Nascar 2 choppy on Cyrix/IBM 120+

>> A friend has a Acer Aspire with the Cyrix/IBM P120+ chip. Nascar 2 is >> unplayable with most of the details off when in traffic. I have a Intel <snip>

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>Welcome to the world of CPU-***-BABBLE >A Cyrix P-120+ isn't really a 120mhz chip, it's something like a 90mhz >that is supposed to "perform" like a 120 ... Both CYRIX and AMD *LIE* >with those "p-1xx" ratings. The chips are never as fast (actual speed) >as what they advertise them as ... >Sorry to break the news... >Doug

- Sorry Doug, You are wrong here. Since Nascar doesn't use the FPU, the Cyrix should perform close to the same as an Intel P120. I would say the slow-down Jive's friend is having is caused by the Trident video card. I am not interested in a chip-war flame here, but compare some of the benchmarks and you will see what I am talking about. Ralph Williams /----------------------------------------------------------------------\ /Ralph Williams My real .sig file is in the shop getting repaired.\ /----------------------------------------------------------------------\

i agree, the Trident is a VERY slow card. I think your CYRIX chip should work fairly well with the right graphics settings. -- Lannie Schafroth Pathworks Network Administrator Iowa Network Services, Inc. Voice: 515 830-0443 4201 Corporate Drive Fax: 515 830-0123 West Des Moines, IA 50266 Any statements herein are my own opinion and not that of my employer.

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> > I would suspect the Trident Video card before I would place too much > > blame on the Cyrix. > > ...Now just trade video cards and see what happens... ;o) > > Alan > > http://www.kiva.net/~akh/simshop.html

<Big OL' SNIP> > > <SNIP> > "I would suspect the Trident video card..." ..."BEFORE I'd place too much blame on the Cyrix..." ;o) Sorry, didn't mean to slight the Trident... more or less intended to stick up for the Cyrix. Don't know much about the Trident so it became 'suspect'. ;o) ...Now after studying things a little more...The Cyrix 120+ uses a bus speed of 50MHz x2 so maybe the slower bus speed and (video card combo) might be to blame. I wonder how it would do at 2x60MHz... errrrrrrrrrrrr ummmm ...different newsgroup! ;o) Alan

That statement is true for the 64bit Trident, however, almost all other Trident cards are QUITE slow. The 64Bit PCi one is MUCH better then the rest. -- Lannie Schafroth Pathworks Network Administrator Iowa Network Services, Inc. Voice: 515 830-0443 4201 Corporate Drive Fax: 515 830-0123 West Des Moines, IA 50266 Any statements herein are my own opinion and not that of my employer.