System for N3

For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided to upgrade to N3. However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3 well? I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer (I'm not technical). Thanks everyone

I have a P3 667 on a Tyan 1854 M/B, 256Mb PC133 SDRAM (hence the Tyan with the Via Chipset), V3 3500, SB Live 1024, I get the max fps in GPL (36) and N3 (30) at all resolutions. However I have a slight problem as N3 locks up after a minute or two, it's worse with Glide. Sierra are looking into it, we suspect the SB Live drivers as they are not Microsoft certified for DirectX 7a (or so DXdiag tells me). All other games are fine SCGT, RC2K, Le Mans (oops didn't mean to embarass myself there, but it is fun). I've also run Planescape Torment, and the S1 karting demo with no problems. Bleem works too with Gran Turismo. A friend has a K6-2 450 and Diamonmd sound card and has no problems with N3 Andi.

How's Nascar3 with the new GeForce DDR cards? --Don

c300a@450 w/ V3, quite happy. Andi Cole wrote in message <89tijp$6hq$[email hidden]>... >I have a P3 667 on a Tyan 1854 M/B, 256Mb PC133 SDRAM (hence the Tyan with >the Via Chipset), V3 3500, SB Live 1024, I get the max fps in GPL (36) and >N3 (30) at all resolutions. > >However I have a slight problem as N3 locks up after a minute or two, it's >worse with Glide. Sierra are looking into it, we suspect the SB Livedrivers

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>as they are not Microsoft certified for DirectX 7a (or so DXdiag tells me). > >All other games are fine SCGT, RC2K, Le Mans (oops didn't mean to embarass >myself there, but it is fun). I've also run Planescape Torment, and the S1 >karting demo with no problems. > >Bleem works too with Gran Turismo. > >A friend has a K6-2 450 and Diamonmd sound card and has no problems with N3 > >Andi. > > > > >Stephen Armstrong <[email hidden],.uk> wrote in message >news:89thg9$ov4$[email hidden]... >> For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided to >upgrade >> to N3. >> However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3

well?

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>> I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive >> and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer >(I'm >> not technical). >> >> Thanks everyone >> >> > >

If you already have a Celeron, you should be ok there. I would upgrade your memory to at least 64 megs and then you will want to find out what kind of 3D card you have in your machine. The most popular 3D card that people use for playing N3 would be the Voodoo3 card although you can also use a Voodoo2 card. (you may just get less FPS if you do that) Stephen Armstrong <[email hidden],.uk> wrote in message news:89thg9$ov4$[email hidden]... > For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided toupgrade > to N3. > However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3 well? > I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive > and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer(I'm > not technical). > > Thanks everyone > >

> For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided toupgrade > to N3. > However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3 well? > I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive > and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer(I'm > not technical). Which one is it, a Pentium or a Celeron? When considering an upgrade to your PC it's important to first be honest with yourself about what you want to use your new system for and how much of a budget you can make. Depending on what you're looking for you can buy a system for �499 up to �3000 or higher. Is Nascar 3 the only game in your collection and if so, will you be considering buying more titles in the near future? If so, you might want to look for a higher end model - AMD K7 or Intel Pentium 3, from 700MHz and above will last for ages. You'll also need around 256MB of RAM. A good 3D accelerator is also an essential buy these days. If it's compatibility with all games you're looking for, best stick to the 3Dfx Voodoo 3 or higher series. The V4, V5 and V6 will be out soon. It's impossible for computers to be future proof (despite what you might hear if you buy from PC World), but buying the highest spec possible will certainly help.

On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 15:59:19 GMT, "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> wrote: >The most popular 3D card that people use for playing N3 would be the >Voodoo3 card although you can also use a Voodoo2 card. (you may just >get less FPS if you do that) How's Nascar3 with the new GeForce DDR cards? --Don

I have heard that they are about the same. The Voodoo3 allows you to max out the frame rate so they can not really do much better. I just do not see a reason to pay all the extra money for a GeForce card when none of the games out support its extra abilities. By the time games start coming out that utilize them, the cards will be cheaper, so I would just wait on buying one. DonT <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> On Sun, 05 Mar 2000 15:59:19 GMT, "Cliff Roman" <[email hidden]> > wrote: > > >The most popular 3D card that people use for playing N3 would be the > >Voodoo3 card although you can also use a Voodoo2 card. (you may just > >get less FPS if you do that) > > How's Nascar3 with the new GeForce DDR cards? > > --Don

I have a Celeron-333 with a Voodoo2 12Mb and get 30 fps on 640x480. Brian "Stephen Armstrong" <[email hidden],.uk> wrote in message news:89thg9$ov4$[email hidden]... > For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided toupgrade > to N3. > However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3 well? > I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive > and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer(I'm > not technical). > > Thanks everyone > >

