My system is very similar except:
Amd 5200+ (not 6000)
OCZ Vindicator Cooling Kit for CPU
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTX 768mb GDDR3
4 gb DDR2 Dual Channel memory (2 gb corsair, 2gb PNY)
2 WD 160gb SATA HD
MoBoard is Gigabyte (cant get model # where im at right now)
I also upgraded to 700w or 750w power supply

I used to get over 300 fps (dont remember exactly how high) with everything turned on, I lock it at 65 fps. I can check it for exact fps after today's work, if you want me to.

EDIT: CHECKED IT. With everything on, hi-res texture pack, 1600x900x32bit res, and most nvidia stuff set to high quality (vs performance) Im getting average 130fps on South City. I think I was running lower res, no texture packs, and performance setting on nvidia gpu when I was getting the 300 fps.

My system is NOT overclocked. is almost 2 years old, and my 750 w power supply hasnt crapped out on me yet

Found this old post comparison between my old system and new:
OLD system (Intel Celeron 3.2g, BioStar MoBo, ATI Radeon X1300 (AGP, 256mb), 1GB DDR
I can only monitor cpu temp.
Idle Temp: Cpu 41C
Max Temp: Cpu 56C
PcMark05: 2126
3dMark06: 676

NEW System: AMD5200+, Gigabyte MoBo, EVGA 8800GTX (PCI-E, 768mb), 4gb DDR2
I can monitor cpu cores and grafix card temps;
Idle Temps: Core1: 36C, Core2: 34C, GrafX: 64C
Max Temps: Core1: 46C, Core2: 43C, GrafX: 77C
PCMark05: 6316
3DMark06: 9492

Last edited by RobbyMac, Fri 6 Feb 2009, 00:28. Reason : Ran a test race for accurate fps

Did this for a friend...



Download 2048 x 2048 Skin

The only thing is, itd be like looking through a window frame or something. If you had a huge immersive screen thatd be cool.
But smoke trails going outside of the monitor? I dont think so...

Id be really interested in checking this out, but I aint gonna spend the $ to test it

Im thinking it takes the 3d model data and creates a 3d image from it. Which is most likely why the glasses are designed to work with nvidia cards.

So the more model data a game has (and less 2d mapped 'cheating') the better it would appear.

I just wish there was something that performed with an lcd monitor

I'm not fond of ressurecting dead threads, but figured I'd add that (after a year (or more) 'hiatus' from LFS) I've recently finished that WIP thread over on master skinnerz.

Watching MQ stream, looks cool. med. quality of course, but you see/hear more than enough detail.

I had to open port 3700 on my firewall to allow the stream through.
opened/plays in media player.

Great work on camera angles/action!

Wow cool! If you need higher res, or logos added/removed let me know.
Thanks for the contest, and thanks to everyone else who did designs also. Without them the bar wouldn't be pushed higher

I voted sonic as well. Im not a big fan of tmnt cartoons, but I thought the design was well executed, and the character made to fit the car nicely.
Good job taking existing elements and adapting it to a vehicle.

Quote from felplacerad :

...Perhaps you were so eager to see what happened on your server that you did not try to move just a little bit?

Now I feel really dumb lol. That was it. If I had false started on another server I always stopped quickly, but during testing of my own server I'd just keep going. I just tested it on my server and it worked. thanks bunches!

Dumb question;

I noticed on other servers that false starts result in a penalty, but the driver stays in the race.
However on my server (Z3, s2, Dedicated) whenever a driver false starts, they get a penalty message but then get spectated instantly.

Is it possible to shut off the spectate, and leave them in the race with the original penalty?

Last edited by RobbyMac, Thu 8 Jan 2009, 02:05.

...My entry. not sure what contingencies are to be included, so the ones in this design arent 'official' and can be removed/changed.

-r

Ooops typo. 22"
currently at max resolution of 1680 x 1050. But I havent had a chance to get comfortable with it or play with the resolutions a whole lot yet... I was too busy looking at all the details.
Its a westinghouse, bought at a local walmart which ended up being pretty decent for me... its got dvi, vga, s-video & component inputs.

Oh no, it wasnt software (on the asus board) it was a bios feature...
Just pick a multiplier, and it 'supposedly' automatically adjusts everything else. My guess is, (if it works even) that it's not as good as a 'manual' OC, but for boneheads like myself, it's probably just the ticket. Barring of course their innacurate temp readings causing instability with it lol

Yeah, Ive had no luck with Motherboards...
The first one I was looking at (Asus) has issues with the temperature 'sensors' (or whatever). So when you use their incredibly easy OC AI, it winds up shutting down due to high temp readings (which are inncaurate).
To boot, the damn thing was erratic as hell, so I returned it...

But I think this gigabyte board is ok for the moment, since I'm not too much into overclocking... yet.

Hi-Jack away... I'm always learning when it comes to computer stuff.

The motherboard is a gigabyte GA-M57SLI-S4. The ram is 800mhz. Everything you said above is gobbledeegook to me (suprise! lol)

I dont feel comfortable OC'ing... perhaps someday.
but what I did find was this: http://www.ocworkbench.com/2006/gigabyte/GA-M57SLI-S4/b2.htm

athlon 64 x2 5200+ (mentioned earlier).
4 modules (2 pairs)
23" widescreen lcd monitor.

