HELP! P200 and Frame Rate

I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other goodies. Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate. So far that has not been the case. I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few other things to try to help out. I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out of Windows 95. Can anyone give me some setup tips that might increase my frame rate. If not is there any computer out there on the market that can run this damn game with all of the graphics on and get a real good frame rate?? I thought I was buying one of the top of the line systems and still doesn't appear to be enough. What's the use of having all of the detail if I can't use it anyways? Thanks in advance, Scott

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>I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 >video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other >goodies. Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of >the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate. So far that has not >been the case. I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few >other things to try to help out. I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out >of Windows 95.

w/all details except track texture and all opponents. No problem. Of course, it is the NASCAR optimized for Matrox, but it really flies.

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>Can anyone give me some setup tips that might increase my frame rate. If >not is there any computer out there on the market that can run this damn >game with all of the graphics on and get a real good frame rate?? I >thought I was buying one of the top of the line systems and still doesn't >appear to be enough. What's the use of having all of the detail if I >can't use it anyways? > >Thanks in advance, > >Scott

You can turn off a few of the less important ones like track texture and maybe the grass texture as well and then you should have no problem. You ask the point of having all the detail? Well, as for the track texture, what is the point? It looks NOTHING like what the real track looks like in the on-car camera shots on TV. So why bother? Clark

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> I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 > video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other > goodies. Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of > the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate. So far that has not > been the case. I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few > other things to try to help out. I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out > of Windows 95.

Make a DOS boot disk and boot directly to DOS. -- Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA

> >I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 > >video card with 4MB VRAM,.... I have to add... The Number Nine Imagine 128 series has some of the worst DOS benchmarks I've ever seen, execpt for a Diamond Viper. They both SCREAM in Windows, are worthless in DOS. Use either a Matrox Millenium, or Mystique. Or maybe a S3-based card. These have some of the best DOS marks and are VERY good at Windows too. The best DOS card I've tested is the Hercules Stingray 64/+/Video with the ARK2000 chip. However it is disappointing in Windows. 2cents

>Make a DOS boot disk and boot directly to DOS. >-- >Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA I have discovered what my problem is. The Imagine 128 series 2 video card with 4MB VRAM only has 512K of RAM available in MS-DOS mode. I will be exchanging the card for a different one. Any suggestions?? Also, I am new to Windows 95. I tried making a boot disk following some instructions that I got off of the Sierra Support page. However, when I boot the computer with the boot disk in the drive. It still starts up Windows 95. How exactly do I make a boot disk that I can use to boot up cold to DOS?? Will that same disk work if it is in the A drive and I shutdown out of Windows 95 and choose the option to boot in MS-DOS mode?? Thanks, Scott

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>> I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 >> video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other >> goodies. Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of >> the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate. So far that has not >> been the case. I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few >> other things to try to help out. I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out >> of Windows 95. >Make a DOS boot disk and boot directly to DOS. >-- >Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA

I'm afraid the poor frame rate has nothing to do with running in ms dos mode. It is the fact that you have a shit video card for runnig dos based games. I also had an Imagine 128 series 2 and experienced the same problem. I then changed to a Matrox Millenium and the increase in frame rate was UNBELIEVABLE. Nigel FEEL HONOURED, YOU HAVE JUST RECEIVED SOME E-MAIL FROM BIGVERN "NO BASTARD IS GONNA TAKE ME ALIVE"

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> >> I just purchased a new PC. P200Mhz, 32Mb SDRAM, Imagine 128 series 2 > >> video card with 4MB VRAM, 512K pipeline burst cache and lot of other > >> goodies. Anyways, I was expecting to be able to run NASCAR with all of > >> the detail on and still get an excellent frame rate. So far that has not > >> been the case. I have even reduced the number of opponents and a few > >> other things to try to help out. I am running NASCAR in MS-DOS mode out > >> of Windows 95. > >Make a DOS boot disk and boot directly to DOS. > >-- > >Chuck Stuart - Mesquite TX USA > I'm afraid the poor frame rate has nothing to do with running in ms > dos mode. It is the fact that you have a shit video card for runnig > dos based games. I also had an Imagine 128 series 2 and experienced > the same problem. I then changed to a Matrox Millenium and the > increase in frame rate was UNBELIEVABLE. > Nigel > FEEL HONOURED, YOU HAVE JUST > RECEIVED SOME E-MAIL FROM > BIGVERN > "NO BASTARD IS GONNA TAKE ME ALIVE"

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