kearos

Howdy everyone I've recently updated to DX 8.0 and at the same time, I decided to update to Det 6.47 drivers as well (using a TNT but I figure I'd do the latest drivers). It wasn't until then that I've started experiencing occasional freezing when I try to play my games. By freezing, I mean, as soon as the game starts to load up, the entire OS freezes. Games include Q3A, NHL 2001, and NFS Porsche Unleashed. Something that comes to mind is that I heard the 6.47 drivers are defaulted at AGP 4X whereas if you see my specs below, I only have a BX mobo and a TNT, therefore I'm suspecting that I need to edit some settings to enable AGP 2X instead. Does anyone know how I can achieve this? Perhaps you have other suggestions for me? Thanks for your help. Always much appreciated. Cheers, kearos. ------- System Specs: Windows 2000 Professional SP1 Intel Pentium II 450 Abit BE6 384mb PC100 WD 418000 ATA66 7200rpm (2) Diamond V550 TNT AGP SB Live Value 3Com 3c905B Adaptec 2940UW Pioneer DVD-113 Matsu****a CW-7502B [This message has been edited by kearos (edited 07 December 2000).]

wow That isonews.com place is really cool. How do I get these isos?? I have a burner and I didn't know I've been sitting on gold all this time. =D

okay. cool. now that makes more sense to me Thank you everybody.

I still don't get it It's not so trivial when you DON'T know what's happening at all. "god" What's RTM? And I detect some sarcasm from STi Sev when he said, "'pre-release' copy. hehe (big brother is watching)"

wow you guys are good. How have you had Mech4 "for a while"?? I thought it was only in stores a most two days ago. And why do you refer to the 'pre-release'??

oops my bad just called up EB and they have it in stock now looks like I'll have to pick it up tomorrow morning

awesome work! please add Need for Speed: Porsche Unleashed. Cheers

I don't think the rated refresh limit is any problem Even the lowest end Viewsonic E790 is rated to run 1024x768 at 116Hz. (however, 1280x1024 is rated at 88Hz) Do you think that there might be some driver issues with DX8 for that monitor? Have you checked to see if there are new Win2k drivers for your monitor? Good luck. Cheers.

*gasp* How did you guys get Mechwarrior 4?!?!? I swear it's not in any store I've been to.

are you referring to file sharing from a Win98 machine to a Win2k machine? or are you referring to remote desktop?

Hi MugenC Your questions are not "junior". I'm glad you're asking for advice and not going to buy something blindly. After all, I was asking the same questions at one point in my life too. Each of the other cards have their advantages but when looking at each, I think the GeForce 2 MX suits you best. You will use EVERY feature of the card without paying too much. You also get superb driver support from NVidia as well as game developers too. After all, even if your CPU is the bottleneck, you can always put in a new CPU later or just put your MX into a new system. Either way, you can't lose. As for a particular brand, they're all pretty much the same. If I had to make a choice, I would buy the Asus V7100 Pure. It's $210 Cdn (about $150 US) There are other models that offer TV out or TwinView (dual monitors) but you make the decision there. Also, I chose the Asus because that price is for the retail box so if anything goes wrong, you get the added support and warranty of Asus instead of some half-ass local shop technician. Cheers kearos

Spastic Computer Guru, what motherboard did you have?

Hi Dosfreak no, we're not saying Win9x/ME is easier to 'use' but rather we're saying it is easier to maintain and troubleshoot. Also, as NT_Worker put it: "Win9x is for people who have a wide variety of software and hardware that may not be of high quality." In terms of user-interface, it's very similar and Win2k gives the added stability as well. However, in terms of maintenance, Win2k gets a little bit more complicated. Especially with software. For an inexperienced user, it's frustrating to not be able to install something. After all, they wouldn't understand why it wouldn't work. Even for me, I just got some banking software I just picked up and it wouldn't work in Win2k. I figured out how to get around it but imagine somebody installing the same banking software and it turns out to be incompatible. The bank doesn't really give much technical support and the sheet they gave me just gives installation instructions. There's no FAQ about compatibility. Yes, Win2k is great and I don't deny that, but Win9x/ME is more beneficial to somebody who is just starting out on a new PC. NT is just as easy as Win9x/ME only up to the point where nothing changes. I don't believe that a family won't get to the point where they try to start troubleshooting their PC on their own. And yes, it is not "that hard even for a newbie to figure out Windows 2000" BUT is IS hard to figure out how to do things PROPERLY. Not only did I build systems everyday, I provided OEM technical support. Some sales colleagues of mine insist that Win2k would be better for newbies but in the end, I just spend the better part of my day answering questions about Win2k that would be avoided in Win98. The reason is that people *think* computers are not complex machines and they dive into it right away because their friends and neighbour tell them "there's nothing to it." This is their mentality. But in contrast, computers ARE complex machines except everyone has been trying to make it seem easy.

Hi Mugen it seems like you're not ready to spend a lot of money on the video card upgrade. Also, since you have a PII 450, I would presume that you have a BX motherboard. In this case, I would recommend a GeForce 2 MX. It should be around $150 US and I haven't come across any major problems with the MX and the latest Detonator 3 drivers. I wouldn't really think about anything else because at that price, nothing compares. Cheers

agreed. damn EA Sports. I ought to march down to their Burnaby studios (like 10 mins drive from my house) and give them a piece of my mind. Incidently, that's where NHL 2001 was made...among other games cuz that's their newest and largest studio in North America (so I hear). I knew the project lead for NHL 99 and NHL 2000 but he's not working on NHL 2001. *sigh* Maybe it's not a surprise that NHL 99/2000 works in Win2k but NHL 2001 doesn't. heh