GTR2 - Best Video Card

I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM GeForce FX5500 I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most eye candy with acceptable fps. Thanks David Stamper

I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro. I have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over 100 fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of DirectX? Also have you turned animations off? "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...

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>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > GeForce FX5500 > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource > hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone > with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the > most eye candy with acceptable fps. > > Thanks > > David Stamper > > >

I haven't tried a lower version of Direct X but after checking the VGA chart at Tom' Hardware I realize just how outdated my graphics card is. I still thought I could maybe run the game with low res but at 800 x 600 x 16 it is undrivable. I have tried changing the plr as was stated in a recent post and have all graphics set to their lowest setting. I may try the ealier versions of DX and maybe a reload. Thanks for the info. "Jim C" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:McBWg.12060$[email hidden]...

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>I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro. >I have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light >reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over >100 fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is >something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of >DirectX? Also have you turned animations off? > > > > > "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09... >>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: >> >> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB >> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM >> GeForce FX5500 >> >> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 >> FPS with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource >> hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can >> someone with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to >> get the most eye candy with acceptable fps. >> >> Thanks >> >> David Stamper >> >> >> > >

I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run ok on my system: Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card. Don "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...

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>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > GeForce FX5500 > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource > hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone > with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the > most eye candy with acceptable fps. > > Thanks > > David Stamper > > >

I've read a lot about the ATI cards, even the older ones seem to do well with this game. I've always used the Geforce cards but I may have to change my ways. Thanks. "Don" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run okon

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> my system: > Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card. > Don > > "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09... > >I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > > GeForce FX5500 > > > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15

FPS > > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource > > hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Cansomeone

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> > with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the > > most eye candy with acceptable fps. > > > > Thanks > > > > David Stamper > > > > > > > >

WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the info. "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...

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> I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > GeForce FX5500 > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource

hungry > and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with > similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the mosteye

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> candy with acceptable fps. > > Thanks > > David Stamper > > >

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> WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the > info. > > > "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09... > > I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > > GeForce FX5500 > > > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS > > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource > hungry > > and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with > > similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most > eye > > candy with acceptable fps. > > > > Thanks > > > > David Stamper > > > > > >

> DStamper wrote: > > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the > > info. Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce 6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO, X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

<[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > > DStamper wrote: > > > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks forthe

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> > > info. > > > Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge > hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce > 6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO, > X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

Yea I feel a lot better after just getting it to run. I'm running DX8 now and its a little better quality. I spent $300.00 on upgrades to my old system and still couldn't run it. I was getting ready to drop another 5 bills on a 7800 GTX but I think I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I may just do that. Thanks for the info.

What's a Direct X loophole? "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ElUWg.20896$2g4.4674@dukeread09... > >I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the > Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I may > just do that. Thanks for the info. > >

I was just refering to the fact that if you drop back to DX7 or DX8 in the graphics config you get a big FPS boost. "Izzy" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:452c6f44$[email hidden]...

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> What's a Direct X loophole? > > > "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ElUWg.20896$2g4.4674@dukeread09... > > > >I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the > > Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I

may > > just do that. Thanks for the info. > > > > > >

If anyone is interested, there is a small paragraph in the GTR2 manual recommending the nVidia 6 or 7 series chip set. I got the 7300 GT 512 at a good price and am running everything full except the high def paddock with DX9 level 2 AA and have very good frame rates. Thanks for all the good info. "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...

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> I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: > > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM > GeForce FX5500 > > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource

hungry > and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with > similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the mosteye

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> candy with acceptable fps. > > Thanks > > David Stamper > > >

Your good to go now.... "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_7hXg.21424$2g4.491@dukeread09...

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> If anyone is interested, there is a small paragraph in the GTR2 manual > recommending the nVidia 6 or 7 series chip set. I got the 7300 GT 512 at > a > good price and am running everything full except the high def paddock with > DX9 level 2 AA and have very good frame rates. Thanks for all the good > info. > > "DStamper" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09... >> I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system: >> >> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB >> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM >> GeForce FX5500 >> >> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 >> FPS >> with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource > hungry >> and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with >> similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most > eye >> candy with acceptable fps. >> >> Thanks >> >> David Stamper >> >> >> > >

Dnia 10-10-2006 o 04:40:12 DStamper <[email hidden]> napisaďż˝: > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the > info. How to switch to older DX? Reinstall Windows and DX? - PP

PP wrote: > Dnia 10-10-2006 o 04:40:12 DStamper <[email hidden]> napisaďż˝: > >> WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the >> info. > > How to switch to older DX? Reinstall Windows and DX? Just select DX7 in the video configuration prog for GTR2 (defaults to Auto). Cheers Tony