Re: 250%+ Processor usage???

Go to 3D Software and the processor usage will be bellow 100% but, graphics will be 8-bit and not 16-bit. "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]...

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> Is this normal? > > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

In article <[email hidden]>, Jan Loebzien <[email hidden]> writes: >> Same goes for the AMD versus Intel processors. In most racing sims my >Intel- >> 3DFX combi is quicker than far more advanced AMD-nVidia combis. > >What about AMD-3dfx combos? ;-) Mine sucks...<g> Eldred -- Tiger Stadium R.I.P. 1912-1999 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett GPL hcp. +52.52 Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

On Sat, 05 Aug 2000 11:51:34 GMT, "Harjan Brand" <[email hidden]> wrote: >Can anybody explain me why in most racing games Voodoo beats the Geforce >while the Geforce is a more advanced product. Because it isn't really *that* more advanced? Because it isn't fully supported by games (i.e. no TnL)? > Same goes for the AMD versus Intel processors. In most racing sims my Intel- > 3DFX combi is quicker than far more advanced AMD-nVidia combis. What about AMD-3dfx combos? ;-) Jan

On Sun, 6 Aug 2000 17:57:09 +0100, "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote: >In general GP3 is running silky smooooth...I just built this system a couple >of days before and its the first time I jhad built a computer. Good to see that you've also fixed your clock by now. :-)

Is this normal? Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be this percentage represents the combined processing of my CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental madnessss on my poor processor. Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer.

On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 21:27:15 +0100, "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote:

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>Is this normal? > >Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > >I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be >this percentage represents the combined processing of my >CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental >madnessss on my poor processor. > >Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. >

you set direct3d fastest performaces on 3dfx tools, didn't you? for a strange problem this setting doesn't work fine with GP3, so switch to a single chip or (better) a 2x o 4x antialisiasing rendering... geps. Driving per gli appassionati di Grand Prix Legends http://www.multiplayer.it/driving

I'm running a PIII 600e and V5 5500 and I'm usually at 60-80% even in the rain at the start of the race. Something is wrong with your PO number. It's too high for your powerful system. I run at highest res (1280!) with everything on at 2x FSAA and it's silky smooth with the low numbers mentioned above. -- Joe Marques Please remove "NO SPAM" to e-mail me. "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]... > Is this normal? > > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

I presume you mean Voodoo 5 5500 not V 3 5500. In which case switch from "fastest-performance" (for d3d under anti-aliasing in 3dfx tools) to either "single-chip" or "2x FSAA". I guarantee this will make a big difference. Apparently Grand Prix 3 doesn't support the Voodoo 5's SLI mode. Well, that's what 3dfx told me anyway. Sounds like BS though to me. Also, when the PO goes over 100%, GP3 goes into slow-motion. So with the PO on 200%, a 1:20 lap will take 2:40 to complete! Sounds hard to believe but that's how GP3 (and GP2) is written. "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]...

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> Is this normal? > > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

Same with World Circuit (GP1). --

I have a PIII 500 @ 569 with a V3 3000, and my PO (res. 1024x768, 36 fps) is around 70-80% all the time. Except for starts in wet conditions, what OS are you using? Under Win2000 I get a very high PO but that's probably because I'm still using the V3 drivers that same with this prerelease candidate. Can anybody explain me why in most racing games Voodoo beats the Geforce while the Geforce is a more advanced product. Same goes for the AMD versus Intel processors. In most racing sims my Intel-3DFX combi is quicker than far more advanced AMD-nVidia combis. "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]...

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> Is this normal? > > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

"Simon Brown" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:kiSi5.4486$[email hidden]... > Also, when the PO goes over 100%, GP3 goes into slow-motion. So with thePO > on 200%, a 1:20 lap will take 2:40 to complete! Sounds hard to believebut > that's how GP3 (and GP2) is written. Same with World Circuit (GP1). -- [email hidden]

"The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]... > Is this normal? It is normal as far as how the game was designed and operates. > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. As someone else mentioned, it just means that your framerate will cause a GP3 laptime of 1:20 to warp into a SloMo time of 2:40. Also it does sound like something is amiss. I would check your V5 options. -- [email hidden] > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

Your system is good enough to be running GP3 below 100% PO really. It will be slower from the tv views. but from the cockpit view you should be able to run 1024*768 and below 100%. Are you using the frame-rate utility to enable the desired frame-rate to go beyond the 25 fps limit? For comparison, my system is a P3-650 with V3 3000 AGP (having just sold my voodoo 5) and I use the frame-rate utility to run the game at 36 fps and at 1024*768. I'm able to run below 100% PO almost all the time, including races, although only from the cockpit view. "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mhh18$d1s$[email hidden]... > Sorry, my setup is Voodoo 3 3500 not 5500...Typo.. > > In general GP3 is running silky smooooth...I just built this system acouple > of days before and its the first time I jhad built a computer. I was > getting paranoid that I had not set something up properly and I wasallowing

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> GP3 to overuse my > processor. > > I understand what is going on with the processor usage figure now...thanks > for your help. > > > > The Rank Beagle <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]...

Sorry, my setup is Voodoo 3 3500 not 5500...Typo.. In general GP3 is running silky smooooth...I just built this system a couple of days before and its the first time I jhad built a computer. I was getting paranoid that I had not set something up properly and I was allowing GP3 to overuse my processor. I understand what is going on with the processor usage figure now...thanks for your help. The Rank Beagle <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:8mf8v7$9np$[email hidden]...

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> Is this normal? > > Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > this percentage represents the combined processing of my > CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > madnessss on my poor processor. > > Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my computer. > >

Reduce the actual framerate in Video-Advanced options to below or around the recomended framerate. Marc rrevved <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > On Sat, 5 Aug 2000 21:27:15 +0100, "The Rank Beagle" <[email hidden]>wrote:

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> > >Is this normal? > > > >Surely the game cannot over use my processor can it. > > > >I am running a PIII 550 with a voodoo 3 5500. could it be > >this percentage represents the combined processing of my > >CPU and Graphics processor, as I hope, and not some mental > >madnessss on my poor processor. > > > >Tell me soon...I cant stop playing but I dont want to mash up my

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> > > > It means it would take 2.5 x the amount of CPU power to > accomplish whatever is happening at the moment. > > Advice? > Upgrade your video card drivers and reduce detail.