GTR2 - Best Video Card

I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:

P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
GeForce FX5500

I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource hungry
and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most eye
candy with acceptable fps.

Thanks

David Stamper

I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro. I
have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light
reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over 100
fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is
something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of
DirectX? Also have you turned animations off?




"DStamper" > wrote in message
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>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
>
> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> GeForce FX5500
>
> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
> with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone
> with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the
> most eye candy with acceptable fps.
>
> Thanks
>
> David Stamper
>
>
>

I haven't tried a lower version of Direct X but after checking the VGA chart
at Tom' Hardware I realize just how outdated my graphics card is. I still
thought I could maybe run the game with low res but at 800 x 600 x 16 it is
undrivable. I have tried changing the plr as was stated in a recent post
and have all graphics set to their lowest setting. I may try the ealier
versions of DX and maybe a reload. Thanks for the info.


"Jim C" > wrote in message
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>I have dell xps with 3ghz, 800fsb, pc3200 (i gig) and a ATI 9800 non-pro.
>I have most settings set to medium to high, excluding shadows and light
>reflections set to low. I'm getting 80+ fps, (dx8 shader) sometime over
>100 fps at Barcelona and monza. A new video card will help but there is
>something else stealing your resources. Have you tried a lower version of
>DirectX? Also have you turned animations off?
>
>
>
>
> "DStamper" > wrote in message
> news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...
>>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
>>
>> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
>> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
>> GeForce FX5500
>>
>> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15
>> FPS with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
>> hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can
>> someone with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to
>> get the most eye candy with acceptable fps.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> David Stamper
>>
>>
>>
>
>

I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run ok on
my system:
Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card.
Don

"DStamper" > wrote in message
news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...
>I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
>
> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> GeForce FX5500
>
> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
> with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone
> with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the
> most eye candy with acceptable fps.
>
> Thanks
>
> David Stamper
>
>
>

I've read a lot about the ATI cards, even the older ones seem to do well
with this game. I've always used the Geforce cards but I may have to change
my ways. Thanks.

"Don" > wrote in message
. ..
> I just got GTR2 so I've only driven on track alone but it seems to run ok
on
> my system:
> Athlon XP2100, 1 gig pc3200 ram, 9600 pro video card.
> Don
>
> "DStamper" > wrote in message
> news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...
> >I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
> >
> > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> > GeForce FX5500
> >
> > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15
FPS
> > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> > hungry and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can
someone
> > with similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the
> > most eye candy with acceptable fps.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David Stamper
> >
> >
> >
>
>

WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
info.


"DStamper" > wrote in message
news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...
> I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
>
> P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> GeForce FX5500
>
> I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
> with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
hungry
> and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
> similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most
eye
> candy with acceptable fps.
>
> Thanks
>
> David Stamper
>
>
>

DStamper wrote:
> WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
> info.
>
>
> "DStamper" > wrote in message
> news:W6AWg.20848$2g4.11993@dukeread09...
> > I currently cannot run GTR2 on My system:
> >
> > P4 3.4 GHz / 2M / 800FSB
> > 1G PC3200 / 400 RAM
> > GeForce FX5500
> >
> > I realize the graphics card is the bottle neck but I'm getting 10 - 15 FPS
> > with everything set to min. This tells me this game is very resource
> hungry
> > and I want to make sure I get a card that will run it. Can someone with
> > similar computer specs tell me what card you are running to get the most
> eye
> > candy with acceptable fps.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > David Stamper
> >
> >
> >

> DStamper wrote:
> > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for the
> > info.


Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge
hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce
6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO,
X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

> wrote in message
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> > DStamper wrote:
> > > WOW, switched to DX7 and can run with everything at max. Thanks for
the
> > > info.
>
>
> Sure, it'll run better in DX7 mode, but graphics quality takes a huge
> hit! To get GTR2 looking decent, I'd recommend at least a GeForce
> 6600GT, 6800 GT/GS, or 7600 series - or the ATI equivalent (X800 GTO,
> X1600, etc...). A 6600 GT can probably be had for about $100.

Yea I feel a lot better after just getting it to run. I'm running DX8 now
and its a little better quality. I spent $300.00 on upgrades to my old
system and still couldn't run it. I was getting ready to drop another 5
bills on a 7800 GTX but I think I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the
Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I may
just do that. Thanks for the info.

What's a Direct X loophole?


"DStamper" > wrote in message
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>
>I'll go with a 7300 GT after discovering the
> Direct X loophole. The local Comp store has a X1600 512 for $189.00 I may
> just do that. Thanks for the info.
>
>