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"SnoopJeDi" <snoopjediHOLDTHESPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Robin O'Connor wasted my time on 2/26/2005 6:04 PM with the following:
>> Thanks for all your help...I got the FPS to about 68FPS. Can
>> someone please let me in on what is the OPTIMUM setting for the
>> NVDIA settings to get doom to run at its best. Here are my specs
>> for my machine. 3.2GHz P4 LGA 775
>> 2GB Kingston DDR2 PC-4200
>> ASUS P5GD2 Deluxe MOBO
>> MSI 6600 GT 128MB PCI Express
>> Windows XP Home installed on a 74GB WD Raptor
>>
>> Thanks for all your help.
>>
>> Robin
>>
>>
>> "SnoopJeDi" <snoopjediHOLDTHESPAM@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>>
>>> EvilBill wasted my time on 2/26/2005 8:39 AM with the following:
>>>
>>>> Or a better way to benchmark your overall FPS, bring down the
>>>> console, type 'timedemo demo1' and wait for it to play after which
>>>> it'll give you the results.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Actually this is a terrible way to benchmark your FPS. The system
>>> is whacked as all hell.
>>>
>>> Running timedemos gives me results in the 20s, but I hold a steady
>>> 40-50 in-game.
>>>
>>> Only thing timedemo is really good for is to compare before-after
>>> performance without playing (or at least that's my opinion)
>>>
>>> --
>>> -SnoopJeDi
>>
>>
>>
>
> PCI Express?
>
> Try ultra settings with everything on. lol
and he will get about as good or a little better fr's as my FX5900 did.
Or Radeon 9800 Pro. He DID say 6600, not 6800. Which ain't so bad
really, for 8 pixel pipes and 128 megs.
McG.