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From: Jeff Male <jjm@one.net.au>
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Subject: Re: frame rates with celeron300a and vodoo1 card. WHOOPS!!!
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Thanks very much.  I just want some more detail and about 10-12 cars so i
think i'll go for it.

Gian A. Vitzthum wrote:

> I made an error, here folks!  Sorry!  <red faced and ducking for cover>
>
> I changed driver character and didn't change the settings to go with
> it.  My numbers below are with detail bias set to medium and sounds at
> only four.  When I went back and put detail up to full and sounds up to
> eight frame rates of about fifteen to twenty on the first corner of
> Mosport with 19 opponenents made the game really sluggish.
>
> I have since gone back and put detail bias back in the middle.
>
> My apologies,
> Gian.
> Gian A. Vitzthum wrote:
> >
> > Yup, I have a Celeron A-300 with an Abit BH-6 motherboard.  128Mb PC100
> > SDRAM and a Diamond Monster 3D (voodoo 1; 4mb).  The CPU is overclocked
> > to 374Mhz.
> >
> > Pretty much getting close to 36FPS most of the time with all details on
> > and 19 other cars.  It can sometimes drop to the twenties if there is a
> > lot going on during a race... lots of cars passing me while there is a
> > crash at some other part of the track or something.  At the starting
> > line at Mosport it is low twenties or very high teens just at startup
> > but then immediately climbs and settles to higher numbers.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Gian Vitzthum.
> >
> > Jeff Male wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a Celeron overclock or not with a Vodoo 1 card.
> > > what video card
> > > how much ram
> > > What frame rates are you getting
> > > how many cars on the track
> > > what details are turned on
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your responces.



