After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my
AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every
detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the
distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of
the image, but the improved control.
Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my
eyes on the road.
N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving
aids. That is tricky.
Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr.
3DMARK 2001 2857
3DMARK 2000 7077
Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu.
A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB
combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80.
$309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't
pass that up!
buzard
"Bob Thurman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Was it pretty easy to do the upgrade ? I have been thinking of upgrading my
CPU also. Did you encounter any difficulties, or are you an old pro at this
??
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> After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my > AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every > detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the > distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of > the image, but the improved control. > > Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my > eyes on the road. > > N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving > aids. That is tricky. > > Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > > 3DMARK 2001 2857 > 3DMARK 2000 7077 > > Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu. > A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB > combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80. > $309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't > pass that up! > > buzard > > >An AMD upgrade isn't bad just that you need to be aware of installing VIA 4
in1 drivers.
Put your Window Cab files on your HD if not already.
Build the system as you would any other pc.
Start up the system the first time in safe mode with your original HD before
the upgrade.
In Device Manager remove ALL (yes I mean ALL) devices then, restart system
normally.
It will re-detect everything from scratch without having any legacy devices
from interfering.
One other thing to mention is make sure you have a good case and have imo at
least one case add-on fan blowing in and 1 blowing out. These AMD's run
pretty hot. I also recommend the VIA Hardware Monitor software (comes
usually with MB) as well running to monitor system heat.
Use this website for your VIA needs: http://www.viahardware.com/
BH
"Olly Greenfield" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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my
> CPU also. Did you encounter any difficulties, or are you an old pro atthis
> ??
>
>
>
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> > "Bob Thurman" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:Bq9C6.3183$[email hidden]... > > After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my > > AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every > > detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the > > distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of > > the image, but the improved control. > > > > Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my > > eyes on the road. > > > > N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving > > aids. That is tricky. > > > > Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > > > > 3DMARK 2001 2857 > > 3DMARK 2000 7077 > > > > Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu. > > A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB > > combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80. > > $309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't > > pass that up! > > > > buzard > > > > > > > > Was it pretty easy to do the upgrade ? I have been thinking of upgradingLucky bugger :-)
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> After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my > AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every > detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the > distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of > the image, but the improved control. > > Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my > eyes on the road. > > N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving > aids. That is tricky. > > Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > > 3DMARK 2001 2857 > 3DMARK 2000 7077 > > Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu. > A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB > combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80. > $309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't > pass that up! > > buzard > > >On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 04:27:16 GMT, "Bob Thurman" <[email hidden]>
wrote:
I have an Athlon 1.33ghz on order, already have the 256mb of DDR ram.
Should be able to overclock to 1.45ghz or so. I'm gonna smoke you
baby. :-)
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>After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my >AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every >detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the >distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of >the image, but the improved control. > >Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my >eyes on the road. > >N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving >aids. That is tricky. > >Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > >3DMARK 2001 2857 >3DMARK 2000 7077 > >Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu. >A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB >combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80. >$309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't >pass that up! > >buzard > >
>
>I have an Athlon 1.33ghz on order, already have the 256mb of DDR ram.
>Should be able to overclock to 1.45ghz or so. I'm gonna smoke you
>baby. :-)
just how good are these graphics cards with these fsaaa or whatever it
is and a geforce 2 for that matter.
i think gpl looks gr8 on my voodoo 3 and duron 900, am i in for a
shock ?
if anyones got any screenshots or can make some, can you email em to
me ?
thanks
Rich
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>
> Was it pretty easy to do the upgrade ? I have been thinking of upgradingmy
> CPU also. Did you encounter any difficulties, or are you an old pro atthis
> ??
>
>Building/upgrading a system isn't rocket science . Just get a decent upgrade
book , become familiar with the components and be methodical . I built a new
system back in Feb based on a Duron 700mhz , Abit KT7A mobo and a new case
and used a few components from my old system . All went smoothly and the
computer runs without any probs now . Racing sims are now a lot sweeter .
If all you're thinking of doing is upgrading the cpu to max out your mobo's
potential then go for it . You'd be surprised how easy it is . Just mind you
discharge any static electricity first and that your heatsink and fan will
be good enough. Some mobos need a bios upgrade but not very often .
Cheers
Andrew
Why waste money on a Duron? They are worse than Intel's Celery.
A Thomas wrote:
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> Olly Greenfield <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:mGdC6.1041$[email hidden]... > > > > > > Was it pretty easy to do the upgrade ? I have been thinking of upgrading > my > > CPU also. Did you encounter any difficulties, or are you an old pro at > this > > ?? > > > > > Building/upgrading a system isn't rocket science . Just get a decent upgrade > book , become familiar with the components and be methodical . I built a new > system back in Feb based on a Duron 700mhz , Abit KT7A mobo and a new case > and used a few components from my old system . All went smoothly and the > computer runs without any probs now . Racing sims are now a lot sweeter . > > If all you're thinking of doing is upgrading the cpu to max out your mobo's > potential then go for it . You'd be surprised how easy it is . Just mind you > discharge any static electricity first and that your heatsink and fan will > be good enough. Some mobos need a bios upgrade but not very often . > > Cheers > > AndrewOn Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:21:13 +0200, Rich
<[email hidden]> wrote:
FSAA on the Geforce2 cards is nothing to write home about. On a
Voodoo5 it is very good at 4X, but you will find that in most games
you will be using 2X because 4X uses too much video bandwidth.
