Quote from immense :

hm ust a quick question for myself
do almost all new computers come with a PCIE slot?
if they do how many slots do they come with of pcie?

New and old all come with PCI slots (as far as i know) and there's maybe around 4/5+ of them... sometimes they are being used for video and sound cards so you may get a few free to use...

Quote from matesonik :

hi! this is the first time i write...

i need help!

i have downloaded the lfs s2u demo and i was playing on the internet. i had no problems. but, my friend made an server, and i cant see it! its a demo server, and i adjusted that the game shows all servers=private, public, for all cars...

my friends can see the server normally and they play on it.

i tried to write manually the name of the server, but no results. of course, i wrote it properly with proper colors...

the server is "PcE & Omikron Server" ATTENTION! i wrote & and server black, actually its white...

thx!

Does this mean that YOU wrote the & and the SERVER in the wrong colour in the game and now it works or...?

Quote from Jakg :

ebuyer.com, or if your feeling luck, fleaBay

Thank you... I'll check them out!

Quote from Tweaker :

Oh noes, T7R doing yet another Triple 7 Recruitment!!!! :doh:

Pretty soon, T7R drivers will have special needs such as catering deli sandwiches, toenail grooming, and endless supply of fruit punch. No wonder people join T7R, all those benefits!!! :zombie:

Hehehe, not forgetting free S3 passes!!

Quote from sgt.flippy :

But ford is something completely different, ford rules
It really does, you can get the top version of the mondeo, wich has enough power to have a nice drive, enough comfort to fall asleep, and luxuery is no problem either... For that price you have the lowest, step-in BMW with half the options

But it's a FORD!!! A FORD!!! It's not a DRIVER'S car, it's literally a CAR whereas BMW make the M5 and various other great cars... the M5 does 0-60 in 4.5 seconds!!! that's supercar times! And it's a SALOON!!!!

Quote from Rappa Z :

hey, amercinan cars can't go around corners! try the GT40 in GT4.

When you say AMERICAN CARS, do you mean all american cars?? When i said american cars i meant the ones actually made in america and are standard i.e. the old cadillacs etc... It's a bit harsh saying that all american cars are unable to go round a corner...

*phew*!!

Guys... I understand that AGP is the best to have (at the moment)... so that is sorted but maybe you can drop a few websites for cheap video cards??

I know misco.co.uk but do any of you know any cheaper??

Quote from DEVIL 007 :

Hi all,

Why you guys confuse him:-(.

He has currently GF2MX card and this is very slow card even for LFS.I had that card as well.I had then upgraded to ATI8500 which gave me a twice performance even on 1.2Ghz Athlon(K7Architecture).

Secondly there is no FPS difference in LFS between the cards which has 128MB memory or 256MB memory because LFS even doesnt utilise more then 60-70MB of memory.

He should get for sure really nice FPS boost going from GF2MX(he use PCI version!!) to something I mentioned above already(AGP cards).
Asus N6600/TD 128MB
Sapphire Atlantis ATI Radeon 9600XT 128MB

And the last thing.Recomending him a upgrade right now is not wise at all.Around summer there will be new architecture for AMD - going to AM2 socket(doesnt look like a big step now but the more bandwith will be neccessary for quadcore systems) and also Intel will come with new Conroe CPU which looks currently very promissing against P4 architecture.
The upgrade now would be a bit pointless and not future proof.

If he wants to upgrade the right choice is around late summer better in christmass time.

And just a side note I am currently running AMD A64 system because it kicks P4 a** really easily in gaming.

spsamsp,
what yout mean by BN games?

BN = Brand New!

This has already been discussed!!

Quote from Ayrton :

Mrt...

That is some good looking stuff!!

Quote from Viper93 :

yeah it does =) 2.4 turbo, 14 pounds of boost, and a limited slip differential to name a couple things =P

The only cars that i've been in which have proper power are:

This Impreza my dad test-drove for a day to see what 4WD was like to get ready for our order of our really unreliable X-Type 3.0 Sport

And... My dads' friends' 996 Porsche Turbo with the added performance upgrade (i think)

I've never been in a, let's say, highly modified car i.e. 600+ BHP

I wish i lived in the US!!!

I have fallen in love with the City course... especially when people add objects and make games out of it!! Pure FUN!!

