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Upgrading: How much processor power do I really need?

3 posts by 2 people · 17 Mar 2000 - 17 Apr 2000 23:08 UTC

Im' upgrading my processor.. Iv'e been using a 166 for several years now, and a voodo1, 64megs ram. (this dude is lost...) I'm usually playing f1rs, and scgt (ok, i know the cars looks like shit in the lowest res, and I cannot play the night-courses). I've bought toca2 and (the heli-sim) apache/havoc but they are not playable until an upgrade. I wonder, how much processor would it take to be able to run all the tracks on SCGT in 640x480 w all options on full? I guess it'll take half a year before I'm upgrading the videocard, if I dont decide to get a TNT2. Currently I'm considering a Celeron 466, Athlon 600 or a pIII 533. The Athlon is of course the fastest, but eventually I would have to get a new chassis to supply the power, and I would definitely need new memory. The pIII is of course fast, but is the difference worth the 3x higher price compared to the celeron? Would the celeron be enough? Which one to get? (I'll probably wont be playing anything other than gp3 soon..) /Carl
Dave 28 Mar 2000 18:41 UTC#283334
Carl, I am a long time simmer...back to the andretti days and spent the last three years with a 166 OC->180 mhz, w/Voodoo3...playable but I spent most of my time trying to tweak it to its max. I have most racing sims...anyway went out and had an Athlon 600 with A7 built for $1,100 with a 17' monitor. Believe me you won't regret it...all games are maxed out and I am ready for the next generation. If you can afford it...take the leap. Dave * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network * The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free!
Carl Ribbegaardh 17 Apr 2000 23:08 UTC#277400
I bought a cel466, tnt2m64, 128 megs samsung, and an epox 3vca. It makes such a difference... Too bad win2k doesnt boot... Guess it's the new dma. I'll switch back and take backups. I bought F12k, it's so good I can't stop playing it. Worth every penny. And SCGT is quite different now with 15 opponents apposed to 3. /Carl Dave <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
Quoted text (14 lines)> Carl, > > I am a long time simmer...back to the andretti days and spent the last > three years with a 166 OC->180 mhz, w/Voodoo3...playable but I spent > most of my time trying to tweak it to its max. I have most racing > sims...anyway went out and had an Athlon 600 with A7 built for $1,100 > with a 17' monitor. Believe me you won't regret it...all games are > maxed out and I am ready for the next generation. If you can afford > it...take the leap. > > Dave > > > * Sent from RemarQ http://www.remarq.com The Internet's Discussion Network
* > The fastest and easiest way to search and participate in Usenet - Free! >

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