N3 and P II 300

Hi, NASCAR 3 seems to be too much for my system: P2 300, 128 MB Riva TNT & Voodoo2 Sound Blaster Live Value Saitek R4 FF-Wheel Frame rates are quite low in d3d and 3dfx. As I have to run it with 640x480 res, I use the Voodoo, because N3 offers anti-aliasing only with the Voodoo. Can anyone tell me, if it would run better with two Voodoo 2 in SLI on my system? And, if so, do I need to install 2 really identical cards (same make or type)? TIA Zolli

Well I dunno the problem.. my system as follows: PII 300 128mb Ram 2x 12mb Voodoo 2's running SLI Soundblaster 16 I-Force Steering Wheel I get 30fps without problems, drawing as many cars as possible, and with only Grass/Asphalt and Sky turned off.. they're un-needed really.. :) does your Force Feedback controller plug into the Joystick Port?? that slows things down Considerably as the joystick port isn't that fast (My I-Force wheel goes through the Com Port which doesn't use as much of the Processor) Otherwise.. can't complain... try turning Anti-Aliasing off in Graphics Section, otherwise I do not know what else to do :) also try a program named PC Acellorator 3000 (www.3dfiles.com has it) that helps things a bit (I use it) and it won't damage anything :) hope it helps :) Spencer Guest

N3 is edging closer to GPL where it is the field of AI that affects frame rate more than graphics. I get constant 30 fps with everything maxed out in the graphics and sound department (on a similar but slightly faster CPU system to yours)--until I add in a full field of AI. Then, when there are plenty of AI nearby, the frame rate plummets just like in GPL. Of course, you can deal with 43 instead of 19 AI, but the trend is the same. It's not the graphics that are likely causing your frame rate slow downs, but the CPU not being able to handle the AI is. Try running alone vs. with 43 AI and record the difference. Let us know the results!! Marc.

This is why I'm upgrading my P2-333 to a P3-550 and overclocking it to 616MHz.. Hopefully that'll be enough power to handle the AI..

>This is why I'm upgrading my P2-333 to a P3-550 and overclocking it to >616MHz.. Hopefully that'll be enough power to handle the AI.. > So N3 will become a very expesive game for you... and maybe for me too... Well... with a P3 550 or 600 I maybe would even be able to run SCGT!!!! I'm gonna have an interview with my purse... CU Zolli

It's only expensive if you think $450 is alot of money. That's just a minor pc investment for me...

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>>This is why I'm upgrading my P2-333 to a P3-550 and overclocking it to >>616MHz.. Hopefully that'll be enough power to handle the AI.. >> > > >So N3 will become a very expesive game for you... and maybe for me too... >Well... with a P3 550 or 600 I maybe would even be able to run SCGT!!!! > >I'm gonna have an interview with my purse... > >CU >Zolli > >

Forget the PIII and get the best *** CPU to date...the K7 Athlon from ADM...blow the socks off the PIII for less money....period.. Dead

That might be true, but if you're already using a P2/400 or lower, it's much LESS expensive to go with an upgrade to a P3 because chances are very good that all you have to do is plug the new CPU into the motherboard. Many less knowledgeable folks are completely unaware that an Athlon CPU won't plug into a slot-1 motherboard. This means you have to upgrade the motherboard and memory right along with the CPU.

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> Forget the PIII and get the best *** CPU to date...the K7 Athlon from > ADM...blow the socks off the PIII for less money....period.. > Dead > > >This is why I'm upgrading my P2-333 to a P3-550 and overclocking it to > > >616MHz.. Hopefully that'll be enough power to handle the AI.. > > So N3 will become a very expesive game for you... and maybe for me too... > > Well... with a P3 550 or 600 I maybe would even be able to run SCGT!!!! > > I'm gonna have an interview with my purse...

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> That might be true, but if you're already using a P2/400 or lower, it's > much LESS expensive to go with an upgrade to a P3 because chances are > very good that all you have to do is plug the new CPU into the > motherboard. > Many less knowledgeable folks are completely unaware that an Athlon CPU > won't plug into a slot-1 motherboard. This means you have to upgrade the > motherboard and memory right along with the CPU.

And, unfortunately, the motherboards for the Athlon aren't nearly as plentiful or cheap.

Not until I hear more about some of these incompatibilities that are cropping up... -Larry "Jack Deadmarsh" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ysJL3.1957$[email hidden]...

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> Forget the PIII and get the best gaming CPU to date...the K7 Athlon from > ADM...blow the socks off the PIII for less money....period.. > > Dead > > "Zolli" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:7tjgg9$2cr$[email hidden]... > > >This is why I'm upgrading my P2-333 to a P3-550 and overclocking it to > > >616MHz.. Hopefully that'll be enough power to handle the AI.. > > > > > > > > > So N3 will become a very expesive game for you... and maybe for me

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> > Well... with a P3 550 or 600 I maybe would even be able to run SCGT!!!! > > > > I'm gonna have an interview with my purse... > > > > CU > > Zolli > > > > > >