Just anticipating picking up my new PC - not cutting edge but fantastic bang
for buck - I'm all giddy :-)
Current:
Nasty Compaq Deskpro EN P3 866
32Mb GF2 MX PCI
512Mb SDRAM
SBLive Value
New:
XP 1800
128Mb GF4 Ti4200
256Mb DDR RAM
SBLive Value (out of above)
Can't remember MB, but box blurb has a recommendation from Tom's Hardware.
I'll be installing Win98SE.
I just tried the settings I hope to run in N2K2 on the current machine which
gives me circa 12fps at Daytona (down to 5-7fps in reply mode when busy):
1024x768
Full field running
Full field drawn ahead, 6 behind.
3D sound.
Minimum sounds heard
60ish percent draw distance
Full detail cars
Full detail world
Medium detail mirror
Shadows
Refections ON (love that particular eye candy)
Lightmaps on.
I'm happy with 16bit and not bothered about AA (don't miss what you don't
have)
What d'you reckon I'll get?
FWIW, my current 3DMark Score is 1960
Cheers,
Mark
Reading, UK
I got a simular system:
Athlon XP 1800
GF4 Ti 4200 - 64 MB
My 3DMARK2001 SE: 9500
So compared to your current score of 1960,
I'm sure the improvement will be nothing less than stunning ;-))
"Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Just anticipating picking up my new PC - not cutting edge but fantasticbang
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