Can NFS run well on a 486-66?

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> Hi all, > I know that NFS recommended a pentium 90. However, It stated that > the minimum requirement is a 486-66. I was just wondering if it > can even run "okay" on my 486 system. Anyone try the game on a > 486? Is it still a fun game to drive? Or, perhaps I should just > get a new system? > I guess my question is: is it worth it buying the game now and > play it on my current system, or should I just wait till I get a > new computer? (The game should be a bit cheaper if I wait for a > while.) Can someone email me some suggestion? I appreciate it! > Thanks, > Billy

Billy, I loaded Need For Speed on a 486/66 with 16MB of RAM and I must say that the results were disappointing. The frame rate was afr more choppy than World Circuit, IndyCar Racing and NASCAR. I tried NFS on a 75 Mhz Pentium with 16MB RAM and the difference was amazing. Frame rates were excellent at maximum resoulution, full screen and all graphics options turned on.

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> > Hi all, > > I was just wondering if it > > can even run "okay" on my 486 system. > > I guess my question is: is it worth it buying the game now and > > play it on my current system, or should I just wait till I get a > > new computer? > > Thanks, > > Billy

Billy, I run my NFS on a 486dx2/66 and it works mostly o.k. the only real problem was that I have to run it in LOW graphics display mode. Every once in a while the picture locks up for a second or two. It's not the best, but it works until I get my Pentium 120. I played the game on a friends Pentium 75 and the graphics are truly incredible. later, planetx

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>> > Hi all, >> > I was just wondering if it >> > can even run "okay" on my 486 system. >> > I guess my question is: is it worth it buying the game now and >> > play it on my current system, or should I just wait till I get a >> > new computer? >> > Thanks, >> > Billy >Billy, >I run my NFS on a 486dx2/66 and it works mostly o.k. the only real problem >was that I have to run it in LOW graphics display mode. Every once in a

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>the picture locks up for a second or two. It's not the best, but it works >until I get my Pentium 120. I played the game on a friends Pentium 75 and the >graphics are truly incredible. >later, > planetx

Well, now I have a question too. I have a 486 dx4-100 with a Diamond Stealth 64, vlb, 2 megs ram. Does anyone think this combo would produce acceptable results?

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>>> > Hi all, >>> > I was just wondering if it >>> > can even run "okay" on my 486 system. >>> > I guess my question is: is it worth it buying the game now and >>> > play it on my current system, or should I just wait till I get a >>> > new computer? >>> > Thanks, >>> > Billy >>Billy, >>I run my NFS on a 486dx2/66 and it works mostly o.k. the only real problem >>was that I have to run it in LOW graphics display mode. Every once in a >while >>the picture locks up for a second or two. It's not the best, but it works >>until I get my Pentium 120. I played the game on a friends Pentium 75 and the >>graphics are truly incredible. >>later, >> planetx >Well, now I have a question too. I have a 486 dx4-100 with a Diamond Stealth >64, vlb, 2 megs ram. Does anyone think this combo would produce acceptable >results?

My machine is a dx4-100 with ATI Mach32 vlb. NFS runs great. In SVGA mode I run it in medium detail mode and the frame rate is fine (probably 15 or so). It definitely has a better frame rate than Nascar on the same machine, with better graphics. -- Mike Corrigan