VOODOO 5 and NASCAR4 ?

Quick couple of questions: I am getting ready to get another Voodoo5. Had one, sold it , getting another one. What are the best drivers for this card for NASCAR4 and where can I get them?. Also I remember a site that had a tweak guide. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, John

John McClaren wrote:

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> Quick couple of questions: > I am getting ready to get another Voodoo5. Had one, sold it , getting > another one. What are the best drivers for this card for NASCAR4 and where > can I get them?. Also I remember a site that had a tweak guide. Any help > would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > John

The tweak guide I used is at: http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/voodoo5/ . I'm still trying to find the best drivers and configuration to use for N4 on my system - PIII 500, MSI 6163 Pro, 384 MB. Works much better online than against the AI at home. Hope this helps. Rick "racinhard" online

You'd be much better off with a GF2 ULTRA....or GF3. N4 was not written for "glide".....and it doesn't run "great" on a V5. Somebody mislead you? Or, you have other reasons for needing a V5 video card....but N4 shouldn't be one of them. Tom

Thanks Rick that is the site I was looking for. I know Dave Henrie uses a Voodoo5 what driver are you using? John "Rick Brownhill" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > John McClaren wrote: > > > Quick couple of questions: > > I am getting ready to get another Voodoo5. Had one, sold it , getting > > another one. What are the best drivers for this card for NASCAR4 andwhere

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> > can I get them?. Also I remember a site that had a tweak guide. Any help > > would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > John > > The tweak guide I used is at: http://www.3dspotlight.com/tweaks/voodoo5/

. > I'm still trying to find the best drivers and configuration to use for N4on > my system - > PIII 500, MSI 6163 Pro, 384 MB. Works much better online than against theAI

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> at > home. Hope this helps. > > Rick > "racinhard" online > > >

I have a GTS now. The image quality on a VOODOO5 using FSAA is much much better on a V5 then any GF2. Did I open a can of worms or what? LOL John "Tom Pabst" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:Vxlf7.10853$[email hidden]... > You'd be much better off with a GF2 ULTRA....or GF3. N4 was not writtenfor > "glide".....and it doesn't run "great" on a V5. Somebody mislead you?Or,

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> you have other reasons for needing a V5 video card....but N4 shouldn't be > one of them. > > Tom > > >

John.... Its not a can of worms.....no one really cares what video card anyone uses. I don't get the "can of worms" statement....but what ever? The "assumption" that is made here is that frame rate is more important than graphic quality.....if your system is "limited" in any way. That's because the yardstick is "online racing." And that's about enough frame rate (to be fast, competitive...or at least not be wrecking everyone around you). There's no way that a V5 with FSAA turned on..... can be faster (better frame rates) than a GF2 (GTS or whatever version).....not in N4 at least. Maybe that wouldn't matter in "Tanks Of The Desert"...but it matters a lot in N4 online racing. As to the GF2 GTS....its one of the weaker video cards in the GF2 family (but not the weakest). No doubt, a V5 with FSAA would be a better picture....but with the same number of graphics detail turned on? With the same number of AI or online human competitors....at the same screen resolution? Not a chance! I have three systems at the moment.....two are my primary "race boxes" (one for GPL and one for N4). The N4 race box has a GF3 card (Hercules) and the GPL race box has a GF2 ULTRA (Creative). On the GPL race box...I can also run N4....and at the same settings, AI and graphic slider settings....the GF2 is 10% faster (better frame rate)...and slightly less good looking, graphics wise. The third system has a V5 5500 on it. I've tried it on both "race boxes"....as Dave Henrie knows because I bugged him to death about his settings and such....and it doesn't hold a candle to either of the Nvidia cards....picture wise, or FPS wise. Its not even on the same planet with them, for that matter. I made the original reply post above to you......trying to save you the money of finding what I've written above out for yourself. Its up to you whether you want to take it seriously or not. I sure don't know what my motivation would be for BS'ing you about it, though? Tom

Tom, A quick one. What are the specs on the 2 race boxes. I am considering a new video card, and you certainly seem to be the man with the answers! Thanks, Mike