The "Record for Hardware?" posted earlier got me thinking about this,
again. This is parts of some notes i've put together:
Interesting correlation between my laptimes and hardware improvements
and their effect on my GPLRank. Below is a list of my GPL rank history over
a relatively short period of time where I did some system upgrades. All of
this has been done w/ the same install of windows and GPL, same HD, and yes
I have a full time job keeping me away from this black hole called GPL.
C300a was on a BH6, 196 megs pc100, V3=27-30 fps 800x 600 @ back of
grid.
PIII550 on a elements board (onboard sound and vid disabled - yuck)
V3=30-32fps 1024x768 @ back of grid.
PIII-700 on elements board, V3=36fps 1024x768 @ back of grid.
PIII-700 on a Asus CUSL2-C, 256m pc-133, Radeon 64m=36fps 1280x960 @
back of grid.
<<<Full screen for chart>>>
Date Handicap Hardware
2000-11-07 -0.87 C300a oc'd 450, V3-3k
2000-11-28 -6.51 PIII-550, V3-3k
2000-12-20 -10.17 PIII-700, V3-3k <--- 19"Monitor
2001-01-01 -12.45 PIII-700, Radeon 64DDR <--- Only a few
tracks raced so far
Even though all the aboves systems ran at 36fps after the race started, i
noticed the biggest improvement when the 700mhz chip was dropped in. My
ability to catch a slide before it was too late was drastically improved and
after the cusl2 board and radeon card it all came together to where i am
actually finishing races without spinning for the first time in 2 years.
BTW Im not saying that the improvement of hardware is the sole reason for my
improvements in GPL and GPLRank, but I do know that they are a BIG part of
it, FOR ME.
See ya on the track!
Charlie Buscher
"60's altered ego: Hans Buscher" lol! Eagle Rocks!
