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Article #92818Re: Newbie Question
From: McGrandpa
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:46
Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 02:46
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"SnoopJeDi" <snoopjediHOLDTHESPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message news:QaOdnQRGP7CGibzfRVn-2A@comcast.com > Robin O'Connor wasted my time on 2/26/2005 6:04 PM with the following: >> Thanks for all your help...I got the FPS to about 68FPS. Can >> someone please let me in on what is the OPTIMUM setting for the >> NVDIA settings to get doom to run at its best. Here are my specs >> for my machine. 3.2GHz P4 LGA 775 >> 2GB Kingston DDR2 PC-4200 >> ASUS P5GD2 Deluxe MOBO >> MSI 6600 GT 128MB PCI Express >> Windows XP Home installed on a 74GB WD Raptor >> >> Thanks for all your help. >> >> Robin >> >> >> "SnoopJeDi" <snoopjediHOLDTHESPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:YvmdnRwFF5RvRr3fRVn-qg@comcast.com... >> >>> EvilBill wasted my time on 2/26/2005 8:39 AM with the following: >>> >>>> Or a better way to benchmark your overall FPS, bring down the >>>> console, type 'timedemo demo1' and wait for it to play after which >>>> it'll give you the results. >>>> >>> >>> Actually this is a terrible way to benchmark your FPS. The system >>> is whacked as all hell. >>> >>> Running timedemos gives me results in the 20s, but I hold a steady >>> 40-50 in-game. >>> >>> Only thing timedemo is really good for is to compare before-after >>> performance without playing (or at least that's my opinion) >>> >>> -- >>> -SnoopJeDi >> >> >> > > PCI Express? > > Try ultra settings with everything on. lol and he will get about as good or a little better fr's as my FX5900 did. Or Radeon 9800 Pro. He DID say 6600, not 6800. Which ain't so bad really, for 8 pixel pipes and 128 megs. McG.
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