Processor requirement in games

Yes, definitely! Most games released over the next year or so were developed using processors available at the time - there would be no point releasing games which wouldn't play on the average computer. Also the graphics card nowadays takes a lot of the load and offers effects that are optional and can be utilised if you have an appropriate graphics card . P3 chip is used in the X-box remember , I think a 750Mhz, but coupled with a rocking graphics card from nVidia it seems OK! I'm not sure if 933Mhz is the most you can go on your mobo but I seem to remember someone using P3 1133Mhz or more and saying it was faster playing some game than his P4 , I guess it depends on price as well. One more point is that I've noticed that of all the tests on the the new cards sporting the highest mode of anti-aliasing even running with the latest chips struggle to keep the frame rate up to playable levels when it is switched on, and when it is switched off , Quake ,Unreal run at like 200 fps(maybe exaggerate)which isn't really necessary! .With most games anything above 60fps is easily smooth enough.Unless of course you want the fastest computer/card combo just so you have best out there! which is cool as well.

GP4= (Geoff Crammond's) Grand Prix 4

Last time I updated my processor was for Grand Prix 3 (from Cel 333MHz to Cel 667)

I'm thinking about getting the Pentium III 933MHz, because it's almost reasonably priced and about the best I can get on my motherboard (I don't want to get a new mobo).

My other choice would be Celeron 1100 MHz, but I guess it's not worth getting it.

"Very few games take advantage of the CPU "

Correction: Quake 3 takes very little processing power.

Hmm, I can get nearly 200fps in Quake III at 1024*768*32 MAX and the latest Ti4600 and an Athlon XP or P4 can get nearly 300fps! Unless you can see the difference between 200fps and 300fps, you don't need a fast processor for Q3.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

Yeah, Quake III came out before even the GeForce256 and the Athlon, I believe. At the time, the best graphics card and CPU, a P3 500MHz and a TNT2, would barely be able to handle Q3 a 1024*768*32 at maybe 40fps.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor

I would hope not. My Radeon 8500 seems to be able to handle all modern games at, at least 1024*768*32 MAX or even 1280*1024*32 MAX.

AMD technology + Intel technology = Intel/AMD Pentathlon IV; the <b>ULTIMATE</b> PC processor