Hi, I'm about to splurge for a video card for my rig and I'm confused about
a few things....I currently have a Pll
233,64m,stb128 w/4m video card, and I'm thinking of swapping to a 8mb
thriller to get rendition and to try to improve the frame rate in
GPL...but...aren't I trading one video card for another, really, will this
improve my frame rate(currently 10-12 while racing)?I want rendition because
I play GPL and N2 mostly, and the thriller will give me that plus the
ability to add 3dfx if I need to later, ...but for now, will the Thriller
alone give my system enough ooomph to p/u the frame rate?
Ed Go #2 and #88 " Suckin' Gas and Haulin' Ass "
Yes, definitely. Probably at least double your current fps. And
look better, to boot.
NAR Northeast Regional Contest Board site - points and more...
In N2 yes, in GPL it will during single car training. Running with more
than about 5 or so AI cars in a race your fps will likely be unacceptable.
That was my experience anyway with a P200MMX (oc'd to 225MHZ). For GPL you
really need a PII 300 or better for full frame rate with a Rendition card.
Dan
>Hi, I'm about to splurge for a video card for my rig and I'm confused about
>a few things....I currently have a Pll
>233,64m,stb128 w/4m video card, and I'm thinking of swapping to a 8mb
>thriller to get rendition and to try to improve the frame rate in
>GPL...but...aren't I trading one video card for another, really, will this
>Ed Go #2 and #88 " Suckin' Gas and Haulin' Ass "
as the other replies said, yes, get the thriller8. but to get full fps you'll
want close to 400mhz cpu. you can drop in an abit bh6 mobo and a celeron300a cpu
and overclock it to 450, then gpl will fly! cost under $300
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> Hi, I'm about to splurge for a video card for my rig and I'm confused about > a few things....I currently have a Pll > 233,64m,stb128 w/4m video card, and I'm thinking of swapping to a 8mb > thriller to get rendition and to try to improve the frame rate in > GPL...but...aren't I trading one video card for another, really, will this > improve my frame rate(currently 10-12 while racing)?I want rendition because > I play GPL and N2 mostly, and the thriller will give me that plus the > ability to add 3dfx if I need to later, ...but for now, will the Thriller > alone give my system enough ooomph to p/u the frame rate? > Ed Go #2 and #88 " Suckin' Gas and Haulin' Ass ">responding to EdWhite
>as the other replies said, yes, get the thriller8. but to get full fps you'll
>want close to 400mhz cpu. you can drop in an abit bh6 mobo and a celeron300a
>cpu
>and overclock it to 450, then gpl will fly! cost under $300
Sounds great for GPL, but will this help or hinder other programs or games?
Scott
