----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 5:49
PM
Subject: [EverQuest] Re: Gforce4 mx
My machine is maxed for memory at 256. I could not find a
gforce 3
with a pci connector. So, the 4mx was the best next choice. I
will
just bear with the minor hiccups until I am ready to go for a new
system. It is really much better than before. Especially after the
tnt2 crapped out and I was stuck with my onboard graphics for a few
weeks. The present is really quite good, comparatively.
With the
benefit of hindsight, I would have gone for a more robust
system in spite
of financial constraints, but the one I bought seemed
to be a sound
mid-level machine at the time.
How good does a system have to be to
survive for any time in the ever
advancing world of EQ? Better than I
thought last year, that is for
sure.
There is the hope that S&V
will continue to patch with retro-
compatibility in mind. I know that they
won't make that a primary
purpose, but the market might not bear a
constant demand for users to
upgrade. They appear to know and respond to
the market, and should
have some idea just how much the gaming public will
pay to play.
Barto Proudfoot
--- In EverQuest@y..., "Louis
Gumaer" <lgumaer@h...> wrote:
> Get more Ram. You should have at
least 512MB. I thought you said
you had a Geforce 3? That is much better
than a Geforce 4 MX. I play
on 56K and that doesn't affect lag in the way
you are describing.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: mlockridge01
> To:
EverQuest@y...
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 9:42
AM
> Subject: [EverQuest] Gforce4 mx
>
>
> Finally got my card. Got it installed and went for a test
drive.
>
> One area that is a big problem is
Rivervale. With the last
expansion
> Rivervale became
so laggy that I avoided going home when I could.
Now
>
I get a few hiccups when I enter the zone, then it settles down
to a
> playable level. A hitch now and then, but nothing like
before the
> upgrade.
>
> Checked
out a few cities, some zones in between. Made technical
>
adjustments. On the whole quite pleased.
>
> One
thing I noticed was a bit of lag in laggy zones (Luclin was
> almost unplayable until now)until I had been there a bit.
When I
went
> to the Bazaar I just did a slow 360 and
the lag went away. Figure
> enough of the zone loaded into
active memory to carry the play
from
> then on. Perhaps
someone could explain what was actuall happening
to
>
the system when I do this. Anyway, I do a scan of my environment
when
> I zone and things are pretty smooth.
>
> This is my last upgrade to my present system. Have to
replace my
> tower next, and hope to hold out a while. How
much can I spend
every
> year on these things? The
family expects me to feed them, and I
hate
> to
dissppoint them too often on that account just to play my game.
>
> Now if DSL comes down a bit in price, I may try that.
Could that
be
> the key to absolute
smooth-as-butter-on-a-bald-monkey performance
on
> my
aging machine? (The thing is just a bit over a year old. How
fast
> they grow old.)
>
> Barto
Proudfoot
>
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