Lowest spec to run GPL

I'm running GPL on a P233 with 64Mb of memory and a Banshee graphics card. It doesn't look too bad - in fact it looks excellent until I put other cars in. Then I have to take loads of details off in order to get it to run properly with only a few drivers. I was quite happy with this until someone on here pointed out that in fact the computer eliminates slower drivers first. I'm a pretty poor driver - 1:11:xx at the Glen is my best lap time and 1:14:xx is more typical (actually, spinning wildly and cursing is more typical - I'm only learning - had it a week or two). Anyway, discovering that I can substitute in a few slower drivers and run midfield has made things a lot more interesting but also increased my desire to see the game run with a full field. What's the minimum spec of machine anyone out there is running with to get a full field of cars and some reasonable detail level? I'm thinking of spending a bit of money on an upgrade to a PII (yes, I am already that ***ed) - would a PII 300 run a full field? if not then would a PII 350 or a PII 400? Also, the intermittant sound is bugging me - I've ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

Hi Richard, I just had an idea so this is kinda like thinking out loud. If you turn the number of sounds to the max (16?) its it still intermittent? It might be that other sounds closer are taking precidence thus causing one sound to be intermittent. Of course your FPS will drop with 16 sounds :-( Jason.

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> the intermittant sound is bugging me - I've > ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so > hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little. > -- > Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving > Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. > www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

-------- Jason Monds "My other car is a Ferrari" http://members.home.net/gpl.mondsj/gpl - For my combined gas/brake setups (Please remove 'no extra spork' when replying)

From what I've read in this news group, a good and inexpensive setup seems to be an Abit BH6, a Celeron 300a overclocked to 450, a good fan on the CPU, lots of ram and a 3dfx VooDoo2 accelerator. Following these advices, I've just ordered these parts. I'll be up and running next week and I'll post my impressions.

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> I'm running GPL on a P233 with 64Mb of memory and a Banshee graphics >card. It doesn't look too bad - in fact it looks excellent until I put >other cars in. Then I have to take loads of details off in order to get >it to run properly with only a few drivers. I was quite happy with this >until someone on here pointed out that in fact the computer eliminates >slower drivers first. I'm a pretty poor driver - 1:11:xx at the Glen is >my best lap time and 1:14:xx is more typical (actually, spinning wildly >and cursing is more typical - I'm only learning - had it a week or two). >Anyway, discovering that I can substitute in a few slower drivers and >run midfield has made things a lot more interesting but also increased >my desire to see the game run with a full field. > What's the minimum spec of machine anyone out there is running with to >get a full field of cars and some reasonable detail level? I'm thinking >of spending a bit of money on an upgrade to a PII (yes, I am already >that ***ed) - would a PII 300 run a full field? if not then would a >PII 350 or a PII 400? Also, the intermittant sound is bugging me - I've >ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so >hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little. >-- >Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving >Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. >www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

Im running on a PII 300mhz with 96 MB RAM. Looks pretty good even with a full field at a track like Monza with not alot of trackside objects. I only get about 14 FPS in a race there but as soon as im in the open or only 2-3 cars around im up to 19-23 FPS without a graphics accelerator!!!!!. My opinion is the PII will help alot and once you get that another 32-64 MB RAM wouldnt hurt. You should see probably 20 fps with a full field(except for maybe the very start of the race).

I run a p2-300, 64Mb ram, 8mb v2 card. I usually run with 10 cars, this way my FPS stays in the 30's all the time, 800x600, v.low detail, most trackside objects, no eye candy on, all textures on, cars only in mirrors (no mirror textures), no bevelled tyres, no driver texture. This is the setup I need for 36fps online and so I practice with it too. I can run more than 10 drivers without too much of a fps hit but when it does drop to mid-20s I notice the lack of control/instant feedback. For monaco I turn some more stuff off if it's getting a bit slow. Ben >Im running on a PII 300mhz with 96 MB RAM. Looks pretty good even with a full >field at a track like Monza with not alot of trackside objects. I only get >about 14 FPS in a race there but as soon as im in the open or only 2-3 cars >around im up to 19-23 FPS without a graphics accelerator!!!!!. My opinion is >the PII will help alot and once you get that another 32-64 MB RAM wouldnt hurt. > You should see probably 20 fps with a full field(except for maybe the very >start of the race).

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> I'm running GPL on a P233 with 64Mb of memory and a Banshee > graphics > card. It doesn't look too bad - in fact it looks excellent until I > put > other cars in. Then I have to take loads of details off in order > to get > it to run properly with only a few drivers. I was quite happy with > this > until someone on here pointed out that in fact the computer > eliminates > slower drivers first. I'm a pretty poor driver - 1:11:xx at the > Glen is > my best lap time and 1:14:xx is more typical (actually, spinning > wildly > and cursing is more typical - I'm only learning - had it a week or > two). > Anyway, discovering that I can substitute in a few slower drivers > and > run midfield has made things a lot more interesting but also > increased > my desire to see the game run with a full field. > What's the minimum spec of machine anyone out there is running > with to > get a full field of cars and some reasonable detail level? I'm > thinking > of spending a bit of money on an upgrade to a PII (yes, I am already > that ***ed) - would a PII 300 run a full field? if not then > would a > PII 350 or a PII 400? Also, the intermittant sound is bugging me - > I've > ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so > hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little.

Get a Celery 300a (quick before they becomev *very* scarse?) and clock it all the way up to 450, easy peasy, lubbly jubbly. 8-) *Peter* #:-)

Get an abit bh6 mobo, celeron 300a cpu and overclock it to 450, it will kick your ass the first time you turn on all graphics and all cars!!! add a good video card and minimum 64 ram. JM oh yeah for more info visit [link lost in import]

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> I'm running GPL on a P233 with 64Mb of memory and a Banshee graphics > card. It doesn't look too bad - in fact it looks excellent until I put > other cars in. Then I have to take loads of details off in order to get > it to run properly with only a few drivers. I was quite happy with this > until someone on here pointed out that in fact the computer eliminates > slower drivers first. I'm a pretty poor driver - 1:11:xx at the Glen is > my best lap time and 1:14:xx is more typical (actually, spinning wildly > and cursing is more typical - I'm only learning - had it a week or two). > Anyway, discovering that I can substitute in a few slower drivers and > run midfield has made things a lot more interesting but also increased > my desire to see the game run with a full field. > What's the minimum spec of machine anyone out there is running with to > get a full field of cars and some reasonable detail level? I'm thinking > of spending a bit of money on an upgrade to a PII (yes, I am already > that ***ed) - would a PII 300 run a full field? if not then would a > PII 350 or a PII 400? Also, the intermittant sound is bugging me - I've > ordered a new sound card to try to fix this (SB Live Value) - so > hopefully that should pick the framerate up a little. > -- > Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving > Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. > www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html

: Hi Richard, : I just had an idea so this is kinda like thinking out loud. : If you turn the number of sounds to the max (16?) its it still intermittent? : It might be that other sounds closer are taking precidence thus causing one : sound to be intermittent. Yeah - this is, in fact, what is happening - I've got the sounds down to three because it gets the framerates up a bit. -- Richard G. Clegg Only the mind is waving Dept. of Mathematics (Network Control group) Uni. of York. www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html