advice on new PC options for GPL
david_j...@my-deja.com
be a P III, probably 500 or 550mhz (I'm still studying the price jumps
between 500, 550, and 600mhz) with 128MB. If I've understood a lot of
the posts here, a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP would be the best current
choice of video card for GPL. (Problems are reported with the new
3500?) Is that the consensus?
The motherboard will probably be an Intel SE440BX2 that has onboard PCI
audio. Would a separate sound card help the frame rate, or only how
pleasing the sound is in GPL? If it makes a significant difference,
which card is the best choice with GPL (and with minimum other
compatibility problems)? Soundblaster Live?
Thanks for any assistance.
Dave Wilson
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Christian Giroux
looking towards the PIIIs but their prices were ridiculous to me (too
expensive). So here's what i bought:
Celeron 466
Asus P3BF (6 PCI, 1 ISA) MB
128 Megs of RAM
V-3 3000
MX-300 s-card
Add a new HD (Quantum @ 7200 rpm), CD player 50x etc...
GPL runs quite well even with 19 cars at 1024 x 768, although i plan to get
a PIII after X-Mas.
C. Giroux.
Worker Working
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> I'm about to buy a new PC so I can finally play GPL properly. It will
> be a P III, probably 500 or 550mhz (I'm still studying the price jumps
> between 500, 550, and 600mhz) with 128MB. If I've understood a lot of
> the posts here, a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP would be the best current
> choice of video card for GPL. (Problems are reported with the new
> 3500?) Is that the consensus?
>
> The motherboard will probably be an Intel SE440BX2 that has onboard PCI
> audio. Would a separate sound card help the frame rate, or only how
> pleasing the sound is in GPL? If it makes a significant difference,
> which card is the best choice with GPL (and with minimum other
> compatibility problems)? Soundblaster Live?
>
I'd steer clear of onboard-anything with a motherboard. Disabling the
audio from the motherboard isn't always straightforward if you decide to
upgrade the sound.
I have a Soundblaster Live Value (about US$75) and am very happy with
it. It supports 4-speaker sound systems (I ended up buying the US$100
PCWorks 4-speaker set) so you can get true 3D effects with the sound. A
little off-topic but playing a flight-sim like European Air War and
flying a Spitfire through a bunch of B-17s is incredible when you can
hear the rumble from each plane as you slowly pass them... I'm not
aware whether GPL supports 3D sound.
Otherwise, I am also happy with my V3 2000 running on a 450. So I'm
sure that the 3000 will run great on a PIII.
Peter Prochazka
<david_j...@my-deja.com> schrieb :
> I'm about to buy a new PC so I can finally play GPL properly. It will
> be a P III, probably 500 or 550mhz (I'm still studying the price jumps
> between 500, 550, and 600mhz) with 128MB.
I have a PIII 450 (not oc'd) and I'm very satisfied with its performance in
GPL. Of course there's never enough horsepower to have, it's just a matter
of how much money you want to spend (The same as with cars :-). I think the
600mhz is still a little too expensive for its relative small performance
advantage over the 550 or 500mhz PIII.
BTW, has anybody tried the K7 Athlon with GPL already ?
> If I've understood a lot of
> the posts here, a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP would be the best current
> choice of video card for GPL. (Problems are reported with the new
> 3500?) Is that the consensus?
The V3 3000 is surely the best graphics card for GPL for now. (I have one
too). I don't know about the problems with the 3500, but if you don't need
TV-in (which the 3500 has), I'd go for the 3000. AFAIK the 3500 runs at
183mhz and the 3000 at 166mhz, but I think the 3000 can be easily
overclocked to 183mhz, if you put a fan onto it. (haven't tried it for
myself, but there surely are guys in this NG, who oc everything and can tell
you more... :-)
> The motherboard will probably be an Intel SE440BX2 that has onboard PCI
> audio. Would a separate sound card help the frame rate, or only how
> pleasing the sound is in GPL? If it makes a significant difference,
> which card is the best choice with GPL (and with minimum other
> compatibility problems)? Soundblaster Live?
I have a SBLiveValue, which is said to need very little CPU usage (can't
tell for myself, since it's the only soundcard my system ever had). It has a
very good sound in GPL and was quite cheap (800AS = about 60$, probably
cheaper in the US). Don't know about this Intel MB and its onboard sound
card, but IMO it's better to buy a MB without onboard sound and add a sound
card you know about. At any case, if you want exactly this MB, make sure the
onboard sound can be disabled in any way (by jumper or BIOS) , otherwise
you'll have problems if you want to add a sound card later.
Hope, that helps!
Peter
Vienna, Austria
Brian Senogles
a P2 or P3. I have a P2 450 w/ a diamond ultra 770, my two other pc's w/ Cel
400's & Voodoo 2000's run just as well. The money you can save on the chip
alone could be used for better video, ram,etc.
--
Brian
"Yeah baby, yeah....Oh behave"
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> I'm about to buy a new PC so I can finally play GPL properly. It will
> be a P III, probably 500 or 550mhz (I'm still studying the price jumps
> between 500, 550, and 600mhz) with 128MB. If I've understood a lot of
> the posts here, a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP would be the best current
> choice of video card for GPL. (Problems are reported with the new
> 3500?) Is that the consensus?
>
> The motherboard will probably be an Intel SE440BX2 that has onboard PCI
> audio. Would a separate sound card help the frame rate, or only how
> pleasing the sound is in GPL? If it makes a significant difference,
> which card is the best choice with GPL (and with minimum other
> compatibility problems)? Soundblaster Live?
>
Alan Nash
cpu fan, and FIC VB-601 BX chipset motherboard at www.cpusolutions.com.
All for $184 plus $11 shipping. The Celeron 400 easily clocked up to
500 without any extra cooling, voltage, or anything fancy. The
motherboard allows you to adjust the bus speed without using jumpers.
At 500, the Celeron rocks in GPL with 19 cars. Around 22 fps at start
of race and 36 once driving. This is with Voodoo2 12 meg, 64 meg ram.
A whole lot cheaper than a PIII for sure.
ANash
Schumacher
motherboard running at 133mhz.
Bob Curtin
than 36fps except at the very start of a race and then the absolute worst
is 22-25 fps at Monaco untill the flag drops -- then it goes back up to
36/37fps as the cars string out. This is with all graphics on, 800x600
resolution and all 19 cars. I don't have a FF wheel, so that option is
off.
Run out and do it now. The racing in GPL with a good machine and all 19
cars is just phenomenal!
david_j...@my-deja.com wrote:
> I'm about to buy a new PC so I can finally play GPL properly. It will
> be a P III, probably 500 or 550mhz (I'm still studying the price jumps
> between 500, 550, and 600mhz) with 128MB. If I've understood a lot of
> the posts here, a 3dfx Voodoo3 3000 AGP would be the best current
> choice of video card for GPL. (Problems are reported with the new
> 3500?) Is that the consensus?
>
> The motherboard will probably be an Intel SE440BX2 that has onboard PCI
> audio. Would a separate sound card help the frame rate, or only how
> pleasing the sound is in GPL? If it makes a significant difference,
> which card is the best choice with GPL (and with minimum other
> compatibility problems)? Soundblaster Live?
>
> Thanks for any assistance.
>
> Dave Wilson
>
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