> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Chris Wilkinson > Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:24 AM > To: FlightGear user discussions > Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Network help > > Hi there, > > Curtis Olson wrote: > > On 12/11/06, Bil Galbraith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> For an unexplained reason, it's working better now. > >> Athlon 3700+ 1 Gig hz 1 Gig memory, with onboard ATI > Radeon XPress > >> 200 video, yields about 9 frames per sec with the C-172. Yeah, I > >> probably should get a better video card in there (It's only money, > >> right?). What kind of rate should I be targeting? > > > > I know there are a few people who refuse to run nvidia > cards because > > they don't make their drivers open-source, but I have had good luck > > through the years with nvidia so I've stuck with them. > > Those people are entitled to their opinion, despite how silly > it is.... :-) > > Like Curt I've used nvidia ever since I discovered that the > PC couldn't actually look like it did on the TV game adverts > unless I had a piece of extra hardware in it. I've no > complaints, other than the pro-OSS Richard Stallman clones > should just get over it, and leave the rest of us to our high > quality 3D... :-) > > > I'd be targetting 60fps for the best visual quality. > Actually you'd > > like to be able to do much higher than that, but then sync to the > > vblank signal. > > That way you run at a solid/consistant 60hz and your system > has some > > built in extra capacity so if you load up the scene in some > situation, > > there's less of a chance you'll drop below 60 hz. > > 60fps? Wow, I'm lucky to get 30-50fps, although I am running > at 1600x1200 or 2048x1536 on a 22" with a refresh rate of 85Hz. > If I run at lower resolutions it looks too blocky on a screen > that size! :-( > > My prefered resolution is 1600x1200 with FSAA set to 4x9-tap > Gaussian, anisotropic set to 8/16x, and texture sharpening on. > That makes for a smooth appearance, yet not too slow > framerate on my NV6800GS... > > Kind regards, > > Chris Wilkinson, Brisbane, Australia.
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