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it will run ok, that  is to say almost all graphics off, minimum ai cars =
25-30 fps. i upped my system and in testing it seems that to run 30 fps with
almost all graphics on and a full field of ai cars (19) you need 350-400mhz
and a good video card. the cpu is most important for tha ai cars. an abit mb
and 300a celeron overclocked to 374 -450 is a great combination for
reasonable dollars.


"Matthew A. Davis" wrote:

> GPL looks like a mighty great sim that I desperately want, but I'm not
> sure it'll run worth a darn on my system:
>
> AMD-K6/233
> 64MB RAM
> Win95/DX5
> Viper V330 (Riva 128)
>
> I know I can't run the Glide or Rendition graphics.  How good/fast is
> the software rendering?  Does the OpenGL patch work well with the Riva
> 128?
>
> In short, can I get playable detail levels at playable framerates on
> this setup?
>
> Thanks for info,
> --
> Matthew A. Davis
> azami@hubwest.com
> http://www.hubwest.com/userpages/azami/hideout.htm
>
> No one ever cried at a parent's grave for the big house they didn't live
> in or the expensive toys they didn't get.