I'v turned everything as high as it will go in the nvidia control panel.

I'm using the hi-res sky, and track textures...

I got anxious and bought a replacement Gigabyte Motherboard rather than wait on the defunct Asus RMA.

Everythings up and running...
Hopefully some future readers will find this comparison info helpful.

OLD system (Intel Celeron 3.2g, BioStar MoBo, ATI Radeon X1300 (AGP, 256mb), 1GB DDR
I can only monitor cpu temp.
Idle Temp: Cpu 41C
Max Temp: Cpu 56C (During benchmark tests)
PcMark05: 2126
3dMark06: 676

On my old system, I would get about 45 fps max on LFS, but would drop down to around 15 fps at the start or in real heavy traffic. Avrage fps with a few cars around would be somewheres around 25-30 fps.
Microsoft flight simulator was unbearable.


NEW System: AMD5200+, Gigabyte MoBo, EVGA 8800GTX (PCI-E, 768mb), 4gb DDR2
I can monitor cpu cores and grafix card temps;
Idle Temps: Core1: 36C, Core2: 34C, GrafX: 64C
Max Temps: Core1: 46C, Core2: 43C, GrafX: 77C (During benchmark tests)
PCMark05: 6316
3DMark06: 9492

I realized during my first benchmark, that my brand new SATA harddrives were horrible in speed. I had to re-install XP, this time installing the RAID drivers during the install (I didnt realize this was necessary even though i wasn't using RAID), and then everything was up to spec. I probably should've gone for the Athlon 6000+, but oh well...
The difference, is amazing. LFS with everything turned on (Inlucding all the bells and whistles in the nvidia software), and full resolution gets me around 65-70fps average (100fps if traffic is light, down to around 50 on the start). The details blow me away, as I never realized there were little things like the patterns in the taillights of the cars before! Temperature on the card & cpu doesnt raise hardly at all compared to the benchmark test temps.
Flight simulator runs smooth with all the features turned to super high quality.

overall, well worth the investment. I know it wont make me faster, but it's alot more pleasant to drive and experience the details in this game. This system should last my gaming lifestyle for a while.

Well, not going good so far...
Got the memory, cpu & mobo built... went to do a burn-in, and the mobo was acting all erratic. would boot 1 out of 5 times. guaranteed to never reboot after saving settings in bios, guaranteed to never reset. acted like it did with fans going, led on, etc... just never came on.

After a day of messing with different memory chips and vid cards and tech support, its in a box with RMA on it. in a week I should have the new mobo, as well as the rest of my system... so we'll see how it goes.

Thats like my wifes favorite T-Shirt (shes a math teacher):
"4 out of 3 people don't understand fractions"

I bit the bullet and went for a EVGA 8800GTX card in the end.
Im about 2 weeks from building... Well, it'll be built before then, but Im waiting on a desk I ordered which wont be here until then.
I'l let everyone know how it goes :crossing fingers: and try to get some benchmark #'s.

Last edited by RobbyMac, Thu 28 Jun 2007, 18:16.

OMG I dunno which is worse...

Finding out Jacques is goin to nascar, or that Jean Luc is French Canadian! :jawdrop: :wtf2:

A) make skin, save as XXX_filename.jpg (XXX = 3 letter code for the car. ie 'XRT_Whatever you wanna call the car.jpg', 'XFG_whatever.jpg', etc) put into LFS '/data/skins/' Folder.

B) Load LFS and go to the garage

3) on the left hand side, amongst the list of paintschemes choose 'NEW COLORS', then select the skin file. You can also modify an existing scheme by choosing a scheme on the left, then picking a new skin for that scheme by clicking on the TEXTURE NAME near the bottom of the screen.

Last edited by RobbyMac, Tue 26 Jun 2007, 11:59.

Well, Im upgrading... and while I've always built my own systems, Ive never built a 'gaming' system... the whole SLI, 3d grafix cards, etc sort of confuses me...

so, this is the mobo/cpu combo Im getting (Purchasing little by little as my budget allows):

AMD ahtlon 64 X2 5200+ (have already)
ASUS M2N4-SLI mobo (have already)
2 250gb SATA hd
2gb Corsair Dual Chann TWIN X memory (have already)
Planning to run XP Pro
Planning to run 22" lcd, with possibly adding 2 more monitors (for triple setup)

I dont play many 3d games... Not sure I will, except I might dabble in flight sims. but mostly it will be for driving games.

Questions are:

Do I really need 4gb? I figured if it seems problematic, I can just add another 2gb later.

Grafix card?
I looked at a bunch of tests/benchmarks and comparisons. it seems to me that the 8600GTS overclocked ($219) is a decent performer for the price. but most everyone here goes for the 8800gts ($400) or gtx ($550)...

My thought was to try the 8600 gts now... and pick up an 8800 later when and if I upgrade to 3 monitors. will those two cards work together in SLI? or do they have to be the same type of card (ie both 8600 gts?)

I'm looking to upgrade as well... but how hot do these quads get? does it require water cooling?

Lmao @ Funnycat!