voodoo5 and guillemot Ferrari wheel
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Kieran
www.pcracing.co.uk for GP3 and WSC
David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in
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> On Tue 11 Jul 2000 02:48:53pm, David Pirie wrote:
>
> >Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running
> >but now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be
> >you advise as best buys.
> >I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space
> >Thanks in advance
> >David
>
> The RAM doesn't matter for anything except the replay buffer - GPL only
> needs 32 megs. As for video card - the fastest Voodoo you can afford
> (though a V3 will be fine if you don't insist on max detail and silly
> resolutions). Wheel? Most people like the Logitech Wingman FF, but I
> prefer the Microsoft version (NB: this causes a significant slowdown,
> but assuming you have adecent CPU it shouldn't be a problem).
>
> --
> David. (GPLRank handicap: +19.68)
> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> really."
> (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)
I use the LWFF wheel and I have a GeForce card.
With the new D3D patch for GPL a GeForce card is absolutely your best bet.
Almost all new games will run better on a GeForce than a Voodoo. With older
games, both are equally good.
It may not be a popular view on ras but 3dfx are in trouble and really
cannot compete with the new GeForce cards.
If you were buying a card SPECIFICALLY for GPL I would say go Voodoo, but
for everything else, the Geforce (or Geforce2 if you have the cash) is the
way to go.
Just my 2 cents, and you get what you pay for...
...Colin
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> Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running but > now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be you > advise as best buys. > I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space > Thanks in advance > David >On Tue 11 Jul 2000 02:48:53pm, David Pirie wrote:
>Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running
>but now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be
>you advise as best buys.
>I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space
>Thanks in advance
>David
The RAM doesn't matter for anything except the replay buffer - GPL only
needs 32 megs. As for video card - the fastest Voodoo you can afford
(though a V3 will be fine if you don't insist on max detail and silly
resolutions). Wheel? Most people like the Logitech Wingman FF, but I
prefer the Microsoft version (NB: this causes a significant slowdown,
but assuming you have adecent CPU it shouldn't be a problem).
--
David. (GPLRank handicap: +19.68)
"After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
really."
(Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh)
Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running but
now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be you
advise as best buys.
I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space
Thanks in advance
David
Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running but
now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be you
advise as best buys.
I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space
Thanks in advance
David
A voodoo 5 and a MSFF wheel would be nice --or a LWFF wheel
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> Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running but > now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be you > advise as best buys. > I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space > Thanks in advance > David >V5 and Actlabs Force RS and Shifter, awesome combo.
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> voodoo5 and guillemot Ferrari wheel > > -- > Kieran > www.pcracing.co.uk for GP3 and WSC > David Buttery <[email hidden]> wrote in > message news:[email hidden]... > > On Tue 11 Jul 2000 02:48:53pm, David Pirie wrote: > > > > >Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running > > >but now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be > > >you advise as best buys. > > >I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space > > >Thanks in advance > > >David > > > > The RAM doesn't matter for anything except the replay buffer - GPL only > > needs 32 megs. As for video card - the fastest Voodoo you can afford > > (though a V3 will be fine if you don't insist on max detail and silly > > resolutions). Wheel? Most people like the Logitech Wingman FF, but I > > prefer the Microsoft version (NB: this causes a significant slowdown, > > but assuming you have adecent CPU it shouldn't be a problem). > > > > -- > > David. (GPLRank handicap: +19.68) > > "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll, > > really." > > (Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh) > >Currently the fastest cards out there are the GeForce 2 GTS and the Voodoo5
5500...
Here are some reviews about both cards:
GeForce 2 GTS
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1275
http://www.riva3d.com/reviews.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/00q2/000427/index.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/00q2/000509/index.html
Voodoo5 5500
http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1276
http://www.riva3d.com/reviews.html
But remember unless your cpu isn't faster as 550 mhz these cards won't reach
their full potential...
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> Hi Folks just bought GPL and cannot wait to get it up and running but > now need to buy a wheel and upgrade my video card. What would be you > advise as best buys. > I am running 128 mg of ram and have plenty of disk space > Thanks in advance > David >DON'T TOUCH THE MSFF, its a cpu hog..
MD
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