frame rate low on my 450 with gpl and voodoo2

I have a PII 450 with 128mb ram, and voodoo2. With everthing thing on high i'm only getting 19fps in the pits and starting grid with all 19 cars on. once we start rolling away I'm getting between 19-36fps depending on how many cars are around me. Is this right? shouldn't I be getting more?

Monster sound M80 sound card. Your correct about the 36 max frame. I'm not worried about that I am worried about the 19 FPS low. I thought I would get at least 26fps for the low with a PII 450 and 128MB ram.

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>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:11:04 -0500, >>I have a PII 450 with 128mb ram, and voodoo2. With everthing thing on high >>i'm only getting 19fps in the pits and starting grid with all 19 cars on. >>once we start rolling away I'm getting between 19-36fps depending on how >>many cars are around me. Is this right? shouldn't I be getting more? >36 fps is the maximum framerate in GPL. It is limited to that rate >by the program. I suspect this is done to prevent fast processors of >the future from running it too fast. >As far as the low end framerates, what resolution are you running? >I suspect you are running 1024x768 with all options on and all 19 >opponents.. >In this sim, the opponent AI causes a lot of slowdown. Try reducing >the number of opponents to 10 and see how it runs. >Also, be sure in your Voodoo2 control panel/Advanced options, you have >a checkmark in the boxes 'Dont sync buffer swaps, etc.'. If you don't >have this box, you need to go to the www.3dfx.com site and download >the updated Voodoo2 panel. It is in the same location with the drivers >on their site. >These things will make a major difference in the performance. >I am assuming, of course, that you have the latest 3DFX drivers from >your manufacturer's site. >Good Luck. >-- >( rrevved is at mindspring dot com >( post in haste, repent at your leisure

Nope, with detail on max, your figures sound right (PII-504, 128Mb, Voodoo2SLI, SBLive!). To get it quite usable, drop the detail bias to 50%. (Leave everything else on). It makes ALL the difference. (You're still not going to get 36fps by the pits and at the start, though.... Pete >Monster sound M80 sound card. >Your correct about the 36 max frame. I'm not worried about that I am worried

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>about the 19 FPS low. I thought I would get at least 26fps for the low with >a PII 450 and 128MB ram. >>On Mon, 26 Oct 1998 10:11:04 -0500, >>>I have a PII 450 with 128mb ram, and voodoo2. With everthing thing on

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>>>i'm only getting 19fps in the pits and starting grid with all 19 cars on. >>>once we start rolling away I'm getting between 19-36fps depending on how >>>many cars are around me. Is this right? shouldn't I be getting more? >>36 fps is the maximum framerate in GPL. It is limited to that rate >>by the program. I suspect this is done to prevent fast processors of >>the future from running it too fast. >>As far as the low end framerates, what resolution are you running? >>I suspect you are running 1024x768 with all options on and all 19 >>opponents.. >>In this sim, the opponent AI causes a lot of slowdown. Try reducing >>the number of opponents to 10 and see how it runs. >>Also, be sure in your Voodoo2 control panel/Advanced options, you have >>a checkmark in the boxes 'Dont sync buffer swaps, etc.'. If you don't >>have this box, you need to go to the www.3dfx.com site and download >>the updated Voodoo2 panel. It is in the same location with the drivers >>on their site. >>These things will make a major difference in the performance. >>I am assuming, of course, that you have the latest 3DFX drivers from >>your manufacturer's site. >>Good Luck. >>-- >>( rrevved is at mindspring dot com >>( post in haste, repent at your leisure

BTW, I am using a CL Voodoo 2 w/12 mb.

I am running a PII-450 w/128mb RAM also. I have the detail bias at approx 75% and all graphics on. I get about 26-28 fps in the pits and at the start if I qualify poorly (I'm at least 10th or worse). The rest of the time, I get a solid 36 fps.

shoot, i've got a bullshit system (until thursday!) that i get a max of 13 FPS with all options turned off and just in practise mode. 19 FPS would be a luxury.

> Nope, with detail on max, your figures sound right (PII-504, 128Mb, > Voodoo2SLI, SBLive!). A question about your SB Live: does it work faultlessly in GPL for you? I have big problems with my new SB PCI128 which I got just for the 4 speaker 3D sound, so if there's proof that the Live works, I'll be getting it instead. l8er ronny -- Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, kiddo?" |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!

No problems with GPL. Old drivers had a problem with joystick recognition (?!), but latest ones gave no probs. For what it's worth, changing from 4 to 16 sounds gives NO performance hit. Pete Tabram OppositeLock - A GPL site dedicated to the Nordschleife http://www.oppositelock.freeserve.co.uk

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>> Nope, with detail on max, your figures sound right (PII-504, 128Mb, >> Voodoo2SLI, SBLive!). >A question about your SB Live: does it work faultlessly in GPL for you? >I have big problems with my new SB PCI128 which I got just for the 4 >speaker >3D sound, so if there's proof that the Live works, I'll be getting it >instead. >l8er >ronny >-- >Toys'R'Us '99: "So, would you like a hand gun with that action figure, >kiddo?" > |\ _,,,---,,_ I want to die like my Grandfather, > ZZZzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ in his sleep. > |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-' Not like the people in his car, > '---''(_/--' `-'\_) screaming their heads off!