(Brent Burton) wrote in message >...
> (Kendt Eklund) wrote:
> | I'm getting ready to sell a processor and some memory to my brother to
> | put together a game rig, primarily for race sims (GPL, LFS, maybe some
> | newer stuff like F1c/mods). [...]
> | Anyone have experiences using the nForce2 IGP with sims, and maybe
> | other games? Is it slow enough that's its not worth bothering with?
>
> I do, and am happy with it overall. My machine is a small Shuttle box, nf2
> board with the GF4MX. I run with 128MB assigned to the video (of the
> 512MB installed).
>
> I run F1C, GPL, LFS, Racer, driving a 1280x1024 LCD panel.
> I also other non-sim games on occasion. I run LFS with full graphics
> detail, but at 1024x768; 12x10 is too much, but at 10x7 it maintains
> a solid 50-60 refresh.

Cool - thanks for the info (and to the other posters as well). Just
got my XP-M barton (running @2.5Ghz) and 1 gig of 400Mhz DDR RAM in
(Patriot RAM fron NewEgg CAS2 - a steal for RAM this fast). I can't
believe how much faster my machine is with the upgrade.

Kendt