Is my computer OK for these sims?/Cost of equipment

Hello, I have not yet gotten a computer but have been looking for some time now and will get one soon. The specs I have been looking to get would be: CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ Hard Drive - 20GB Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP My question is, would this be enough to run Nascar4 or Nascar Heat pretty well? If not, what specs should be upgraded and to what? I have never played these on somebody elses computer so you might have to be specific on what improvements in the playing would be upgraded and whether or not it would be worth it to spend the extra money on upgrading the specs. Also, what are the opinions on these 2 sims? Which one is more realistic, etc? Do they both have the different tracks on the Nascar circuit? Here are some questions about cost of stuff so I can see about how much I will have to invest in this. What brand steering wheel works the best? How much do they cost and where is the best place to get them at? Do the foot pedals come with the steering wheel or are they separate? If separate, how much do they cost and what brand is the best? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, Jeff

I have a PIII650 running at 911Mhz and a original GeForce 256 32Mb DDR and I run N4 at 1023x768. I use 35 cars ahead and 60% world detail and get 32-83fps. Heat is very easy to run with this setup. "Jeff Glanzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello, > > I have not yet gotten a computer but have been > looking for some time now and will get one soon. > > The specs I have been looking to get would be: > > CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ > Hard Drive - 20GB > Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM > Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP > > My question is, would this be enough to run > Nascar4 or Nascar Heat pretty well? If not, what specs > should be upgraded and to what? I have never played these > on somebody elses computer so you might have to be specific > on what improvements in the playing would be upgraded > and whether or not it would be worth it to spend the > extra money on upgrading the specs. > > Also, what are the opinions on these 2 sims? > Which one is more realistic, etc? Do they both > have the different tracks on the Nascar circuit? > > Here are some questions about cost of stuff so > I can see about how much I will have to invest in this. > What brand steering wheel works the best? > How much do they cost and where is the best place > to get them at? Do the foot pedals come with the steering > wheel or are they separate? If separate, how much do they cost > and what brand is the best? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jeff

Jeff I had a P3 800mhz but just moved up to a 1ghz. Anyway my P3 800mhz kicked azz but I had the GF2GTS'Pro with 64meg & 256megs of PC133Dram. I would recommend this for you too if you can afford it. Of course the specs you indicate should be fine too... Good luck Thom_j. "Jeff Glanzman" wrote:

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| Hello, | | I have not yet gotten a computer but have been | looking for some time now and will get one soon. | | The specs I have been looking to get would be: | | CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ | Hard Drive - 20GB | Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM | Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP

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As far as NASCAR Heat vs. N4 goes that depends on if you play offline or online. IF you want to play online then N4 is the way to go, but if offline is your thing then I would say NASCAR Heat. N4 is just horrid offline, I think AI stands for Artificial Ignorance. The physics in N4 are better than Heat, and Heat doesn't have a built in match making service to find races so it really comes down to what you want to do. MadDAWG

I would get a GF2 GTS instead of the MX. If you look around you can find the GTS pretty cheap, particularly the Sparkle one (�130 UK). "Jeff Glanzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello, > > I have not yet gotten a computer but have been > looking for some time now and will get one soon. > > The specs I have been looking to get would be: > > CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ > Hard Drive - 20GB > Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM > Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP > > My question is, would this be enough to run > Nascar4 or Nascar Heat pretty well? If not, what specs > should be upgraded and to what? I have never played these > on somebody elses computer so you might have to be specific > on what improvements in the playing would be upgraded > and whether or not it would be worth it to spend the > extra money on upgrading the specs. > > Also, what are the opinions on these 2 sims? > Which one is more realistic, etc? Do they both > have the different tracks on the Nascar circuit? > > Here are some questions about cost of stuff so > I can see about how much I will have to invest in this. > What brand steering wheel works the best? > How much do they cost and where is the best place > to get them at? Do the foot pedals come with the steering > wheel or are they separate? If separate, how much do they cost > and what brand is the best? > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jeff

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>Hello, > >I have not yet gotten a computer but have been >looking for some time now and will get one soon. > >The specs I have been looking to get would be: > >CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ >Hard Drive - 20GB >Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM >Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP >

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"Jeff Glanzman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hello, > > I have not yet gotten a computer but have been > looking for some time now and will get one soon. > > The specs I have been looking to get would be: > > CPU - Pentium III @ 1 GHZ >

An Athlon is better. > Hard Drive - 20GB 20GB is allright but not for long. Games use up more hard drive space every day. Make sure you get a 7200rpm drive. > Memory - 128MB 133 MHZ SDRAM 256MB is better and not that expensive anymore. > Video Card - 32MB NVIDIA GeForce2 MX 4X AGP A GTS should not be much more expensive and is a lot faster. > > Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Jeff