N4 & OpenGL

I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x 768 but when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screen freeze....with the game still running in the background...cna hear the action continuing but the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action still showing. I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminology shown in advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to where to start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to be able to run it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turning everything down. What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked at and/or what other areas need to be addressed? System is: PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board 256 MB PC100 RAM ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR Sound Blaster Live Value WD 40GB running UDMA33 Thanks Doug B. (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail)

Doug, fwiw, that is a common symptom of an overheating video card. I would guess OpenGL is working the card harder (that's why it looks better), which is raising the temp. See if getting a little better airflow through your case helps things out. Hope this helps, -- Jeff Causey FrogDog Racing www.frogdogracing.com Home of the FrogDog Cyber Racing School "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x 768 but > when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screen freeze....with > the game still running in the background...cna hear the action continuing but > the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action still showing. > > I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminology shown in > advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to where to > start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to be able to run > it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turning everything down. > What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked at and/or what > other areas need to be addressed? > > System is: > > PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board > 256 MB PC100 RAM > ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR > Sound Blaster Live Value > WD 40GB running UDMA33 > > Thanks > Doug B. > > > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) >

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>Doug, > >fwiw, that is a common symptom of an overheating video card. I would guess >OpenGL is working the card harder (that's why it looks better), which is >raising the temp. See if getting a little better airflow through your case >helps things out. > >Hope this helps,

Good point. But what I had to do to get rid of the same thing Doug is describing w/ Open GL (and CTDs in D3D) was to install an AGP 2.0 compliant motherboard to go w/ my GeForce card. I am not sure if his MB and video card requires that. -pw

Cool that video card off it's overheating! Vintook "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x 768but > when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screenfreeze....with > the game still running in the background...cna hear the action continuingbut > the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action stillshowing. > > I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminology shownin > advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to where to > start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to be able torun > it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turning everythingdown. > What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked at and/orwhat

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> other areas need to be addressed? > > System is: > > PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board > 256 MB PC100 RAM > ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR > Sound Blaster Live Value > WD 40GB running UDMA33 > > Thanks > Doug B. > > > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) >

I agree - had the same problem with my heavily overclocked system - turned on my custom dual 8-inch case fans and no more problems (except that it's damn noisy! :) -Phasor "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:pKYH6.8051$[email hidden]...

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> Cool that video card off it's overheating! > > Vintook > > "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x

768 > but > > when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screen > freeze....with > > the game still running in the background...cna hear the actioncontinuing > but > > the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action still > showing. > > > > I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminologyshown > in > > advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to whereto > > start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to be ableto > run > > it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turning everything > down. > > What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked atand/or

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> what > > other areas need to be addressed? > > > > System is: > > > > PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board > > 256 MB PC100 RAM > > ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR > > Sound Blaster Live Value > > WD 40GB running UDMA33 > > > > Thanks > > Doug B. > > > > > > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) > > > >

This almost sounds like your card is overheating... Is it over-clocked ? -Larry "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x 768but > when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screenfreeze....with > the game still running in the background...cna hear the action continuingbut > the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action stillshowing. > > I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminology shownin > advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to where to > start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to be able torun > it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turning everythingdown. > What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked at and/orwhat

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> other areas need to be addressed? > > System is: > > PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board > 256 MB PC100 RAM > ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR > Sound Blaster Live Value > WD 40GB running UDMA33 > > Thanks > Doug B. > > > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) >

8" Fans ? Does your system have Wheel Chocks ? -Larry "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:3af07a3e$[email hidden]...

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> I agree - had the same problem with my heavily overclocked system - turned > on my custom dual 8-inch case fans and no more problems (except that it's > damn noisy! :) > > -Phasor > > "Vintook" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:pKYH6.8051$[email hidden]... > > Cool that video card off it's overheating! > > > > Vintook > > > > "PHYDEAUX99" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:[email hidden]... > > > I have been able to get N4 to run consistently in Direct 3D at 1024 x > 768 > > but > > > when setting graphics to OGL I at some point always get a screen > > freeze....with > > > the game still running in the background...cna hear the action > continuing > > but > > > the system is completely locked up with the last frame of action still > > showing. > > > > > > I will freely admit that I know little about the various terminology > shown > > in > > > advanced display properties....could someone give me a hint as to

where > to > > > start? The graphics look so much better in OGL I would like to beable > to > > run > > > it this way but I don't want to defeat the purpose by turningeverything

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> > down. > > > What settings in the display properties of OGL need to be looked at > and/or > > what > > > other areas need to be addressed? > > > > > > System is: > > > > > > PIII 600 Soyo SY-6 BA+ main board > > > 256 MB PC100 RAM > > > ATI Raedon All-In-Wonder 32MB DDR > > > Sound Blaster Live Value > > > WD 40GB running UDMA33 > > > > > > Thanks > > > Doug B. > > > > > > > > > (Don't gimme NOCRAP in E-mail) > > > > > > > > >

ROTFL!!! Let's just say it's the centre of attention at LAN parties. :) -Phasor "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:jgjI6.69176$[email hidden]...

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> 8" Fans ? > > Does your system have Wheel Chocks ? > > -Larry > > "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:3af07a3e$[email hidden]... > > I agree - had the same problem with my heavily overclocked system -

turned > > on my custom dual 8-inch case fans and no more problems (except thatit's > > damn noisy! :) > > > > -Phasor

I guess :) -Larry "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZVnI6.18033$[email hidden]...

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> ROTFL!!! Let's just say it's the centre of attention at LAN parties. :) > > -Phasor > > "Larry" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:jgjI6.69176$[email hidden]... > > 8" Fans ? > > > > Does your system have Wheel Chocks ? > > > > -Larry > > > > "Phasor" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:3af07a3e$[email hidden]... > > > I agree - had the same problem with my heavily overclocked system - > turned > > > on my custom dual 8-inch case fans and no more problems (except that > it's > > > damn noisy! :) > > > > > > -Phasor > >

I guess :) -Larry

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> ROTFL!!! Let's just say it's the centre of attention at LAN parties. :) > -Phasor > > 8" Fans ? > > Does your system have Wheel Chocks ? > > -Larry > > > I agree - had the same problem with my heavily overclocked system - > turned > > > on my custom dual 8-inch case fans and no more problems (except that > it's > > > damn noisy! :) > > > -Phasor