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"Charles Fultz" <fultz@cs.purdue.edu> wrote in message
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> I'm having a bit of trouble getting Quake3Arena to play at an
> acceptable speed.  My setup is as follows:
> CPU: dual PII-overdrives 333MHz

Quake 3 Arena does not use dual CPU  systems, so  the second CPU is
useless...
Also, a P2 333 overdrive is prehistoric and nowhere near minimum
requirements.

> RAM: 384MB
> Video: 3Dfx Voodoo3 3000 PCI

I do use Linux, but I stopped using a voodoo3 years ago. My Athlon 950 MHz /
Geforce 2 can
manage 80 fps @ 1024 x 768 x 32 full detail... Get yourself a new video
card, preferably, one with
a little more power.

> Disk: 18GB IBM SCSI (40MB/sec) 7200RPM
> Kernel: 2.4.3
> X: XFree86-4.0.3 w/ tdfx driver and DRI and GLX modules
>
> The game looks fine, but the response is horrible.  I get anywhere
> from 2-10 secs/frame.  That's right secs/frame, not frames/sec.
> I get the same results playing as a user or root.
> Can anyone help me out here?  I know I should be getting like anywhere
> from 30-50 frames/sec.

50 fps with a p2 333 and voodoo3 - you are dreaming.

>
> Please send responses to my e-mail address: fultz@purdue.edu
>
> Thanks,
> Charles Fultz
> fultz