Quote from Stang70Fastback :

You don't need a MASSIVE graphics card to run CAD programs until you get into REALLY complex parts. What's really important is the CPU. My Tablet with integrated X3100 graphics by Intel doesn't do too bad even when you open up files like "front suspension." Even then the framerate is no worse than 3-4 FPS - which doesn't sound FANTASTIC, but is more than enough when you're just working with the model. Unless he's modeling the Queen Mary 2 in full detail, he shouldn't need a MASSIVE GPU. The processor is what's really important.

yes and the T2130 1.86ghz processor and 7600gt is enough for what his needs are. i dont think you would have any complains about this setup.

go into the bios and set the memory divider to 1:1 meaning you should set it at 200 memory strap. therefore it will run the memory at 200mhz witch is what ddr400 is made to be run at. you will see a little difference in performance but no HUGE gain. maybe a few more fps or so.

edit: try a higher memory strap if you can i just re read one of your post and seen you've tried to run it at ddr400(200mhz) from bios. that board has overclocking options so i know it has the right option for your memory just have to play around a bit but it should be at 200mhz if you set it at 200 memory strap in bios and make sure you press F10 and then hit enter or Y to save your settings then you should be ok.

heres another one that might interest you more. its only $650 and it has all the same things really just a different processor in it witch isnt really that slow if you ask me. fast a notebook.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X5-2800_Notebook/

edit: and by the way dont get an amd system with ati videocard in it there not that great. just take a look at how there company is doing not good as of right now but may be better in the future. stick with an intel and nvidia system and you will be happy.

Quote from Primoz :

And i was told Quadro or FireGL GPUs are only usefull for people modeling huge buildings with complete enviromets. If you're not making huge and detailed models an ordinary card should (apparently) be fine. And there's not much betterthan a 860 in a laptop. There are 8800s but i think it's a stupid idea to put that much horsepower into a laptop. Smarter to get a desktop then. And cheaper.

i think for $650 the one i posted below your post is a great deal. a desktop version would be a little cheaper but $650 is good for what you get with this setup and will work just fine for his needs. it will actually out perforn his current desktop pc he has.

edit: the acer 5520 has a x1250 as the videocard witch would get smoked buy the 7600gt in the one i posted above for $650.

7600gt is faster than a 8600gs by quite the margin. and it would be nice to know about how much you wanna spend and go from there. just becuz the number is 8xxx series does not mean its faster than the 7xxx series. the first number is the generation with 8 series being the newest. the second usually tells you what you need to know. as the lower the number the slower it is and so on with the higher number being better. notice the 7600gt its generation 7 but 6 is the second number meaning its about a mid range card. look at the 8600gs its generation is 8 but once again you have the second number 6 witch tells you that its in the mid range class again. dont be fooled by the 8xxx series there not all fast but some are the fastest. try and get the notebook with the 8800 in it. i forget if its a 8800gs or something different. but please post about how much you wanna spend and that would help out a lot in terms of finding the best notebook for your needs and more

edit: maybe check out this site as you can have a core 2 duo, go 7600 265mb, 2gigs of ram, 160gig hd, dvd/cd burner for $750 us witch i think is a pretty nice deal for a laptop of that quality witch will run lfs and cad plus many more 3d apps flawlessly for what you need it for. not to mention a pretty kool looking case that comes with it.

http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=188

Last edited by natedog420, Fri, 8 Feb 2008 16:57.

he might noe be lieing theres speed hacks in lfs that people no about. look it up on youtube. yes you can use tweak just with lfs patch Q and tweak patch Q it is not licensed protected.

i fixed it i just reinstalled windows and installed g25 1st to make sure it worked it did. i love it. best wheel ever

i just read online that for ps2 and ps3 it will see it as the driving force cuz some games dont support the g25. im on the phone now with logitech.

Quote from Matt0snap :

are u sure u have the newest drivers...? cause I believe that was a problem with the old ones?

ya i downloaded them off logitech. i can use the wheel with this but only sequenial shifting work and not much of anything else but enough to drive at least for now.

ok i managed to get this up on my pc not my girls. but its saying logitech driving force??? am i getting somewhere. can i configure it with this one? since obviously its not working right but now it is kinda working i would say. i will test to see if its fully working in a few.

search it in the forums u will see what it does.

Quote from NathanRx-7 :

Am I the only one to see 'LFS Player Hacker'...?

lol i can tell ur a demo noob.

still didnt try anymore on my pc. but just was in ctra bump and jump and won a race. i didnt think it would be this hard to get use to cuz i had a wheel but no shifter or clutch.

works fine tested with my mouse. now im on my girls pc and its installed and workin great lmao. kinda sucks but i will have to test more but now i wanna race around. thanks for everybodys help i really appreciate it a lot. thanks

just tried what you said and that didnt see the wheel either. i dont know what to do. it works fine on the other pc with no problems at all.

this is f*ckin gay. i hate this. im just gonna say f*ck it and order my new board and hope that works. i dont know what else to do so im gonna play on my girls pc for now

ok it works fine on my girls computer i was racin around in lfs. but mine it still wont work for some reason. im gonna reinstall my usb drivers to see if that helps at all.

im tryin right now with patience then if that dont work im hookin it up to my girls computer and gonna try it on there. if it works on there i have an issue with my board and drivers i would think. but if it dont work on that comp i dont know i guess i will call logitech.

i have a biostar P35 motherboard its fairly new(8 months or so) so i dont think its the problem but who knows at this point. im stuck and pissed again cuz i wanna use the damn thing. lol

this is the right driver i assume. please let me know if there are any other kind of driver i can try. im runnin xp home.

http://www.logitech.com/index. ... cl=us,en?osid=1&file=

so if i just get to that screen i just wait. how long does it usually take. my computer is not slow in any way so thats not a problem. i sat at that screen 3 minutes and nothing happened. so i thought it wasnt workin again. but does it really take that long?

ok i do as it says and plug it in when it tells me. then it goes to detection screen and those pop up in the pic and the install goes no further unless i cancel them or go through installing them. either way it doesnt detect the wheel. i just finish install with no calibrate or anything cuz thats the only thing i can do. then it says that installed and ready to use pop up by the clock and i get nothing. right now im sitting at the detection screen and my light on the shifter is blinking. is that right or not?

ok everything unistalled restarted computer. then goto install again and i get to this part and it stops. you say dont do the windows installing part what pops up? been at this point for a few minutes now and bar is not moving. i plugged it in when it said connect the usb now then i hit next and i get this.

edit: then i get this when i close the windows install windows.

Last edited by natedog420, Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:31.

so dont even plug it in till the end? i used the cd setup and got it workin but it showed the wrong wheel and could not set it up.

yes i have green power light and it see's the wheel sometimes.

im pissed right about now and im ready to break something. i go to install the profiler and it gets to the detection part and pops up a few screens to install. no matter if i click yes and no it still wont see my wheel. please please somebody help me im so fu*king pissed right now im gonna kill somebody lol not really but heading that way. please help asap.

edit: i already did the logitech troubleshooting. and my usb ports are working fine. and i try to use a different wheel or joystick under game controllers and it says on all of them that gameport is not configured properly. but idk wtf to do.

Last edited by natedog420, Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:34.

he needs this version i posted. from the pic of atitool he posted its a different version from this one i posted. try the one i posted and let us now if it works or not. and please take a screenshot of the normal damn size. i cant see nothin in ur pics.