New Computer and GP4
Posted by Piranha
If you do it will more than likely be with your choice of OS, although there are a lot of users who do not have problems with XP there are of course many that do. A lot will depend on your choice of driver, both for the soundcard and video card. If you can get the geforce ti graphics card. Try the latest drivers and work back from there if you run into trouble 
You'll get plenty of help here sorting out yr probs. There's a lot of ppl here with similar specs, including myself but I run Win98SE. Do you know the guys in the monash engineering dept that did the formula ford car They sold me a fibreglass seat that I'm using in my cockpit simulator. Isn't the uni closed till the 20th? Anyway Happy New Year to you too and greets from Melbourne 
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You'll get plenty of help here sorting out yr probs. There's a lot of ppl here with similar specs, including myself but I run Win98SE. Do you know the guys in the monash engineering dept that did the formula ford car They sold me a fibreglass seat that I'm using in my cockpit simulator. Isn't the uni closed till the 20th? Anyway Happy New Year to you too and greets from Melbourne [www.mediafire.com] Some say you should click it, you know you want to.
[www.gp4central.com] <----GP4 CentralIf you have AMD your computer sometimes crash because of the procesor and you lost some of your files. Thats the reason why is AMD so cheap. AMD 2000+ xp = P4 1800.
On GF4 MX440 you should get 30 frames per second or even more.
On GF4 MX440 you should get 30 frames per second or even more.
Don't believe everything you read here. People have different loyalties. The AMD choice is good. I have no problems at all with this processor (knock on wood). If pcs crash it's normally faults in the software. Make sure your AGP aperture is set to optimal in Advanced Chipset (trial and error- normally 128mb is best, at least for me). Take sufficient RAM, I recommend at least 512 mb. You can see my specs below.
GP4 demands alot from the CPU, so if GP4 is why you want to upgrade, you are making the right choice when you go for a more powerful processor. Acepaint is right in as much as a better graphics card will give you much more. When I overclock my Ge3Ti200 I get a boost in performance in GP4.
I run at 1248x1024 16bit, I have all the goodies on full, including bump mapping, and dynamic environmental mapping. The game runs at fps 35. It is worth manually calibrating and then dropping the recommended fps by 2. You should not set fps too high, because A) you wont't notice the difference if it's over 30 and B) GP4 is designed to keep the game running smoothly. This measn it continues to run smoothly when the CPU is over occupied. This means instead of jerky movements in fps, the pc sloooooows doooown everything. Your controller will react with a half second delay and the game is unplayable.
Good luck with the shopping.
Larry
AMD 3000+,Epox EP-8RDA,Ram 1536mb 333 DDr, Rad 9800 pro omega 2.4.96, dx9b, Audigy, MOMO FF,winxp
GP4 demands alot from the CPU, so if GP4 is why you want to upgrade, you are making the right choice when you go for a more powerful processor. Acepaint is right in as much as a better graphics card will give you much more. When I overclock my Ge3Ti200 I get a boost in performance in GP4.
I run at 1248x1024 16bit, I have all the goodies on full, including bump mapping, and dynamic environmental mapping. The game runs at fps 35. It is worth manually calibrating and then dropping the recommended fps by 2. You should not set fps too high, because A) you wont't notice the difference if it's over 30 and B) GP4 is designed to keep the game running smoothly. This measn it continues to run smoothly when the CPU is over occupied. This means instead of jerky movements in fps, the pc sloooooows doooown everything. Your controller will react with a half second delay and the game is unplayable.
Good luck with the shopping.
Larry
AMD 3000+,Epox EP-8RDA,Ram 1536mb 333 DDr, Rad 9800 pro omega 2.4.96, dx9b, Audigy, MOMO FF,winxp
One more thing. When you manually calibrate the graphics (as I just did) and test, the game gives a recommened fps. This may be as much as 10 fps too low. Repeat the test and use the second result as a guide.
Larry
AMD 3000+,Epox EP-8RDA,Ram 1536mb 333 DDr, Rad 9800 pro omega 2.4.96, dx9b, Audigy, MOMO FF,winxp
Larry
AMD 3000+,Epox EP-8RDA,Ram 1536mb 333 DDr, Rad 9800 pro omega 2.4.96, dx9b, Audigy, MOMO FF,winxp
From [www.theinquirer.net]
''Microsoft admits Win XP DirectX problems on AMD platforms
AMD-specific code a right mess
By Paul Hales
MICROSOFT HAS IDENTIFIED a problem with running DirectX 8.1 on AMD processor-based systems.
Some DirectX 8.1 programs may simply stop working on AMD PCs, says the Vole, and it has come up with a patch to fix the problem.
The problem applies to DirectX programs running under Windows XP on AMD platforms. Intel processors are unaffected, the posting on Microsoft's support site here says.
According to the posting, "the DrawIndexedPrimitive function stops working without displaying an error or debug message". Microsoft fesses up and says the error occurs because of "a code error in the AMD-specific optimized code. This code error may lead to heap corruption," it says.
So Microsoft, not AMD, messed up, in case you were wondering.
To fix the problem you'll have to call Microsoft.
One thing we're always fascinated by is the fact that Microsoft charges you around £35 per question, when you call them up. Yet, "in special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem".
