Ok, let's start a comparison of our N4 - Frame Rate Results. That way
people can decide what part (or all) of their puter they might need to
upgrade to get the decent performance while running N4.
Here's the test. Please do it this way to compare apples to apples:
1. Set the resolution Video to 800x600 on OpenGl or D3D
2. MAX everything out in N4 (42 cars in the field, 100% world detail, High
on everything, full view in mirror with all the cars seen in front and back,
max out the sounds in audio and crank up and click on everything possible.
3. Go into a Single player race at Daytona with 42 cars, realistic mode and
damage on, cloudy weather, full pace lap and yellows on, etc. (It is
important to try this in single player as multiplayer will give better
results)
4. Use the Cockpit view for racing.
5. While starting off in the pace press your F key to see the Frame Rates
Per second (FPS) in the top right hand corner. Notice your FPS while in the
pace and while racing then report your result and what system you used like
the following report I give below:
Deiter's Racing Computer Results with N4 and above settings:
Average FPS while in pace = 7
Average FPS while in race = 11
CPU = P3 -550 (not overclocked)
VIDEO = NVIDIA GEFORCE 1 DDR 32MB (not overclocked, using Opengl latest
nvidia drivers)
RAM = 384 MB 100mhz
MOBO = ABIT BH6 with 1x AGP. (Latest bios loaded)
SOUND = LIVE PLATINUM (all 3d EAX 24 sounds turned on in N4)
WHEEL = MS FFB Sidewinder gameport version (forces turned up to 100%)
OS = WIN98SE (all the latest patches loaded including DX8)
thanks
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RacersDomain.Com Drivers Club Director
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>BTW, mine is running in D3D > >Here is mine, using ALL options at max, and the other >settings as mentioned above. > >rrevved's computer: > >800x600x16 >Average in Pace Lap = 20 >Average in Race = 18-44 observed (Mostly low 30's) > >1280x960x16 >Average in Pace Lap = 16 >Average in Race = 14-36 observed (Mostly mid-20's) > >(In-race framerates are VERY variable in both resolutions) > >CPU - PIII-1000 (10x100fsb) Not overclocked >Videocard - Voodoo5-5500 AGP. FSAA set to OFF. No O/C. >RAM - 256mb - 100mhz >MOBO - Intel SE 440BX 3 >Sound - TB Montego II - 3d sound enabled in Nascar 4 >Wheel - ACTLABS Force RS (serial port version) - FF = OFF in Nascar 4 >OS - Win98SE - DX 7.0a > > ..next?> Average FPS while in pace = 7
> Average FPS while in race = 11
If you're getting this with a geforce card, it must be laughable on a
voodoo3. I'll be waiting to see results on the next gen video cards, a
geforce2 doesn't seem like its worth the money to me.
rms
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Everything else being equal, with a GF256 I get faster framerates in OpenGL
than with D3D.
Jerry Morelock
Hey, thanks rrevved for the results. Yeah I know most people don't use 42
cars but it's just for testing purposes to see the difference and yes N4
likes CPU speed more than a video card. I'll be interested to see a Gforce
2 Ultra on a slower Processor to see how it compares to your results. The
added AI cars do cause a CPU performance hit, but they also cause a Video
hit albeit, it looks like more of a CPU hit at this point. Thanks also for
the comparison between 800x600x16 and 1280x960x16. Sometimes the 1280 gets
higher FPS than the 800 setting in some games but doesn't look like it does
in N4.
Deiter.
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RacersDomain.Com Drivers Club Director
http://www.racersdomain.com
rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:40:47 GMT, "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>
> >> Average FPS while in pace = 7
> >> Average FPS while in race = 11
> >
> > If you're getting this with a geforce card, it must be laughable on a
> >voodoo3. I'll be waiting to see results on the next gen video cards, a
> >geforce2 doesn't seem like its worth the money to me.
> >
> >rms
> >[email hidden]
> >
> >
>
> Most people, in real life, don't run with 42 cars in mirrors, full
> world detail, full rendering distance, 42 cars front and back etc.,
> full effects, 3d sound, enviromental mapping, etc., etc., on a 550mhz
> processor as he is using for this benchmark.
