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Take a look at my system below.
Please answer me the following question:
Why is that with just about EVERY new game demo I get these days, I get choppiness?
Every one of them seems jerky - Crimson Skies, Evolva, SWAT3, Urban Chaos, FIFA 2001, NHL 2001, Pro Rally 2001 and many others.
I got an explanation that demos are supposed to demonstrate the software, not the power of the videocard. So why is it then that you guys all seem to sing the praises of how well they run? Smooth as butter everyone seems to say, well those who HAVE decent rigs that is. Like me. Only they are choppy on mine.
Is it because my monitor is poor? Or are you all being slightly inaccurate as to the ACTUAL performance on your PC's?
I get accurate benchmarks - 115 in Quake 3 @ 1024x768@16, and 7157 in 3D Mark 2000 same settings. But ingame, in demos, so many of them, its really choppy at times.
So can anyone point me to the truth, which I sure do hope IS out there.
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Rig:
Win 98 SE
Creative Geforce 2 GTS 32 MB - Det 6.47 (tried various)
Directx8 (No difference from 7a)
P3 800e @ 992 With Alpha P3125S
192 PC 100 RAM @ 124 stable
Abit BE6
Sounblaster Live! value
56K Modem
IBM Deskstar IDE 13.3 GB
32X CDROM
Plug + Play 17" monitor
Please answer me the following question:
Why is that with just about EVERY new game demo I get these days, I get choppiness?
Every one of them seems jerky - Crimson Skies, Evolva, SWAT3, Urban Chaos, FIFA 2001, NHL 2001, Pro Rally 2001 and many others.
I got an explanation that demos are supposed to demonstrate the software, not the power of the videocard. So why is it then that you guys all seem to sing the praises of how well they run? Smooth as butter everyone seems to say, well those who HAVE decent rigs that is. Like me. Only they are choppy on mine.
Is it because my monitor is poor? Or are you all being slightly inaccurate as to the ACTUAL performance on your PC's?
I get accurate benchmarks - 115 in Quake 3 @ 1024x768@16, and 7157 in 3D Mark 2000 same settings. But ingame, in demos, so many of them, its really choppy at times.
So can anyone point me to the truth, which I sure do hope IS out there.
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Rig:
Win 98 SE
Creative Geforce 2 GTS 32 MB - Det 6.47 (tried various)
Directx8 (No difference from 7a)
P3 800e @ 992 With Alpha P3125S
192 PC 100 RAM @ 124 stable
Abit BE6
Sounblaster Live! value
56K Modem
IBM Deskstar IDE 13.3 GB
32X CDROM
Plug + Play 17" monitor