Help - ATI Radeon 8500 and GPL

Hello, can someone suggest a videocard setup for my Radeon 8500 (retail), and win XP with GPL. I am getting 5 fps. I have the latest Catalyst drivers. I also just installed powerstrip but I didn't play with it too much. All I did was set the refresh rate. Thanks.

Do you have the d3d patch from Papyrus? The v1.2 patch? Have you tried the updated opengl raster that the guys at racesimcentral came up with? Hopefully somebody will provide a link...or just go to the racesimcentral forums and search for gpl + opengl. That should find it. Most likely you are currently running in software mode. You should use either open gl or d3d. dave henrie "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:DUqR9.347432$[email hidden]... > Hello, can someone suggest a videocard setup for my Radeon 8500 (retail), > and win XP with GPL. I am getting 5 fps. I have the latest Catalyst > drivers. I also just installed powerstrip but I didn't play with it too > much. All I did was set the refresh rate. Thanks. > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 12/25/02

Hello, thanks for the reply. I guess I was a litle vague. I installed the 1.2 patch, D3D patch and the disco fix. I haven't tried or seen the updated openGL raster yet. I will look for it now. I am using D3D mode also. Thanks again. "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:AhrR9.551765$%[email hidden]... > Do you have the d3d patch from Papyrus? The v1.2 patch? Have you tried > the updated opengl raster that the guys at racesimcentral came up with? > Hopefully somebody will provide a link...or just go to theracesimcentral

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> forums and search for gpl + opengl. That should find it. > Most likely you are currently running in software mode. You should use > either open gl or d3d. > dave henrie > > "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:DUqR9.347432$[email hidden]... > > Hello, can someone suggest a videocard setup for my Radeon 8500

(retail),

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> > and win XP with GPL. I am getting 5 fps. I have the latest Catalyst > > drivers. I also just installed powerstrip but I didn't play with it too > > much. All I did was set the refresh rate. Thanks. > > > > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 12/25/02 > >

have u tried the cpu speed fix. i was gettin 7 fps before i put this on. i have an athlon xp 2000+ and geforce2 mx200. now it runs fine. the CPU speedfix can be found at www.papy.com under downloads, but there are different patches for different countries so i wdidnt put a direct link on. "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_5tR9.80237$[email hidden]... > Hello, thanks for the reply. I guess I was a litle vague. I installedthe > 1.2 patch, D3D patch and the disco fix. I haven't tried or seen theupdated > openGL raster yet. I will look for it now. I am using D3D mode also. > Thanks again. > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:AhrR9.551765$%[email hidden]... > > Do you have the d3d patch from Papyrus? The v1.2 patch? Have youtried

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> > the updated opengl raster that the guys at racesimcentral came up with? > > Hopefully somebody will provide a link...or just go to the > racesimcentral > > forums and search for gpl + opengl. That should find it. > > Most likely you are currently running in software mode. You should use > > either open gl or d3d. > > dave henrie > > > > "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:DUqR9.347432$[email hidden]... > > > Hello, can someone suggest a videocard setup for my Radeon 8500 > (retail), > > > and win XP with GPL. I am getting 5 fps. I have the latest Catalyst > > > drivers. I also just installed powerstrip but I didn't play with it

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> > > much. All I did was set the refresh rate. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 12/25/02 > > > > > >

Hello, That's it !!!!! the cpu fix. I installed it and then my fps maxed out. THANKS !!!! "Kevin Williams" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:av6euj$bts$1$[email hidden]... > have u tried the cpu speed fix. i was gettin 7 fps before i put this on. i > have an athlon xp 2000+ and geforce2 mx200. now it runs fine. the CPU > speedfix can be found at www.papy.com under downloads, but there are > different patches for different countries so i wdidnt put a direct linkon.

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> > "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_5tR9.80237$[email hidden]... > > Hello, thanks for the reply. I guess I was a litle vague. I installed > the > > 1.2 patch, D3D patch and the disco fix. I haven't tried or seen the > updated > > openGL raster yet. I will look for it now. I am using D3D mode also. > > Thanks again. > > "Dave Henrie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:AhrR9.551765$%[email hidden]... > > > Do you have the d3d patch from Papyrus? The v1.2 patch? Have you > tried > > > the updated opengl raster that the guys at racesimcentral came up

with? > > > Hopefully somebody will provide a link...or just go to the > > racesimcentral > > > forums and search for gpl + opengl. That should find it. > > > Most likely you are currently running in software mode. You shoulduse

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> > > either open gl or d3d. > > > dave henrie > > > > > > "pcfreak" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > > news:DUqR9.347432$[email hidden]... > > > > Hello, can someone suggest a videocard setup for my Radeon 8500 > > (retail), > > > > and win XP with GPL. I am getting 5 fps. I have the latest

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> > > > drivers. I also just installed powerstrip but I didn't play with it > too > > > > much. All I did was set the refresh rate. Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > > > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > > > Version: 6.0.434 / Virus Database: 243 - Release Date: 12/25/02 > > > > > > > > > > > >