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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
http://forums.delphi.com/m/main.asp?sigdir=overclocker

Richard G Clegg wrote:

>   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 addicted) - 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.
> email: richard@manor.york.ac.uk
> www: http://manor.york.ac.uk/top.html