Try to address 2 in one message here, lol My system is a budget homebuilt (less than $500) K6-2 450mhz, 128 ram, SB Live!, 6.4 hd, Voodoo 3 AGP, Epox MVP-3 motherboard, network card, usr modem, etc. N3 runs good on my system and rarely had any N3 specific problems with it, except what seems to be a buggy Microsoft USB wheel. The only times I would get lockups, affected most games, not just N3, but it was from my Voodoo 3 and system overheating. One causing it, or one overheating the other. I suspect this alledged PC100 memory I bought for the system just might actually be PC66 in disguise. I can run it at 100mhz, but sometimes that will cause things to overheat. I can run in at 66mhz and seems to go quite alot longer. This all with the case put together like it's supposed to be. Playing any game with case enclosed causes a lockup/crash after around 15-20 minutes. I leave the side panel off with an extra case fan mounted to blow across SB Live and Voodoo 3. Ever notice how damn HOT pci/agp cards get, no matter what they do?? In reference to the SB Live problem, I've never had any problems at all with my SB Live with any game that I can recall. Except for an old DOS-only game called Castles I tried to install and play a while back. That's more due to the age of the game, than the SB Live, hehe. I also use DX 7a, but am thinking about going back to 6 since it's less buggy. 7a, for what it's worth, is a quick-bug-fix-beta of DX7 that still has known bugs. Not only the bugs side, but you should *NEVER*, *EVER*, not if your *LIFE* depended on it, should you ever let DX install it's own driver in place of any of your video/sound card drivers. It's a big mess, crash and burn just waiting to happen. And if I'm not mistaken, but the SB Live drivers are DX compatible, even with this 7a version. If it wasn't, mine wouldn't work. :o) Destin p.s. Can't remember N3's "recommended" system, but I know mine far exceeds it. I get stuttering in the curves sometimes, and sometimes get it on the straights. With all graphics turned on. I just recently bought Mobil 1 Rally Championship. It's recommendation is 500mhz P3 or Athlon, among other things. Far exceeds what I got, but RC runs so silky smooth on my system with maximum eye candy, that it looks like the game was made for my system. It flows as smooth as water. I wonder why the big difference between the 2 games? Better coding? No AI cars to plot and render? Andi Cole <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:89tijp$6hq$[email hidden]... > I have a P3 667 on a Tyan 1854 M/B, 256Mb PC133 SDRAM (hence the Tyan with > the Via Chipset), V3 3500, SB Live 1024, I get the max fps in GPL (36) and > N3 (30) at all resolutions. > > However I have a slight problem as N3 locks up after a minute or two, it's > worse with Glide. Sierra are looking into it, we suspect the SB Livedrivers > as they are not Microsoft certified for DirectX 7a (or so DXdiag tellsme).

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> > All other games are fine SCGT, RC2K, Le Mans (oops didn't mean to embarass > myself there, but it is fun). I've also run Planescape Torment, and the S1 > karting demo with no problems. > > Bleem works too with Gran Turismo. > > A friend has a K6-2 450 and Diamonmd sound card and has no problems with

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> > Andi. > > > > > Stephen Armstrong <[email hidden],.uk> wrote in message > news:89thg9$ov4$[email hidden]... > > For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided to > upgrade > > to N3. > > However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3

well? > > I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cddrive

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> > and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer > (I'm > > not technical). > > > > Thanks everyone > > > > > >

Celery 300 o/c to 450 v3500...same for me it runs great and this is a cheap system if you get the v3000 > >I have a P3 667 on a Tyan 1854 M/B, 256Mb PC133 SDRAM (hence the Tyan with > >the Via Chipset), V3 3500, SB Live 1024, I get the max fps in GPL (36) and > >N3 (30) at all resolutions. > >However I have a slight problem as N3 locks up after a minute or two, it's > >worse with Glide. Sierra are looking into it, we suspect the SB Live > drivers > >as they are not Microsoft certified for DirectX 7a (or so DXdiag tells me). > >All other games are fine SCGT, RC2K, Le Mans (oops didn't mean to embarass > >myself there, but it is fun). I've also run Planescape Torment, and the S1 > >karting demo with no problems. > >Bleem works too with Gran Turismo. > >A friend has a K6-2 450 and Diamonmd sound card and has no problems with N3 > >Andi. message > >> For the last 5 years, I've been using N1 and have finally decided to > >upgrade > >> to N3. > >> However, my computer is crap. So...what hardware do I need to run N3 > well? > >> I'm currently using a Pentium Celeron, 32meg RAM, 3gig disk. 32x cd drive > >> and some sort (I think) of 3d acceleration that came with the computer > >(I'm > >> not technical). > >> Thanks everyone