::Anyone have speed problems with NFS3?

I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram, and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. Now my question..... I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run fast for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should expect this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and response.

4 meg cards just aren't cutting it anymore with graphical games. I have an 8meg nVidia and a 12 meg VooDoo2. May be time for you to upgrade...the game flies here. >I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram,

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>and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. >However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I >race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single >problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. >Now my question..... >I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run

fast >for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should expect >this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and response.

I only have a P200mmx with a Monster 3D II 12 meg card and its still smooth as silk.

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>4 meg cards just aren't cutting it anymore with graphical games. I have an >8meg nVidia and a 12 meg VooDoo2. May be time for you to upgrade...the game >flies here. >>I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg >ram, >>and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. >>However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when

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>>race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single >>problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. >>Now my question..... >>I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run >fast >>for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should

expect >>this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and >response.

What sort of "4Meg video card..." do you have? I run PII-300 with 128mb RAM and SLI and it is super-smooth >I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram,

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>and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. >However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I >race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single >problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. >Now my question..... >I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run

fast >for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should expect >this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and response.

Flies for me too with PII 400MHz and 12Mb Voodoo2. This is THE game for LAN racing with the boys and a few beers. Paul

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> I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram, > and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. > However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I > race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single > problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. > Now my question..... > I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run fast > for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should expect > this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and response.

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> I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram, > and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. > However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I > race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single > problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. > Now my question..... > I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run fast > for you, please let me know as well. I just want to know if I should expect > this game to have speed problems playing it. Thanks for your time and response.

People have suggested that 4MB isnt enough video ram to run the game smooth. That's not true. I have a P2-300 with 4mb card, and this game runs flawlessly for me (read, silky smooth). Just make sure the card supports D3D and you are running in a D3D mode, not software mode. I made that mistake at first, and it did run very slow. I switched the game to run in D3D mode (which my card supports, and hopefully yours does to), and now i can run at 640x480 or even 800x600 very smooth. If your card doesnt support D3D, then your probably only going to get it to run fast at the lowest resolution possible. Good luck, Don Marsh -- "My brain is mossy!" -- Kramer

hmmmmm Well, i think you guys dont realy know what is to be realy smooth, I have a P-2 504 Mhz whit Voodoo2 12 mb, and NFS3, isnt perfect at all, you can see a LOT of slowdows (about 10 fps ) if you check the replays in dark and rain, but other replays also run quite slow, sam thing in the game, voodoo2 just dont have enough texture memory !!!! Check Quake2 or racing games like Ultimate Race pro and u will see real smooth graphics( about 60-80 fps ), anything less then 50 is visibly jerky ! NFS3 is looking good, but some effects are messed up, cars are flying, ect, and it handless like SHIT ! Check Viper racing arcade mode or NFS1, thast how a good arcade races shoud handle like ! My rate on NFS3 is 4 out of 10 Viper demo is 8 out of 10 and gpl is 9.8 :) Oh btw, same config runs GPL at constant 36 fps, ecept first 5-6 secunds at the starts ! Bye Tilus sorry for my bad english

<Cue Maniacal Laughter> Heh-heh-heh....Bwaa-haa-haaw! Couldn't help it because NFS3 absolutely /rips/ along on my Pentium Classic 200/Voodoo1 rig. Sorry ppl, but with my set-up, you've gotta laugh! Rik. >I am a owner of the new NFS3 hot persuit game. I have a 266 pent II, 64Meg ram,

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>and a 4Meg video card that is made for graphic-intensive games like NFS3. >However, I notice that NFS3 runs extremely slow. I notice flickering when I >race it with 640*480. However, I also own NFS2SE and don't have a single >problem with speed; it plays perfectly smooth at the same resolution. >Now my question..... >I was wondering if anyone has slowness in game speed. If NFS3 seems to run

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So I guess GPL at a mear 36fps max is just jerky all the time then??

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>>People have suggested that 4MB isnt enough video ram to run the game >>smooth. That's not true. I have a P2-300 with 4mb card, and this game >>runs flawlessly for me (read, silky smooth). Just make sure the card >>supports D3D and you are running in a D3D mode, not software mode. I >>made that mistake at first, and it did run very slow. I switched the >>game to run in D3D mode (which my card supports, and hopefully yours >>does to), and now i can run at 640x480 or even 800x600 very smooth. If >>your card doesnt support D3D, then your probably only going to get it to >>run fast at the lowest resolution possible. >>Good luck, >>Don Marsh >>-- >hmmmmm Well, i think you guys dont realy know what is to be realy smooth, I >have a P-2 504 Mhz whit Voodoo2 12 mb, and NFS3, isnt perfect at all, you >can see a LOT of slowdows (about 10 fps ) if you check the replays in dark >and rain, but other replays also run quite slow, sam thing in the game, >voodoo2 just dont have enough texture memory !!!! >Check Quake2 or racing games like Ultimate Race pro and u will see real >smooth graphics( about 60-80 fps ), anything less then 50 is visibly jerky

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>NFS3 is looking good, but some effects are messed up, cars are flying, ect, >and it handless like SHIT ! Check Viper racing arcade mode or NFS1, thast >how a good arcade races shoud handle like ! >My rate on NFS3 is 4 out of 10 >Viper demo is 8 out of 10 >and gpl is 9.8 :) >Oh btw, same config runs GPL at constant 36 fps, ecept first 5-6 secunds at >the starts ! >Bye >Tilus >sorry for my bad english