So, if you run across a problem the Vole is unaware of, it'll charge you for asking about it. Or, even if Microsoft is aware of the problem, unless it has already posted a fix, it'll still charge you for asking about it.
So, if for example, you'd called up last month to ask why your DirectX 8.1 game wasn't working on your Athlon XP machine, Microsoft may well have replied, "We don't know sir. That'll be £35 please."
Now, if you call up they'll say: "yes we've fixed that, sir. If you promise to be a good boy and only ring us after we've fixed things we'll let you off the £35 this time."
How will you know before you make the call whether you'll get charged on not? Er. We dunno either. Please send your £35 to the usual INQUIRER address.''
''Microsoft admits Win XP DirectX problems on AMD platforms
AMD-specific code a right mess
By Paul Hales
MICROSOFT HAS IDENTIFIED a problem with running DirectX 8.1 on AMD processor-based systems.
Some DirectX 8.1 programs may simply stop working on AMD PCs, says the Vole, and it has come up with a patch to fix the problem.
The problem applies to DirectX programs running under Windows XP on AMD platforms. Intel processors are unaffected, the posting on Microsoft's support site here says.
According to the posting, "the DrawIndexedPrimitive function stops working without displaying an error or debug message". Microsoft fesses up and says the error occurs because of "a code error in the AMD-specific optimized code. This code error may lead to heap corruption," it says.
So Microsoft, not AMD, messed up, in case you were wondering.
To fix the problem you'll have to call Microsoft.
One thing we're always fascinated by is the fact that Microsoft charges you around £35 per question, when you call them up. Yet, "in special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem".
So, if you run across a problem the Vole is unaware of, it'll charge you for asking about it. Or, even if Microsoft is aware of the problem, unless it has already posted a fix, it'll still charge you for asking about it.
So, if for example, you'd called up last month to ask why your DirectX 8.1 game wasn't working on your Athlon XP machine, Microsoft may well have replied, "We don't know sir. That'll be £35 please."
Now, if you call up they'll say: "yes we've fixed that, sir. If you promise to be a good boy and only ring us after we've fixed things we'll let you off the £35 this time."
How will you know before you make the call whether you'll get charged on not? Er. We dunno either. Please send your £35 to the usual INQUIRER address.''
From [www.computing.net]
I am having problems overclocking my AMD 2200+ under XP. I have ABIT KX7-333(R)mobo with the system. The CPU is still locked, so I changed the FSB instead from the default 133 to a moderate 140. However, now when I bootup and before the Window XP loading screen is displayed, XP gives my an error saying that my system configureation is corrupt. It says it can be corrected if insert the XP cd and hit repair. I have done this but it only changes the error to the blue screen of death before the Windows load screen and still says "Bad_System_Config_Info." If i change the FSB back to 133 it wont give me this error and boots normally. Do you know of any way this can be corrected?
I am having problems overclocking my AMD 2200+ under XP. I have ABIT KX7-333(R)mobo with the system. The CPU is still locked, so I changed the FSB instead from the default 133 to a moderate 140. However, now when I bootup and before the Window XP loading screen is displayed, XP gives my an error saying that my system configureation is corrupt. It says it can be corrected if insert the XP cd and hit repair. I have done this but it only changes the error to the blue screen of death before the Windows load screen and still says "Bad_System_Config_Info." If i change the FSB back to 133 it wont give me this error and boots normally. Do you know of any way this can be corrected?
Windows 98SE: Problems with USB/VIA/AMD
Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices that are plugged in to a computer may not work if the following configuration:
Windows 98 Second Edition (Win98SE)
AMD-Processor 350MHz or higher (e.g. AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III)
Mainboard with VIA-Chipset (e.g. HOT-591P, HOT-597)
This behavior occurs because there is a timing-specific problem in the Universal Host Controller criver (Uhcd.sys), which may prevent USB devices from enumerating under specific timing conditions.
Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices that are plugged in to a computer may not work if the following configuration:
Windows 98 Second Edition (Win98SE)
AMD-Processor 350MHz or higher (e.g. AMD K6-2, AMD K6-III)
Mainboard with VIA-Chipset (e.g. HOT-591P, HOT-597)
This behavior occurs because there is a timing-specific problem in the Universal Host Controller criver (Uhcd.sys), which may prevent USB devices from enumerating under specific timing conditions.
But they are all nothing to do with AMD.
It's the supporting cast letting down the Great AMD Xmas Panto production
It's the supporting cast letting down the Great AMD Xmas Panto production
Can't see why you would possibly want to overclock a 2200 processor anyway.
Speed, speed :D
Speed, speed :D
No home PC in the world is fast enough at the moment, have you played Doom 3? Nuff said
dilethal, do a forum search for the "superfast gp4" thread by nuno espadinha, there is valuable tweaking info in the thread. Also make sure ALL apps are closed, use Enditall or similar.
[www.mediafire.com] Some say you should click it, you know you want to. [www.gp4central.com] <----GP4 Central
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[www.gp4central.com] <----GP4 Centralor £30 per month over 3 years.
Doesnt that mean that by the time youve finished paying for it you have a stoneage PC?
Doesnt that mean that by the time youve finished paying for it you have a stoneage PC?
i thought that myself Neil, but there ya go
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