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Article #557Re: QUAKE II Minimum sys req.
From: Badman
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 00:00
Date: Sun, 05 Oct 1997 00:00
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I think Intel/Cirix/AMD/others should just stop making chips so games can get good on where they are... I predict once 50% or more of the market realizes Intel's "advances" are only for its own coporate money grabbing tactics, they'll turn away, possibly finally making the major chip makers get a "universally upgradable" platform off the ground, i.e. Panda Project for the mainstream.... cal wrote in message <34346B...@metrolink.net>... >@europa.com wrote: >> >> Thanx fellow fraggers, I guess I'll be able to barely play, with my P100/32 >> ram. Crap it was only 2 years ago when I payed a Grand just for the chip >> and motherboard. I need to win the lottery! >> si...@usa.net wrote in message <3433A1...@usa.net>... >> >Min. requirement is a P100 16Mb. It will support hardware GL >> >acceleration, ie cards such as Righteous 3D, Monster 3D - specifically, >> >the 3DFX chipset, and also Verite, as in the Mystique. Intel processors, >> >like Quake, will be faster due to better FPU performance. Quake 2 is not >> >optimised for MMX. > >Makes me wonder if my system will be up to the task. >Using a AMD586x133 overclocked to 160 here with 40meg Ram. >Overclocking to 160 brought it up from a P75 to P90 performance.
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