F1RS speed

I've got F1RS, I've had it for a couple of months now, but on my Cyrix 166+ it is nearly unplayable. I have a 3DFX card, but the CPU is too weak. I'm about to get an Intel P200MMX CPU. What type of frame rate can I expect? I am also running at 24mb ram. Thanks, David Cane

It SHOULD work fine on your 166 with a 3DFX. Maybe your CPU is toasted? I have a P200MMX with 3DFX and it runs great, but I've also seen it run on a 166 with 3Dfx, and it didn't look as slow as you say yours is. Weird..

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>I've got F1RS, I've had it for a couple of months now, but on my Cyrix 166+ >it is nearly unplayable. >I have a 3DFX card, but the CPU is too weak. >I'm about to get an Intel P200MMX CPU. >What type of frame rate can I expect? >I am also running at 24mb ram. >Thanks, >David Cane

>It SHOULD work fine on your 166 with a 3DFX. >Maybe your CPU is toasted? >I have a P200MMX with 3DFX and it runs great, but I've also seen it run on a >166 with 3Dfx, and it didn't look as slow as you say yours is. >Weird.. He said its a Cyrix chip... Cyrix's FPU isn't capable of the load modern sims put on a processor, 3Dfx or none. Nor will it ever be... Cyrix is a rip-off unless you are posting to NG's or writing letters all day.

I used to run F1RS on an Intel P166MMX, 24MB, and Voodoo Rush card and the game ran very smooth with a full field of cars and all detail on. There was some slowdown on the first corner, but nothing too bad and after that the game ran great. I expect that you will see good frame rates with your new CPU. Jeff

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> >I've got F1RS, I've had it for a couple of months now, but on my Cyrix 166+ > >it is nearly unplayable. > >I have a 3DFX card, but the CPU is too weak. > >I'm about to get an Intel P200MMX CPU. > >What type of frame rate can I expect? > >I am also running at 24mb ram. > >Thanks, > >David Cane

I think it is toasted >It SHOULD work fine on your 166 with a 3DFX. >Maybe your CPU is toasted? >I have a P200MMX with 3DFX and it runs great, but I've also seen it run on a >166 with 3Dfx, and it didn't look as slow as you say yours is. >Weird.. >>I've got F1RS, I've had it for a couple of months now, but on my Cyrix 166+

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>>it is nearly unplayable. >>I have a 3DFX card, but the CPU is too weak. >>I'm about to get an Intel P200MMX CPU. >>What type of frame rate can I expect? >>I am also running at 24mb ram. >>Thanks, >>David Cane

It'll be the Cyrix. The FPU (or the maths-coprocessor) that does all the complex 3d type maths on the Cyrix CPU's is much slower than AMD or Intel CPU's. I had a 6x86-200 and it wouldn't run TOCA properly, even with a 3dfx... Changed it for an Intel 233MMX and all is very well. TOCA frame rate is at least doubled so I would guess the about the same for F1RS. It certainly seems OK to me on an Intel 166 or above... Regards John Roberts

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>I've got F1RS, I've had it for a couple of months now, but on my Cyrix 166+ >it is nearly unplayable. >I have a 3DFX card, but the CPU is too weak. >I'm about to get an Intel P200MMX CPU. >What type of frame rate can I expect? >I am also running at 24mb ram. >Thanks, >David Cane