GPL--Graphics Inquiry

Hi again............. Well, I got 0 responses to my question posted Friday night concerning graphic cards, so I went out and talked to a couple people who I felt would give me the scoop and not a line of BS. I ended up purchasing the STB Voodoo 2 Blackmagic. Works great. Anyway, I loaded up that GPL demo again, and I'll be dipped in shit............Now I know what all the commotion is all about. What a sim!!!!!!!! Un-freaking-believable!!!!!! Now, the big question..............Is the frame rate in the real version close to what it is in the demo? I've heard some conflicting reports and would really like to know from some people who have a setup close to what I have.............Let me refresh your memory............. K6 233, 64 EDORAM, the new Voodoo2, um, I think thats it. Please let me know...........I sure hope NASCAR 3 looks like this. Later, Todd

No hard drive? No keyboard? You must be kidding... GPL is also very floppy-drive-intensive, so you'd better get a fast one... Ok sorry I won't play with my dad's computer anymore... ;oP A. Renault

I'm not certain what brand hard drive is in my machine. I guess I don't understand your last line, please explain what you were trying to infer with that last commont. Todd

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>>K6 233, 64 EDORAM, the new Voodoo2, um, I think thats it. >No hard drive? No keyboard? You must be kidding... >GPL is also very floppy-drive-intensive, so you'd better get a fast >one... >Ok sorry I won't play with my dad's computer anymore... >;oP >A. Renault

Didn't see your friday post. For 300 or less cpu's the thriller 8meg is better but if you plan on upgrading later then the voodooII is better on faster 350+ cpu's. Papy sims are optimized for the rendition chip. I just upped from a 200mmx to a celeron300a and it is sooo much better at 374mhz or 450 ! all graphics and cars at 30fps.

My comments were humorous and shouldn't have been posted on this NG if I had followed proper netiquette. I knew it would bother some, so I wrote the last line to inform those people that I knew my humorous remarks where somewhat (ok maybe completely, a matter of taste) juvenile. It wasn't intended to insult you or anything to that effect. Your question was valid and I hope you get helpful answers, wich I can't provide. You know, sometimes I read this NG when I get back home at 3:00-4:00 AM, while still a little intoxicated with ***ic beverages... I won't do it again, I promise! ;o) A. Renault

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>Now, the big question..............Is the frame rate in the real >version close to what it is in the demo? I've heard some conflicting >reports and would really like to know from some people who have a >setup close to what I have.............Let me refresh your >memory............. >K6 233, 64 EDORAM, the new Voodoo2, um, I think thats it.

The frame rate of the full product on slower computers (sorry I have to say that, but your machine is one of the slower ones - and so is mine :) is limited mainly by the number of AI cars. You should be able to get a decent[1] frame rate with about 10 competitors. A full field will be too much for your CPU, unless you can live with fps around 15-20. In training mode, the retail version will be every bit as fast as the demo, if not faster. [1]read: approx 10 fps in pit lane, 12fps at the back of the field during the start, 25 and up during the race with only two or three AI cars around. -- Wolfgang Preiss \ E-mail copies of replies to this posting are welcome.

I have been racing against 9 opponents tonight on my P225/VoodooII. Good fps with most details turned off. The racing line detail is a must for braking points, then just add to suit after that. Then join me dreaming of when I'll be financial enough to get that celery 300A, etc :))))

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> Hi again............. > Well, I got 0 responses to my question posted Friday night concerning > graphic cards, so I went out and talked to a couple people who I felt > would give me the scoop and not a line of BS. I ended up purchasing > the STB Voodoo 2 Blackmagic. Works great. > Anyway, I loaded up that GPL demo again, and I'll be dipped in > shit............Now I know what all the commotion is all about. What a > sim!!!!!!!! Un-freaking-believable!!!!!! > Now, the big question..............Is the frame rate in the real > version close to what it is in the demo? I've heard some conflicting > reports and would really like to know from some people who have a > setup close to what I have.............Let me refresh your > memory............. > K6 233, 64 EDORAM, the new Voodoo2, um, I think thats it. > Please let me know...........I sure hope NASCAR 3 looks like this. > Later, > Todd

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