How can i maximize my GP4 setup/performance?

Some of the screen shots I've seen on this forum are stunning!

I've got an AMD Athlon 1700, 512 m/ram; GeForce4ti 4200, SB Audigy gamer all with the latest drivers that I need & directX9 and running the unpatached version of GP4.

sound accel. is off.

Overall detail is set to medium.

with the above setup, i can only manage 16-18 fps w/ 1024X768 resolution -

any thoughts, helpful hints would be greatly appreciated.

thanks



WindowsXP Home
AthlonXP 1700/ECS K7VTA3 Mthrbrd
512MB RAM DDR266
GeForce 4ti4200 64 meg ram
SB Audigy Gamer
Logitech WingMan Formula GP

set all your graphics to max. and resolution to about 1024x850 (or whatever it is - that is enough for great looking game) and manually make frame rate about 25-30.

then exit game and save.


go into f1graphics document in gp4 folder open with notepad and alter settings as what people have written in another part of this forum.

find that file - nuno espadina wrote it or something.

Just remember that changes to that file only work if you set the first line to a '1'.