Been playing GTR2002 on my brand new Radeon 9500 Pro, everything runs great,
I have the details almost maxxed out and I get super smooth frame rates(only
5 cars on course, havn't tried a full field yet). I just may become
addicted to racing sims again.
Specs:
Athlon 2400XP 2.0ghz
K7S5A motherboard w/SIS735 chipset
256MB DDR RAM
ATI Radeon 9500 Pro
Windows XP
Nick
http://www.thepenelopeproject.com
"Careful with that Axe, Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:u%UY9.42398$[email hidden]...
> Been playing GTR2002 on my brand new Radeon 9500 Pro, everything runsgreat,
> I have the details almost maxxed out and I get super smooth framerates(only
Nice system Nick (I have the same MOBO with an AMD 1600/GF4 Ti 4400/512 MB
RAM). Do yourself a favor and get another 256 MB of RAM. You'll need it
with XP and appreciate the difference in games and apps.
--
Joe M.
Quoted text (15 lines)
> 5 cars on course, havn't tried a full field yet). I just may become > addicted to racing sims again. > > Specs: > > Athlon 2400XP 2.0ghz > K7S5A motherboard w/SIS735 chipset > 256MB DDR RAM > ATI Radeon 9500 Pro > Windows XP > > Nick > http://www.thepenelopeproject.com > >Hey Nick,
Nice system! I'm also considering upgrading to either the 9500 or 9500Pro. Can
you be more specific on how it's running?
1. Can you post some framerates you're getting in GTR2002 (CNTRL-F) and in any
other sims like NR2002 or the NR2003 demo?
2. What videocard did you upgrade from and what were your framerates with it,
for basis of comparison.
3. How difficult was the upgrade/installation? Any headaches with removing old
drivers, etc?
4. Have you tried overclocking and/or the hack that supposedly makes it run on
par with the 9700 Pro?
5. .....and finally (most importantly to me) -- any problems running GPL with
it?
Thanks!
Bert
"Careful with that Axe, Nick" wrote:
Quoted text (15 lines)
> Been playing GTR2002 on my brand new Radeon 9500 Pro, everything runs great, > I have the details almost maxxed out and I get super smooth frame rates(only > 5 cars on course, havn't tried a full field yet). I just may become > addicted to racing sims again. > > Specs: > > Athlon 2400XP 2.0ghz > K7S5A motherboard w/SIS735 chipset > 256MB DDR RAM > ATI Radeon 9500 Pro > Windows XP > > Nick > http://www.thepenelopeproject.comHey Nick,
Nice system! I'm also considering upgrading to either the 9500 or 9500Pro. Can
you be more specific on how it's running?
1. Can you post some framerates you're getting in GTR2002 (CNTRL-F) and in any
other sims like NR2002 or the NR2003 demo?
2. What videocard did you upgrade from and what were your framerates with it,
for basis of comparison.
3. How difficult was the upgrade/installation? Any headaches with removing old
drivers, etc?
4. Have you tried overclocking and/or the hack that supposedly makes it run on
par with the 9700 Pro?
5. .....and finally (most importantly to me) -- any problems running GPL with
it?
Thanks!
Bert
> 1. Can you post some framerates you're getting in GTR2002 (CNTRL-F) andin any
> other sims like NR2002 or the NR2003 demo?
I'm running GTR2002 under 1280x960 32 bit resolution, forced 4X
anti-aliasing, and all the graphic options set to high except for special
effects, dirt, skids, and smoke which are set to medium. I get 16fps at
Donington by myself and 12 with a full field and 14 cars viewable. Seems
kind of wierd to be getting FPS that low, becuase it runs smoothly, in my
opinion, in both cases. I do not have any of the NASCAR games installed on
my system. If it helps, Madden 2003 runs very smoothly at the highest
resolution, except for a few jerks every 15 or 20 seconds. Don't know how
to fix that, I guess thats a question for MaddenMania.
> 2. What videocard did you upgrade from and what were your framerates withit,
> for basis of comparison.
My original card was Hercules 3D Prophet 4500, F12002 would not even run on
it, even with a 2.0ghz. In NR2002, I was getting about 15 FPS at 800x600 32
bit, no anti aliasing, and it was on my old system, an Athlon 750mhz with
256 MB SDRAM.
> 3. How difficult was the upgrade/installation? Any headaches withremoving old
> drivers, etc?
Very easy, did not have a single problem. Wish I could think of something
else to say here but I cannot.
> 4. Have you tried overclocking and/or the hack that supposedly makes itrun on
> par with the 9700 Pro?
I have not tried overclocking. Where can I find info on this hack?
> 5. .....and finally (most importantly to me) -- any problems running GPLwith
> it?
I've only run a few laps at Watkins Glen with a full field, but I've seen no
problems and it runs at a perfect 36FPS. On the Hercules with the 2.0ghz
chip, I had a few graphic errors like the rearviews freezing.
Hope this helps you out, I'm thinking about re-installing NR2002 so if I do
I'll post the FPS.
Nick
great,
> > I have the details almost maxxed out and I get super smooth framerates(only
Quoted text (10 lines)
> > Thanks! > Bert > > > > > "Careful with that Axe, Nick" wrote: > > > Been playing GTR2002 on my brand new Radeon 9500 Pro, everything runsQuoted text (14 lines)
> > 5 cars on course, havn't tried a full field yet). I just may become > > addicted to racing sims again. > > > > Specs: > > > > Athlon 2400XP 2.0ghz > > K7S5A motherboard w/SIS735 chipset > > 256MB DDR RAM > > ATI Radeon 9500 Pro > > Windows XP > > > > Nick > > http://www.thepenelopeproject.com >"Careful with that Axe, Nick" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:zGZY9.44316$[email hidden]...
The "hack" is for the 9500 NON PRO (see Riva Tuner). It unlocks the 4
disable pipelines making the 9500 perform at 9700 specs (since they both
share 256-bit architecture - the 9500 pro is 128-bit so the hack won't do
anything). If you use the software hack on a 9500 AND overclock it (if it
has good ram) then you can run it at 9700 Pro levels.
--
Joe M.
Quoted text (8 lines)
> > > > 4. Have you tried overclocking and/or the hack that supposedly makes it > run on > > par with the 9700 Pro? > > I have not tried overclocking. Where can I find info on this hack? >
"Careful with that Axe, Nick" wrote:
> I have not tried overclocking. Where can I find info on this hack?
>
Check out the alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati newsgroup. There's an
excellent thread on this topic called "Re: JUST MADE MY 9500 into a
9700Pro!!!!" dated around 6/25/or 6/26.
Check out the alt.comp.periphs.videocards.ati newsgroup. There's an
excellent thread on this topic called "Re: JUST MADE MY 9500 into a
9700Pro!!!!" dated around 6/25/or 6/26.
