my cpu and reflex XTR sim =?...........

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im gonna be buying the reflex XTR sim and was wondering how good itll look and about how many FPS i can except. im running a emachines T3256,........Processor-- AMD Athlon XP 3200+ (2.2 GHz)
RAM installed-- 512 MB DDR SDRAM
Cache size - type-- 512 KB L2 cache
Hard drive-- 160 GB Standard
2nd hard drive-- None None
CD / DVD drive-- DVD±RW IDE
2nd optical storage type-- CD-ROM
Monitor type - technology - form factor-- None.
Graphics processor-- NVidia nForce2 IGP
Audio output-- Integrated Sound card
Cabinet form factor-- Tower
Dimensions (W x D x H)-- 7.2 in x 16 in x 14.1 in
Built-in devices-- LED indicators
OS provided-- Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition

is this a good cpu to use for that sim?

thx,
shawn

[Artemetra]

The graphics card is the thing. I just set up XTR on my Celeron 700 and it runs pretty well. Of course I had to upgrade the graphics card - ended up with a RadeOn Predator 9250 for $30 from CompUsa, which is barely enough. It runs in a window about half screen on a 21" monitor, uses the Reflex field (not one of the photo-real ones). It's all I need, there is no jerkiness. Frame rate is up around, well, it goes from about 30-110 or so. But frame rate isn't everything, if it has the jerks, it's bad news - unflyable. This will do me until I get a better computer.

So all your specs don't matter so much, the graphics card is the thing, and you can always upgrade that. Look at the ones CompUsa has, they had a $179 special that was tempting - I bet XTR would run great with that. Guys talk about it running RF G3 great. (RadeOn 9800 Pro.)

With my slow processor, it takes a bit of time to get a new model loaded after each crash - (so I try to crash less!) Also takes longer to load the program, and it hates other things running when XTR is open. But your processor will be way better than mine.

[jswjimmy]

the cpu is fine a xp barton at 2.2ghz is as fast as a 3ghz p4.
the video card(or lack of) will need to be upgraded.

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ok, thx, i was looking ay new egg for a cheap priced 1 for like 50-100 $$$. wat do u think would be the best card for that price

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also, bout the vid card, the 1 i have now, will that be good till i can get some more money.

[AndyOne]

Radeon 9550 works just fine at full res so anything later than that should be fine.

Andy.