Poor Frame Rate in GP500

Does anyone have a remedy for poor frame rates in GP500? I have a Pentium III 500-Mhz machine, 128-MB RAM with a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16-MB. I can only race with about 6 bikes; any more causes a very choppy interface. Quite unuseable. Any hints would be appreciated. Thanks, Peter

get the latest drivers, reduce some graphics options. I have a PII 400 with a v3 3000 and it runs with all bikes at 1024x748 Jim Peter Blackmore <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:MPG.13a234efa2a7b724989695@news...

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> Does anyone have a remedy for poor frame rates in GP500? I have a Pentium > III 500-Mhz machine, 128-MB RAM with a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16-MB. I can > only race with about 6 bikes; any more causes a very choppy interface. > Quite unuseable. > > Any hints would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Peter

Also try turning down some sound quality. It could work. BTW: At which Resolution are you trying it? I can run the game full detail in 800x600 with my PIII-450, Riva TNT 16 mb and 128 mb SDram Peter Blackmore <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws MPG.13a234efa2a7b724989695@news...

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> Does anyone have a remedy for poor frame rates in GP500? I have a Pentium > III 500-Mhz machine, 128-MB RAM with a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16-MB. I can > only race with about 6 bikes; any more causes a very choppy interface. > Quite unuseable. > > Any hints would be appreciated. > > Thanks, > Peter

Have you tried the latest leaked betas from 3dfx? (goto 3dfx.products.voodoo3 NG for links). They've even added an overclocker, and you should easily be able to bump your 2000 (143Mhz) up to equal a 3000 (166Mhz) - add a fan to the H/S just to be safe. With the overclocker you can also diable V-sync - you might be hamstrung by your monitor. Also, check your task manager - are you sure you don't have some background tasks/apps slowing things down? What kind of M/B do you have? HTH, Kendt Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.

Running 1024x768, set for "high-speed" play, rather than "high-detail". I did get the latest drivers, and the latest Glide3. There's something more I'm missing, 'cause I can't get even six bikes to work at Suzuka. Any more an the screen is so choppy,you can't play the game. Peter In article <xxm_4.1349$[email hidden]>, [email hidden] says...

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> Also try turning down some sound quality. It could work. > > BTW: At which Resolution are you trying it? I can run the game full detail > in 800x600 with my PIII-450, Riva TNT 16 mb and 128 mb SDram > > > Peter Blackmore <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws > MPG.13a234efa2a7b724989695@news... > > Does anyone have a remedy for poor frame rates in GP500? I have a Pentium > > III 500-Mhz machine, 128-MB RAM with a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16-MB. I can > > only race with about 6 bikes; any more causes a very choppy interface. > > Quite unuseable. > > > > Any hints would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Peter > > >

i don't understand your problem: I have a P3 450, 128 RAM and a "poor" ATI 128 16 Mo and the game is perfect at 1024X768. Excidium <[email hidden]> a �crit dans le message : xxm_4.1349$[email hidden]...

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> Also try turning down some sound quality. It could work. > > BTW: At which Resolution are you trying it? I can run the game full detail > in 800x600 with my PIII-450, Riva TNT 16 mb and 128 mb SDram > > > Peter Blackmore <[email hidden]> schreef in berichtnieuws > MPG.13a234efa2a7b724989695@news... > > Does anyone have a remedy for poor frame rates in GP500? I have a

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> > III 500-Mhz machine, 128-MB RAM with a 3dfx Voodoo3 2000 16-MB. I can > > only race with about 6 bikes; any more causes a very choppy interface. > > Quite unuseable. > > > > Any hints would be appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > Peter > >