Personally I prefer using high res on a Geofrce2 and no FSAA than
running at 800x600 2X FSAA on a Voodoo5.
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>just how good are these graphics cards with these fsaaa or whatever it >is and a geforce 2 for that matter. > >i think gpl looks gr8 on my voodoo 3 and duron 900, am i in for a >shock ? > >if anyones got any screenshots or can make some, can you email em to >me ? >thanks > >RichOn Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:49:20 GMT, Bryon Lape <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>Why waste money on a Duron? They are worse than Intel's Celery.
>
Bzzzzt! Wrong, very wrong. Only dif between a Duron and T-Bird is
128kb v 256kb L2 cache. If you are on a budget then it is the cpu of
choice.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 21:02:40 GMT, Nos v7.0000001 <[email hidden]>
wrote:
interesting, what is better about the gfx anyway, better textures or ?
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>On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:21:13 +0200, Rich ><[email hidden]> wrote: > > >>just how good are these graphics cards with these fsaaa or whatever it >>is and a geforce 2 for that matter. >> >>i think gpl looks gr8 on my voodoo 3 and duron 900, am i in for a >>shock ? >> >>if anyones got any screenshots or can make some, can you email em to >>me ? >>thanks >> >>Rich > >FSAA on the Geforce2 cards is nothing to write home about. On a >Voodoo5 it is very good at 4X, but you will find that in most games >you will be using 2X because 4X uses too much video bandwidth. >Personally I prefer using high res on a Geofrce2 and no FSAA than >running at 800x600 2X FSAA on a Voodoo5.On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 19:49:20 GMT, Bryon Lape <[email hidden]>
wrote:
>Why waste money on a Duron? They are worse than Intel's Celery.
>
>A T
a duron matches a pentium 3 mhz for mhz, i know i've tested it with
many benchmarks, as have many others, dont believe me try #athlon on
efnet for a channel of supernerds who know more than any of us put
together
Your 2001 score seems a bit low for that graphics card. I use the OLD
original GeForce 256 DDR 32Mb card with a ASUS P3V4X board. PIII650@911Mhz.
I scored 2556.
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> After 8 days of conflict/update nightmare's, my > AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every > detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the > distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of > the image, but the improved control. > > Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my > eyes on the road. > > N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving > aids. That is tricky. > > Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > > 3DMARK 2001 2857 > 3DMARK 2000 7077 > > Smoking! If I get bored the MB will go to 1.3 cpu. > A store here in L.A. had a sale. Athlon 950/MB > combo $229. Case with 300w power supply $80. > $309 to upgrade from a Celeron 400. Couldn't > pass that up! > > buzard > > >On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 02:43:11 -0700, "BHx" <[email hidden]> wrote:
>An AMD upgrade isn't bad just that you need to be aware of installing VIA 4
>in1 drivers.
Not if you buy a mb with an AMD 760 chipset. Just need the VIA gart
driver.
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:55:48 +0200, Rich
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>interesting, what is better about the gfx anyway, better textures or ?
On which card? Both support high res textures now. I'm just saying I
like the look of high resolution at good frame rates better than
lower res and FSAA. I run GPL at 1280x1024 and get max frame rate of
36fps on a P3 800. You won't on a Voodoo5. Nascar Heat at it's highest
res only cost me 1 fps going up from 800x600. Again, the V5 will lose
mucho frame rate doing that in NH.
"Bryon Lape" <[email hidden]> said:
Why waste money on a Duron? They are worse than Intel's Celery.
Sorry Bryon,
An AMD Duron cpu of equal speed (Mhz rating) to a Celeron cpu is actually
about 10% faster "overall" than the Celeron (in a wide range of benchmarks
and game fps tests).
Lorne
Nos,
You'll love the Athlon 1.33GHz with 256MB DDR. I just upgraded my V5
system with it but didn't bother overclocking.
GPL: 800x600, 4 x FSAA with all details and sound is pegged at 36fps.
N4: 800x600, 2 x FSAA (didnt try 4 times yet :-). Every detail and 24
sounds (ok mirrors to 25%) and 42 AI all drawn gets 20+ fps. When
driving online it averages 45 fps.
F12000: Everything maximum, 22 AI, 22 drawn gets 19fps on the starts!
With a GeForce or ATI those FPS should easily double.
Jason.
"Nos v7.0000001" wrote:
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> > >AMD 950 is running perfectly. GPL with every > >detail on max. I'm speechless! Not only the > >distance you can see ahead and the sharpness of > >the image, but the improved control. > > > >Crystal Palace is so beautiful I can hardly keep my > >eyes on the road. > > > >N4 running smooth as glass. Running with no driving > >aids. That is tricky. > > > >Running a Hercules G2 GTS pro 64 meg ddr. > > > >3DMARK 2001 2857 > >3DMARK 2000 7077 > > > >buzard > > > > > > I have an Athlon 1.33ghz on order, already have the 256mb of DDR ram. > Should be able to overclock to 1.45ghz or so. I'm gonna smoke you > baby. :-)Is anybody here interested in how I love my C300a@450?
And when I'm in good mood, I take out the trusty P200 (non-MMX) ;-)
JensSchumi
On Sun, 15 Apr 2001 15:01:14 GMT, Nos v7.0000001 <[email hidden]> wrote:
>
>I have an Athlon 1.33ghz on order, already have the 256mb of DDR ram.
>Should be able to overclock to 1.45ghz or so. I'm gonna smoke you
>baby. :-)
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