>
> Here is my results, using ALL options at max, and the other
> settings as mentioned in the benchmark:
>
> rrevved's computer:
>
> 800x600x16
> Average in Pace Lap = 20
> Average in Race = 18-44 observed (Mostly low 30's)
>
> 1280x960x16
> Average in Pace Lap = 16
> Average in Race = 14-36 observed (Mostly mid-20's)
>
> (In-race framerates are VERY variable in both resolutions)
>
> CPU - PIII-1000 (10x100fsb) Not overclocked
> Videocard - Voodoo5-5500 AGP. FSAA set to OFF. No O/C.
> RAM - 256mb - 100mhz
> MOBO - Intel SE 440BX 3
> Sound - TB Montego II - 3d sound enabled in Nascar 4
> Wheel - ACTLABS Force RS (serial port version) - FF = OFF in Nascar 4
> OS - Win98SE - DX 7.0a
>
> I think it's safe to say that Nascar 4 likes PROCESSOR speed. ;)
>
Hey, thanks rrevved for the results. Yeah I know most people don't use 42
cars but it's just for testing purposes to see the difference and yes N4
likes CPU speed more than a video card. I'll be interested to see a Gforce
2 Ultra on a slower Processor to see how it compares to your results. The
added AI cars do cause a CPU performance hit, but they also cause a Video
hit albeit, it looks like more of a CPU hit at this point. Thanks also for
the comparison between 800x600x16 and 1280x960x16. Sometimes the 1280 gets
higher FPS than the 800 setting in some games but doesn't look like it does
in N4.
Deiter.
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Bruce Moody AKA Deiter #33
RacersDomain.Com Drivers Club Director
http://www.racersdomain.com
rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 08 Feb 2001 22:40:47 GMT, "Roger Squires" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>
> >> Average FPS while in pace = 7
> >> Average FPS while in race = 11
> >
> > If you're getting this with a geforce card, it must be laughable on a
> >voodoo3. I'll be waiting to see results on the next gen video cards, a
> >geforce2 doesn't seem like its worth the money to me.
> >
> >rms
> >[email hidden]
> >
> >
>
> Most people, in real life, don't run with 42 cars in mirrors, full
> world detail, full rendering distance, 42 cars front and back etc.,
> full effects, 3d sound, enviromental mapping, etc., etc., on a 550mhz
> processor as he is using for this benchmark.
>
> Here is my results, using ALL options at max, and the other
> settings as mentioned in the benchmark:
>
> rrevved's computer:
>
> 800x600x16
> Average in Pace Lap = 20
> Average in Race = 18-44 observed (Mostly low 30's)
>
> 1280x960x16
> Average in Pace Lap = 16
> Average in Race = 14-36 observed (Mostly mid-20's)
>
> (In-race framerates are VERY variable in both resolutions)
>
> CPU - PIII-1000 (10x100fsb) Not overclocked
> Videocard - Voodoo5-5500 AGP. FSAA set to OFF. No O/C.
> RAM - 256mb - 100mhz
> MOBO - Intel SE 440BX 3
> Sound - TB Montego II - 3d sound enabled in Nascar 4
> Wheel - ACTLABS Force RS (serial port version) - FF = OFF in Nascar 4
> OS - Win98SE - DX 7.0a
>
> I think it's safe to say that Nascar 4 likes PROCESSOR speed. ;)
>
Interesting, what are your system specs for your computer and such?
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Bruce Moody AKA Deiter #33
RacersDomain.Com Drivers Club Director
http://www.racersdomain.com
chainbreaker <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Everything else being equal, with a GF256 I get faster framerates in
OpenGL
> than with D3D.
>
> Jerry Morelock
>
>
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>hehe.. Hey Gordon.. > >The benchmark that the poster proposed was at 800x600. >Since the Voodoo5 framerates will be compared with >GeForce2 cards that don't normally use FSAA, I didn't either.. :) > >Actually, I currently run N4 at 1280x960x16, no FSAA, world >detail at 75%, high res cars, no enviro mapping, draw distance 75%, >in mirror at 50%, medium mirrors, track detail at most, 24 ahead, >6 behind, etc.. > >I get a range of 35-50 fps with those settings and it looks >and drives great. Have you gotten N4? I really like it.. Sorry to get in late, but I have noticed a big varience in frame rate from
track to track. Some of the tracks I average in the high 20's but others
routinely dog me down near the teens.
dave henrie
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