Quote from Viper93 :

TY, yeah it's a nice suprise =) Though people still say it's JUST a neon.( which by the way there is almost nothing on the car that is a neon besides the chassis and the 1/4 panels, the rest is all SRT-4)

http://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=5754 On page 4 is a pic of the SRT-4 Power curve. I searched for years, no other 4 cylinder I could find produces this kind of power figures, IMO perfect for road circuit racing.

they do look nice lowered, but it comes tokico adjustable struts and I would have to find a replacement because lowering it would change how the shock would work at least thats how I see it. besides I lower it and I ruin the nice ride I have, this thing rides so nice, it's stiff but it's not harsh( like the camaro) and you can drive all day in the car ( drove 15 hours in one day in it from florida to Wisconsin, only problem I had was staying awake =P)

Hehehe, at first i thought it was a standard neon with diff wheels but it's actually a 2.4 Turbo... compared to the standard neon's 2.0... I like the SRT's... The Ram is OMG!!! Amazing!! The sound!! lol

Quote from xapexcivicx :

2.2 ghz....
2.2 mhz wouldn't even...do...anything really...Might just take 200000000 years to boot up the computer lol.

I used to have a P4 on the same computer as you, 5-6 years old...my processor was 1.8 ghz...But I just upgraded to a 6600GT vieo card, and an Athlon 3200 @ 2 ghz...and it's probably 3 times as better...
My lfs frames went from 60 FPS at the lowest settings to 60 FPS with full settings, 4x AA and 8X AF, but I run it fine without ANY lag ever at 8x AA and 16X AF


40 GBP is $94.81 US

How much do you pay for all that?

Quote from mrodgers :

Gabkicks is in the US. Isn't $80 USD around £40?

I know... I realised that after i posted it lol

Quote from Viper93 :

ohh yeah it does, my cousin has a 99 z28 and I walk away from him. THe stock skidpad is .88 with the ACR I get bigger tires and I can adjust my shock rates with stiffer sway bars. I think it's close to the Mazda Miata. Porshe Carrera 4 is about the same, I am just FWD.

That's a suprise!!

Well, even if it didn't go round corners... It DOES look good!

Quote from Jakg :

depends what speed the processor is rly!

2.2 MHZ

http://reviews.zdnet.co.uk/har ... ,39023850,10000048,00.htm

(My screen is 17", not 15" as mentioned in link)

Quote from Viper93 :

Here is my car. A 2005 Dodge SRT-4 ACR

Nice little car, 30 MPG, skidpad has to be near maita range and it sits 5 very comfortably =)

Did I mention 0-60 in less than 6 seconds and 1/4 mile times in the high 13's =) Not bad for a car bought new with extened warrenty and ACR packaging for less than 25k USD.

But... does it actually, go round corners??? Or is it like all other american cars?

Quote from JJ72 :

well most of the wheel will probably end up in homes for rich kids playing the next grand turismo on 56inch flat screen HDTVs.

Hehehe... So true!!

Quote from AdamW :

well, I had my second race now: 5 laps, still blackwood gp, I came second in the XFR behind some dude in an FZR, total time 6:42.9, lapping 1:18s except the final lap where some late joiners had an entertaining pile-up on the corner after the back straight and I had to dodge it. So I guess I'm getting the hang of it now . Thanks everyone for the tips etc, I hope this thread will be useful to other newbies

Good on you!

The more you play, the better you get!!

Sam

Already been posted... Please research before adding another useless thred

Quote from Jakg :

im running an ATi Radeon 9600 XT (256 Version) and it runs lfs very (well, quite!) well, not to sure about the 128 version. Before you go out and buy a gfx card tho, check your cpu speed, as this could limit your FPS (my gfx card is going flat out when my CPU (a 2800 Athlon) is doing 90%. This means if i get any faster than 10% more on a new gfx card, the CPU will limits it). Ok, that probs didnt make sense! What i mean is that maybe your gfx card isnt the problem, or your cpu could become one!

I am actually on Pentium 4... I think it must've been one of the 1st as XP came out around the time i got the PC... I can actually run LFS on it fine but i am just looking for a card that will play all those BN games... Would you still say that the Radeon 9600 XT is the right choice for Pentium 4, as well as AMD???

Quote from sgt.flippy :

Parents: Ford Mondeo TDCI 2.0L 130HP
Brother-in-law: Ford Mondeo 2.0L (so the same without turbo)
Sister: Ford Fiësta
Me: Probably gonna get an old Escort or Focus, something like that, I'll tell in about 4-5 months

Ford Family!

Quote from wheel4hummer :

Right now, my favorite combination is the FOX at South City. But, I think the DFP I have weakened my desk. As I type, my whole desk is shaking. And, it's a bit of a hassle to connect and disconnect my wheel. I was thinking of building a cocpit, but that would be difficult. Maybe I'll make some plans in sketchup.

Doesn't everybody?? lol