Re: Nascar Heat on an antique...

In article <WcBl5.186$[email hidden]>, "J_Tester" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>Even on my antique AMD K-6/2 350mhz...it really is smooth. I checked the >framerates with half detail and only cars in the mirror, and it indicated >16.5 fps. Now I know that 16.5 is very slow compared to some of the numbers >I've been hearing about...but I just wanted to say that, even at that slow >frame rate, it was amazingly smooth. A lot smoother than Nascar 3 at the >same frame rate. Anything slower than 22 in Nascar 3 is very jerky and >choppy.

So, did you actually GET 22 fps in N3? I'm trying to gauge the performance of your system against mine... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +51.95 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

I started the download for the NH demo last night at 8:00 PM. Then my wife and I went out to our hot tub and languished around in that for 3 hours. I came back in the house at 11:00 PM and installed the demo. ...Then I proceeded to stay up until 3:00 AM in the morning playing it. I LOVE IT! Even on my antique AMD K-6/2 350mhz...it really is smooth. I checked the framerates with half detail and only cars in the mirror, and it indicated 16.5 fps. Now I know that 16.5 is very slow compared to some of the numbers I've been hearing about...but I just wanted to say that, even at that slow frame rate, it was amazingly smooth. A lot smoother than Nascar 3 at the same frame rate. Anything slower than 22 in Nascar 3 is very jerky and choppy. Oh...I also run a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI and 64 megs in my AMD. Nascar Heat is my very next purchase. (A new computer system is not far behind) ��� Back to The Glen... Jim "Pops" Tester

EldredP wrote the following... > So, did you actually GET 22 fps in N3? I'm trying to gauge theperformance of > your system against mine... > > Eldred Hi Eldred... Yessir...I run my N3 with 8-bit sound and no Anti Aliasing. But with all other graphics on, I consistantly run around 25 to 28 on the track. If I'm in the pits with a lot of cars around me it drops down to about half of that. If I use the 16-bit sound (which I love) my rates drop to about 22 or so. And if I use Anti Aliasing, it drops to less than 20. I tried setting my graphics to all "Automatic" to show everything at 25 or above, and everything is being shown. Until I go into the pits with a lot of cars around...then things start disappearing....which is set at 13. Later...Jim

In article <Ruen5.117$[email hidden]>, "Pops" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>EldredP wrote the following... > >> So, did you actually GET 22 fps in N3? I'm trying to gauge the >performance of >> your system against mine... >> >> Eldred > >Hi Eldred... > >Yessir...I run my N3 with 8-bit sound and no Anti Aliasing. But with all >other graphics on, I consistantly run around 25 to 28 on the track. If I'm >in the pits with a lot of cars around me it drops down to about half of >that. > >If I use the 16-bit sound (which I love) my rates drop to about 22 or so. >And if I use Anti Aliasing, it drops to less than 20. > >I tried setting my graphics to all "Automatic" to show everything at 25 or >above, and everything is being shown. Until I go into the pits with a lot >of cars around...then things start disappearing....which is set at 13. > >Later...Jim

Hmm. I'll have to check my FPS and graphics settings again... Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +51.31 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.