Help - buying N2 computer

Help - I'm getting ready to buy a new computer to play Nascar2. I've heard about the intergraph board but what configuration should I get. I was thinking about a 166/200 Pentium with MMX. I don't know what's compatible with what and I don't want to spend $2500 and then get less than spectacular performance. I'm planning to order from Gateway 2000. If I just order their off the shelf unit will that work great? Your future competitor

If you have the money get the P200, if not save a bit of cash and get the P166. The Intergraph card is a very good deal at $149, but you may also want to check out the Sierra Screamin3d (more expensive but has a great bundle) or the Canopus Total3D (more expensive still, but is faster and adds 3D sound and stereoscopic support for some games). Of course you will not be able to get any of these cards from Gateway, so you'd need to order the system w/out a graphics card and add it yourself. Also as a bare minimum get 32megs of RAM (64 would be better). -- The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/

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> Help - I'm getting ready to buy a new computer to play Nascar2. I've > heard about the intergraph board but what configuration should I get. I > was thinking about a 166/200 Pentium with MMX. I don't know what's > compatible with what and I don't want to spend $2500 and then get less > than spectacular performance. I'm planning to order from Gateway 2000. > If I just order their off the shelf unit will that work great? > Your future competitor

Yes, they're a great choice! I have bought several of their machines through the years- I recommend however, that you demand a Soundblaster audio card from them, so you don't encounter problems with that Ensonique garbage they typically install. They'll give you the soundblaster in leu of the ensonique, free of charge. Buy the fastest processor you can afford!

Don't forget to try SoundBlaster options. From experience, they have the least problems with graphic / sound problems from these new games. Get the wrong cards and you will end up with mental anguish trying to get help / download drivers etc. All the efforts just to run a game. regards

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> If you have the money get the P200, if not save a bit of cash and get > the P166. The Intergraph card is a very good deal at $149, but you may > also want to check out the Sierra Screamin3d (more expensive but has a > great bundle) or the Canopus Total3D (more expensive still, but is > faster and adds 3D sound and stereoscopic support for some games). Of > course you will not be able to get any of these cards from Gateway, so > you'd need to order the system w/out a graphics card and add it > yourself. Also as a bare minimum get 32megs of RAM (64 would be > better). > -- > The IWCCCARS Project: Q & A Representative > http://www.theuspits.com/iwcccars/index.html > http://userwww.service.emory.edu/~ebusch/ > > Help - I'm getting ready to buy a new computer to play Nascar2. I've > > heard about the intergraph board but what configuration should I get. > I > > was thinking about a 166/200 Pentium with MMX. I don't know what's > > compatible with what and I don't want to spend $2500 and then get > less > > than spectacular performance. I'm planning to order from Gateway > 2000. > > If I just order their off the shelf unit will that work great?

Eric, In your post about the ultimate N2 machine you mentioned the Sierra Screamin 3D card. I am new to the 3D cards so I have a few ?s. Is the Sierra card verite based? The guy at my local comp store mentioned virge cards. Are these the same as Verite? From what I have read, the verite card is the way to go because it is the most widely supported 3D card. What do you think? And finally, does the Sierra card come with ICR2 3D? -- "You stick to driving your typewriter and I'll stick to driving the racecars"-Freejack David W. McFarland '87 LX hatch

On Tue, 04 Feb 1997 10:35:35 +0000, "David W. McFarland" I'll feel free to answer the factual questions in your post; it's not really relevant for me (a Sierra employee) to post my "opinions" in the hardware accelerator market... Yes. No. Yes. ---Jim Sokoloff, Papyrus

completely ridiculous.....this guy is stupid......

Hi Pete, I am no expert in computers but I will supply a more helpful response than you received from Brian:) The Gateway is a good computer and has better custumer service than most. The 166MMX with the Intergraph will suit your needs for ***. If you go to the Gateway Homepage([link lost in import] you can build a computer to suit your needs. I would suggest getting the office model so that your hard drive won't have a bunch of programs that you don't want. One thing you might want to think about before you buy is that the 166MMX will have the VX chipset and SDRAM. So if you have any extra RAM from your old computer, you will not be able to install it in the Gateway. Also the Gateway only has 2 PCI slots and 2 ISA with one shared, so that will limit expanding in the future. Alan

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> > Help - I'm getting ready to buy a new computer to play Nascar2. I've > > heard about the intergraph board but what configuration should I get. I > > was thinking about a 166/200 Pentium with MMX. I don't know what's > > compatible with what and I don't want to spend $2500 and then get less > > than spectacular performance. I'm planning to order from Gateway 2000. > > If I just order their off the shelf unit will that work great? > > Your future competitor

Make sure you tell Gateway you need this computer to run in MS-Dos mode and not in msdos mode through windows. Otherwise they will give you a win modem, and you will have to locate and load all the dos drivers yourself. Nascar1 has to be run in msdos mode and nascar2 needs the modem to run in msdos mode.