PCGamer GP2 review?

Did anybody catch the review in this months issue? It states that you can get a reasonable framerate in SuperVGA with details maxed on a P5-100!!! This is such crap. I hope no one is misled into buying this game and thinking they will get great graphics on such a system. From what I have heard and seen there isnt a Pentium or Pro that can run run Monaco with all details smoothly. My p5-166 does well in SVGA but only after I turn off sky , track , and mirror textures.

I've not seen that one because I don't buy the magazine anymore. I got too fed up reading how brilliant all the beta versions of games were only to be confronted with the terrible reality. (Comment applies to UK version but I hear the US version is much the same). BTW I am running a DX2-66 so SVGA is a waste of time. Win the lottery or do the wife in for the insurance I reckon. -- Trevor Farrell Now supporting Jacques Villeneuve for the World Championships!

> Did anybody catch the review in this months issue? It states that you > can get a reasonable framerate in SuperVGA with details maxed on a > P5-100!!! We had a newspaper review here in Sydney which said similar, and then went on to say that after all your setting up - RAIN can still ruin your race. Have these reviewers even touched this game? Misleading is an understatement. Jet

Who is Jacques Villeneuve ???? Rob

> Who is Jacques Villeneuve ???? Either the 1996 Formula One World Champion or the runner-up to the 1996 Formula One World Champion. -- Mark Hill

> Who is Jacques Villeneuve ???? > Rob Like, are you from this world? Jacques Villeneuve, Indycar champion of 1995, Battling for the championship against Damon Hill? SuperRookie? French Canadian? Do you know what Grand Prix racing is? -- Macarena, hiphop,rap,soul,rythem,disco,pop,dance,trance,rave,techno) / \ --------------------------------All SUCK-------------------------- Smashing pumpkins RULE! Roey

Hi there does anyone reccon its crossed Frank Williams mind to sabotage Hills chances alowing Ville to be world champion so he can have car no's 1 & 2 for next year. Rob

> does anyone reccon its crossed Frank Williams mind to sabotage Hills chances > alowing Ville to be world champion so he can have car no's 1 & 2 for next > year. A TV report recently said that Frank Williams didn't like to have World Champions in his team. Make of that what you will. -- Mark Hill

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>I've not seen that one because I don't buy the magazine anymore. I got >too fed up reading how brilliant all the beta versions of games were >only to be confronted with the terrible reality. (Comment applies to UK >version but I hear the US version is much the same). >BTW I am running a DX2-66 so SVGA is a waste of time. Win the lottery or >do the wife in for the insurance I reckon. >>Did anybody catch the review in this months issue? It states that you >>can get a reasonable framerate in SuperVGA with details maxed on a >>P5-100!!! This is such crap. I hope no one is misled into buying this >>game and thinking they will get great graphics on such a system. From >>what I have heard and seen there isnt a Pentium or Pro that can run >>run Monaco with all details smoothly. My p5-166 does well in SVGA but >>only after I turn off sky , track , and mirror textures.

I conclude! To give this impression is just not on! I use a 166 pentium, 16Meg SDRAM, 2Meg video card and although love the game I am still unhappy with the amount of detail I have to turn off!

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> >I've not seen that one because I don't buy the magazine anymore. I got > >too fed up reading how brilliant all the beta versions of games were > >only to be confronted with the terrible reality. (Comment applies to UK > >version but I hear the US version is much the same). > >BTW I am running a DX2-66 so SVGA is a waste of time. Win the lottery or > >do the wife in for the insurance I reckon. > >>Did anybody catch the review in this months issue? It states that you > >>can get a reasonable framerate in SuperVGA with details maxed on a > >>P5-100!!! This is such crap. I hope no one is misled into buying this > >>game and thinking they will get great graphics on such a system. From > >>what I have heard and seen there isnt a Pentium or Pro that can run > >>run Monaco with all details smoothly. My p5-166 does well in SVGA but > >>only after I turn off sky , track , and mirror textures. > I conclude! > To give this impression is just not on! > I use a 166 pentium, 16Meg SDRAM, 2Meg video card and although love the game I > am still unhappy with the amount of detail I have to turn off!

The CPU probably isn't the problem. You need to buy an awesome video card inorder to use full graphics. that is probably the problem.

Untrue it is the processor I'm running Stealth 64 (3240) 2mg Vram with a P100 and it doesn't help...

TT> The CPU probably isn't the problem. You need to buy an awesome video TT> card inorder to use full graphics. that is probably the problem. There may be a "bottleneck" somewhere in his system, but from all the posts when the game first appeared, and the careful comparisons of GP2 logs, occupancy rates, and independant benchmarks (eg CD Bench) with/without things like S3SPDUP, it's apparent that video cards are NOT _that_ important to GP2.....sure a dead slow, ancient Tseng4000 thing will hold everything up, but generally a reasonably fast/modern/equiped motherboard with a monster CPU seems to be what it demands to have full sky textures in your mirrors(!). There were large numbers of reports of people with things like P100's (slower bus speed) finding no advantage with the latest/trendiest video card.....while others with P166/200's or PPro200's and No-Name 1Mb graphics cards having a ball. Some games certainly need a potent graphics card.....but GP2 seems very CPU-dependant. Cheers! --- * RM 1.3 U0414 * WIN 3.0 : UAE, WIN 3.1 : GPF, OS/2 : WORKS.

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> > >I've not seen that one because I don't buy the magazine anymore. I got > > >too fed up reading how brilliant all the beta versions of games were > > >only to be confronted with the terrible reality. (Comment applies to UK > > >version but I hear the US version is much the same). > > >BTW I am running a DX2-66 so SVGA is a waste of time. Win the lottery or > > >do the wife in for the insurance I reckon. > > >>Did anybody catch the review in this months issue? It states that you > > >>can get a reasonable framerate in SuperVGA with details maxed on a > > >>P5-100!!! This is such crap. I hope no one is misled into buying this > > >>game and thinking they will get great graphics on such a system. From > > >>what I have heard and seen there isnt a Pentium or Pro that can run > > >>run Monaco with all details smoothly. My p5-166 does well in SVGA but > > >>only after I turn off sky , track , and mirror textures. > > I conclude! > > To give this impression is just not on! > > I use a 166 pentium, 16Meg SDRAM, 2Meg video card and although love the game I > > am still unhappy with the amount of detail I have to turn off! > The CPU probably isn't the problem. You need to buy an awesome video > card inorder to use full graphics. that is probably the problem.

Well that might be part of your problem, dram video will bottle neck a 166pent. but dont expect a big difference, youll still have ta sacrafice some graphics to get a fluid frame rate even on a 200mhz pent. -Crazyace