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It would have been a nicer reply if he didn't get so funny about 32
Bit/16Bit. :)
Ed <edward@infinity-communications.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:38C52129.C2DF1607@infinity-communications.freeserve.co.uk...
> Touchy!!
>
> ed,
>
> Simon Marriott wrote:
>
> > You could hardly call 32bit color viewing pleasure when on some of the
> > larger maps of Q3 you get texture thrash and the fps slows down to less
than
> > 15fps!
> >
> > You see, they are so many textures that in 32bit color they take up more
> > than the 32mb of memory the CLAP.
> >
> > So, do you want:
> >
> >     (a) A nice looking game that runs ok on some levels, then grinds to
a
> > halt on others.
> >     or
> >     (b) A game that is not quite as nice looking, but gives scorching
fps on
> > ALL levels.
> >
> > The choice is yours.  The same choice that I made, I decided for myself.
> > Not what everyone else is running.
> >
> > I stated in my message that I was running it in 16bit.  I get 62.9fps
with
> > 32bit.
> >
> > Is that fair enoguh for u?
> >
> > Si.
> > <dabawm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:38bd1b59.3697504@news.uq.net.au...
> > > Try running it in 32 bit color, everyone else does (in the interest of
> > > (A) your viewing pleasure and (B) fair benchmark comparison.
> > >
> > > On Tue, 29 Feb 2000 22:55:39 -0000, "Simon Marriott"
> > > <simon@marriott0.freeserve.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > > >I'am getting 89.8fps with a PIII 450 @ 558.  256MB Ram, 1024x768
16bit.
> > > >Overclocked CLAP too.
> > > >
> > > >Si.
> > > >72.03.24 161.70 <idmwarpzone@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > >news:89ga96$1vi$1@news0.skynet.be...
> > > >> I'm getting 48 fps with Quake3/full settings/1024x768 32
bit/demo001.
> > > >> Is this what I can expect from my (non overclocked) system ?
> > > >>
> > > >> PIII450 (not overclocked)
> > > >> 128 mb SDRAM
> > > >> CLAP (not overclocked) + most recent Creative Labs drivers
> > > >> SBA = on
> > > >> WD UDMA-66 20,5 GB harddisk
> > > >> Windows 98SE
> > > >> DirectX7
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
>