I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a
Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a
patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU.
1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and,
2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade?
I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm
thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1
2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...)
Thanks.
--
Bert
I think it was chip speeds approaching 1.3 or 1.4 ghz and above. You
'should' be ok.. :)
dave henrie
"BRH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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> I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > 1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > 2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > 2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > Thanks. > > -- > Bert > > >I have a 1.333 AMD and the patch was not necessary.
"BRH" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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> I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > 1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > 2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > 2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > Thanks. > > -- > Bert > > >I have a 1.4 ghz tbird and no probs.
But I'd suggest you won't get the boost you want from a celeron. The
Duron 1 ghz slaughters it by 15-20% or more. If you're looking at a p3
1.1ghz, you'll need a new mobo anyway, so the AMD solution gives you
more power.
The difference for me from a 400cel @600 to a 1.4ghz tbird was
incredible (even on my lowly V3 3000). Full fields at Monaco, no
slowdowns at 1024, and alllllmmmost there at the start in 1280, 36fps
solid once moving.
Racing sims alway demand a lot of CPU over other 3d games, so go for a
bit more than you think, you'll appreciate it later.
Rafe Mc
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:55:44 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote:
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>I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a >Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a >patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > >1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, >2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > >I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm >thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 >2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > >Thanks.BRH <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
1. It shouldn't be needed for either of those, it's for 1.4/1.5 plus
(I think), but the patch does switch off the requirement to load the
CD.
2. GPL apparently likes meaty CPUs so PIII would be a better option
IMO
STan
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> I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > 1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > 2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > 2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > Thanks.No, the K7s have better FP perf, which is what GPL likes.
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> > I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > > Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > > patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > > > 1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > > 2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > > > I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > > thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > > 2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > > > Thanks. > > 1. It shouldn't be needed for either of those, it's for 1.4/1.5 plus > (I think), but the patch does switch off the requirement to load the > CD. > 2. GPL apparently likes meaty CPUs so PIII would be a better option > IMO > > STanThanks for those tips, but I want to keep my current motherboard - an ABIT
BH-6. So, I don't think that the Duron is an option, unfortunately.
Rafe McAuliffe wrote:
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Bert
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> I have a 1.4 ghz tbird and no probs. > > But I'd suggest you won't get the boost you want from a celeron. The > Duron 1 ghz slaughters it by 15-20% or more. If you're looking at a p3 > 1.1ghz, you'll need a new mobo anyway, so the AMD solution gives you > more power. > > The difference for me from a 400cel @600 to a 1.4ghz tbird was > incredible (even on my lowly V3 3000). Full fields at Monaco, no > slowdowns at 1024, and alllllmmmost there at the start in 1280, 36fps > solid once moving. > > Racing sims alway demand a lot of CPU over other 3d games, so go for a > bit more than you think, you'll appreciate it later. > > Rafe Mc > > On Mon, 22 Oct 2001 21:55:44 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > >Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > >patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > > >1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > >2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > > >I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > >thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > >2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > > >Thanks.Read the question.
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> No, the K7s have better FP perf, which is what GPL likes.
>
On Tue, 23 Oct 2001 19:34:38 -0400, BRH <[email hidden]> wrote:
>Thanks for those tips, but I want to keep my current motherboard - an ABIT
>BH-6. So, I don't think that the Duron is an option, unfortunately.
>If you want to keep your mobo, the new P3s are not an option as they
have a new interface. The older, non-tualatin p3s will fit fine, as
will all celerys.
Rafe Mc
only if u go past a 1.7 gig chip:))
daz
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> I'm thinking of upgrading my Celeron 566 (o/ced to 850) to either a > Celeron 1.1 or Pentium III 1.1, and recall something awhile back about a > patch to allow GPL to run with a high-speed CPU. > > 1. Would that patch be necessary with either of these CPU's? and, > 2. Is its really a worthwhile CPU upgrade? > > I run most popular sims, but GPL most of the time. The reason that I'm > thinking of doing a relatively cheap upgrade at this time is to run F1 > 2001 smoother. (I have a V5 videocard, which I want to keep using...) > > Thanks. > > -- > Bert > > >Hi Bert :)
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