget, so suggesting a new machine is not an option :P Running in 640x480, using the D3d patch, and minimal detail, I get around 26-7 fps by myself at the Glen. Is this about right? I currently have the following: AMD K6-2 500 (100 FSB) 192mb RAM (64mb of 100, 128mb of 133) TNT2 M64 (32mb) (heavily o/ced) I was thinking of relacing the gfx card with a GeForce2 mx200 or mx400. Is my machine quick enough to take advantage of either of these chipsets, or is the extra speed wasted? (I know that anything quicker is a waste, according to what I have read). How much of an improvement should I expect? Cheers, Anthony. -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Infamous Captain Potato [email hidden] Die Toten Hosen - Until the Bitter End Bis zum bitteren Ende http://go.to/deadpants

I'm in the market for a new PC but I'm on a budget. What's the absolute minimum spec to run GPL satisfactorily with very decent framerate?

That doesn't sound too bad. I was running 1024x768 (with 3D-wheels on sundays), mirror rate /2 on my old C300@450, 128MB, V3 2000 So, IMO you should get some more performance from your existing rig. Try: detail slider 30% no arms switch off gimmicks like smoke, sparks, fancy illumination,... HTH JensSchumi On 31 Dec 2001 15:05:35 +0950, [email hidden] (Infamous Capt Potato) wrote:

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>Hello people, > >I am looking to upgrade my current machine to improve my GPL framerate. >I am on a budget, so suggesting a new machine is not an option :P > >Running in 640x480, using the D3d patch, and minimal detail, I get around >26-7 fps by myself at the Glen. Is this about right? > >I currently have the following: > AMD K6-2 500 (100 FSB) > 192mb RAM (64mb of 100, 128mb of 133) > TNT2 M64 (32mb) (heavily o/ced) > >I was thinking of relacing the gfx card with a GeForce2 mx200 or mx400. >Is my machine quick enough to take advantage of either of these chipsets, >or is the extra speed wasted? (I know that anything quicker is a waste, >according to what I have read). > >How much of an improvement should I expect? > >Cheers, >Anthony.

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On Mon, 31 Dec 2001 05:11:54 GMT, "Les Marton" <[email hidden]> wrote: >The GeForce2 mx200/400 should give you a few more frames in GPL. If GPL is >the only game you play on that machine then you might think about a second >hand Voodoo3. I had a old P2 450 running a Voodoo3 (sold to a friend who >only plays GPL) and the Voodoo3 using Glide performed better than the MX400 >I tried. Yep, the old k6-2 500 is a poor CPU, I had a 300 mhz variety but it wasn't too bad with an old Voodoo Banshee. If you want good FPS in GPL, your ONLY choice is a 3DFX card, preferably a V3 or better. It flies along in Glide, since that's what it was designed to use. If you want to play other games, you will get a fair boost with the MX200. I'd suggest you get the cheapest (ie 32MB mx200) as anything above that will be wasted since your CPU is too slow. Rafe Mc

Pretty much a 4-500 mhz CPU with a 3DFX card such as a V3. 300mhz and a Voodoo2 will allow you to play at 640x480 as a bare minimum, but without any extra eye candy, and minimal other cars. Rafe Mc On 31 Dec 2001 07:22:36 GMT, [email hidden] (..) wrote: >I'm in the market for a new PC but I'm on a budget. What's the absolute >minimum spec to run GPL satisfactorily with very decent framerate?

The thing is that the Celeron was a VASTLY superior chip at the time. The whole reason we are running Athlons and not K7's is that the K series was HORRIBLE. The k5 was supposed to be a Pentium class chip. It was more like a fast 486. The k6 series took a reiteration to get it to better speeds, but was still only good for Office applications. -Stuart Becktell "JS" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > That doesn't sound too bad. > I was running 1024x768 (with 3D-wheels on sundays), mirror rate /2 on myold

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> C300@450, 128MB, V3 2000 > > So, IMO you should get some more performance from your existing rig. > Try: detail slider 30% > no arms > switch off gimmicks like smoke, sparks, fancy illumination,... > > HTH > > JensSchumi > > On 31 Dec 2001 15:05:35 +0950, [email hidden]

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> Potato) wrote: > > >Hello people, > > > >I am looking to upgrade my current machine to improve my GPL framerate. > >I am on a budget, so suggesting a new machine is not an option :P > > > >Running in 640x480, using the D3d patch, and minimal detail, I get around > >26-7 fps by myself at the Glen. Is this about right? > > > >I currently have the following: > > AMD K6-2 500 (100 FSB) > > 192mb RAM (64mb of 100, 128mb of 133) > > TNT2 M64 (32mb) (heavily o/ced) > > > >I was thinking of relacing the gfx card with a GeForce2 mx200 or mx400. > >Is my machine quick enough to take advantage of either of these chipsets, > >or is the extra speed wasted? (I know that anything quicker is a waste, > >according to what I have read). > > > >How much of an improvement should I expect? > > > >Cheers, > >Anthony. > > --------------------------------------------- > LWFF Ball Bearing conversion at: > http://jensschumi.tripod.com/ > > GPLRank: -14.82 > Monsters of GPL: sub 95

Rafe McAuliffe <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > Yep, the old k6-2 500 is a poor CPU, I had a 300 mhz variety but it > wasn't too bad with an old Voodoo Banshee. If you want good FPS in > GPL, your ONLY choice is a 3DFX card, preferably a V3 or better. It > flies along in Glide, since that's what it was designed to use. > Hey man! I had a K6-2 450 with a 4MB Rendition (V2100) card and it ran it fine =) -- - Will DeRivera - GPL Rank 103.93 - http://www.numic.net - http://www.luxt.com - Hi, I'm a sig virus. - Please add me to the end of your sig and help me take over the world.