P133 any good?

Help! Currently I'm running GP2, Indycar 2 and Nascar on a dx4-100 in low-res. I want to upgrade. I'm considering a P133 and a P166. Problem is, I'm not sure if the difference in price (about $200 in my country) is justified. For this difference I could buy one of the new Verite cards! So what I'd like to know is: 1) What textures do I have to turn off in GP2 to run it in hi-res, with only track, kerbs, verges and smoke in the mirrors and get an ESTIMATED frame rate of about 23 fps on a P133? 2) What textures do I have to turn off (if any) in Indycar 2 and Nascar to get about 20-26 fps in hi-res on a P133? All answers will be treated confidentially :) Thanks!!!!!!!!! Joeri --------------------------------------------------------------- "Do. Or do not. There is no try." -- Yoda ---------------------------------------------------------------

Hmm.. 23... I know I run with most textures on in SVGA and have about 18fps. Lets see... I turn off sky, fences, smoke, verges and hills I believe. I run medium detail on most tracks but have to switch to low on a few (especially monaco). With everything on in ICR2 I get 15-20fps. I'm running a P133, PB cache, ATI Mach 64. I'm also running everything in win95. I have to try booting to DOS one of these days to see if it improves. -- Markus

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> > 1) What textures do I have to turn off in GP2 to run it in hi-res, with only > > track, kerbs, verges and smoke in the mirrors and get an ESTIMATED frame rate > > of about 23 fps on a P133? > Hmm.. 23... I know I run with most textures on in SVGA and have about > 18fps. > Lets see... I turn off sky, fences, smoke, verges and hills I believe. I > run > medium detail on most tracks but have to switch to low on a few > (especially > monaco). > > 2) What textures do I have to turn off (if any) in Indycar 2 and Nascar to get > > about 20-26 fps in hi-res on a P133? > With everything on in ICR2 I get 15-20fps. > I'm running a P133, PB cache, ATI Mach 64. I'm also running everything > in > win95. I have to try booting to DOS one of these days to see if it > improves. > > Joeri > -- > Markus

My pb stinks in n1 I run w/car texture on skids paint on smoke dirt auto and get about 28fps. I down loaded n2 and I was not impressed with the frame rate,the details are awesome but if you want frame rate youll have to turn them off Mick in Tampa

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> > 1) What textures do I have to turn off in GP2 to run it in hi-res, with only > > track, kerbs, verges and smoke in the mirrors and get an ESTIMATED frame rate > > of about 23 fps on a P133? > Hmm.. 23... I know I run with most textures on in SVGA and have about > 18fps. > Lets see... I turn off sky, fences, smoke, verges and hills I believe. I > run > medium detail on most tracks but have to switch to low on a few > (especially > monaco). > > 2) What textures do I have to turn off (if any) in Indycar 2 and Nascar to get > > about 20-26 fps in hi-res on a P133? > With everything on in ICR2 I get 15-20fps. > I'm running a P133, PB cache, ATI Mach 64. I'm also running everything > in > win95. I have to try booting to DOS one of these days to see if it > improves. > > Joeri

Joeri, runnin fromm dos will greatly improove your framerate, especially in race mode where there are a lota cars drawn in froonnt of you. -CRAZYACE

The price break for the Pentium MotherBoard is with the 133mhz only a 30.00 - 50.00 difference in price from 120mhz while the 150mhz is about 150.00 and the 166mhz is about 200.00 spend the extra cash on more ram or a 4mg Video/Graphics card