Richard Burns Rally: PC vs PS2

Hi! I haven't been able to decide which way to go with RBR, PC or PS2. Actually, it depends if my laptop is powerful enough. I know there are so much more possibilities with PC version, but I'm not sure if the system is good enouhg. Intel Pentium M 1600 RAM 512 Ati Mobility Radeon 9600 MS Win XP Logitech Driving Force Pro I was hoping to get some comments if the system above is ok with RBR, or should I just go and get the PS2 version and forget the patches, car skins and all other downloads available to PC users? Thank you for your time and effort in advance. Matti

"Matti Kurki" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> Hi! > > I haven't been able to decide which way to go with RBR, PC or PS2. > Actually, it depends if my laptop is powerful enough. I know there are > so much more possibilities with PC version, but I'm not sure if the > system is good enouhg. > > Intel Pentium M 1600 > RAM 512 > Ati Mobility Radeon 9600 > MS Win XP > Logitech Driving Force Pro > > I was hoping to get some comments if the system above is ok with RBR, > or should I just go and get the PS2 version and forget the patches, > car skins and all other downloads available to PC users? > > Thank you for your time and effort in advance. > Matti

I have basically the same laptop specs. It will run with decent framerates in 800x600 (about 25+ fps in high detail, 35+ fps in low detail: both look fine) but it is crucial to install the latest Omega drivers which are based on ATI's Catalyst 5.1. If not, you'll have horrible flashing scenery which renders it unplayable. You can get the video drivers at: http://www.chip.de/downloads/c_downloads_12358677.html (the Omega site seems to be down). Why not download the excellent free demo and see for yourself if it is satisfactory? Stephen

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> > I have basically the same laptop specs. It will run with decent framerates > in 800x600 (about 25+ fps in high detail, 35+ fps in low detail: both look > fine) but it is crucial to install the latest Omega drivers which are based > on ATI's Catalyst 5.1. If not, you'll have horrible flashing scenery which > renders it unplayable. You can get the video drivers at: > > http://www.chip.de/downloads/c_downloads_12358677.html > > (the Omega site seems to be down). > > Why not download the excellent free demo and see for yourself if it is > satisfactory? > > Stephen

Stephen Thank you very much for the information and the driver link. As a matter of fact, I have already downloaded the demo but I haven't tried it yet. Matti