Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-27 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sun, 27 Nov 2005 01:28:56 +0100, Gerard wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 23:27 +0100, Arnt Karlsen a écrit : On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:16:26 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ..I still use an old ISA 256kB video card

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-26 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 06:49 +0100, Arnt Karlsen a écrit : On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:40:10 +0100, Gerard wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In addition I should have 256k Video Mem ..you mean 256M. And, word is 128M cards will perform better unless you go for the very top end

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-26 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:51 +0100, Gerard ROBIN a écrit : snip (II) RADEON(0): Will use back buffer at offset 0x240 (II) RADEON(0): Will use depth buffer at offset 0x300 (II) RADEON(0): Will use 69632 kb for textures at offset 0x3c0 (II) RADEON(0): Render acceleration

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-26 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 23:27 +0100, Arnt Karlsen a écrit : On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 05:16:26 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: ..I still use an old ISA 256kB video card on my firewall, it can do 256 color VGA!!! ;o) Not a surprise, if we want to compete

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread cmetzler
dedicated boxes seem to be the preferred way to go so I've been looking at graphics cards as a place to start. A couple of questions; What's the significance of AGP? Has anyone had any experience with the GF MX4000 cards? Dene

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread cmetzler
I've seen alot of discussion on graphics cards and their suitability for FG. dedicated boxes seem to be the preferred way to go so I've been looking at graphics cards as a place to start. Dunno what you mean by a dedicated box -- I've run FG on a couple of different machines on which I

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
is $NZ101. Dene From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 21:47:00 + since i'm aiming at a 0.7-1Ghz

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread syd
dene maxwell wrote: I've seen alot of discussion on graphics cards and their suitability for FG. dedicated boxes seem to be the preferred way to go so I've been looking at graphics cards as a place to start. A couple of questions; What's the significance of AGP? Has anyone had any

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:37:27 -0800 dene maxwell wrote: I've seen alot of discussion on graphics cards and their suitability for FG. dedicated boxes seem to be the preferred way to go so I've been looking

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread syd
user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 17:37:27 -0800 dene maxwell wrote: I've seen alot of discussion on graphics cards and their suitability for FG. dedicated boxes seem to be the preferred way to go so

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 14:42 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks for the input...I'll pose this question...on the same platform but with a 6000 series card what improvement in frame rate would you anticipate? Dene Hello, Only an information I do have A 6600GT AGP with 128K mem GPU

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
LOL. what OS are you running? Chip set would also be interesting? Dene From: syd [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
-To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:07:17 +0100 Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 14:42 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks for the input

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:10 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, Just so I understand; 6600GT AGP video card with 128k vram FG resolution 1400x1050 (with atlas) resulting frame rate is 30 to 100 fps but you'd like 256k main or video memory? what m/b chipset and OS are you

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
To: FlightGear user discussions flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:26:06 +0100 Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:10 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, Just so I understand; 6600GT AGP video card with 128k vram FG

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 03:26 +0100, Gerard ROBIN a écrit : Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:10 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, Just so I understand; 6600GT AGP video card with 128k vram FG resolution 1400x1050 (with atlas) resulting frame rate is 30 to 100 fps but

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:39 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, I will be running win 98se but your input about the improvement from 5000 series to 6000 series is interesting. What interface was the 5200, AGP,PCI-E or PCI? Dene Hello Dene PCI-E is new and very costly.

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
flightgear-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:40:10 +0100 Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 03:26 +0100, Gerard ROBIN a écrit : Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:10 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, Just so I understand; 6600GT

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread dene maxwell
-users@flightgear.org Subject: Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG Date: Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:51:31 +0100 Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:39 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : Thanks Gerard, I will be running win 98se but your input about the improvement from 5000 series to 6000 series

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Gerard ROBIN
Le samedi 26 novembre 2005 à 15:54 +1300, dene maxwell a écrit : This gets more interesting all the time!..:-) 500W PSU minimum nvidia 6000 series video with 256k vram AGP x8 that's your recommendation? Dene Probably a good choice, more (serie 7000) becomes very expensive. The

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Ampere K. Hardraade
On November 25, 2005 10:06 pm, dene maxwell wrote: Ok, given i'll be 98se, going with 5000 series agp with as much system ram as i can afford will give the best performance I can expect? Have you thought about giving Linux a try? Ampere ___

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread cmetzler
Hello, Only an information I do have A 6600GT AGP with 128K mem GPU 500 MHZ MEM 900MHZ Running FG 1400X1050 and Atlas I get from 30 to 100 fps. I cannot use full anti aliasing only x2 (more the FPS decrease) To be comfortable with others applications mem 256K would have been better.

Re: [Flightgear-users] Graphics Cards for FG

2005-11-25 Thread Arnt Karlsen
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005 03:40:10 +0100, Gerard wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]: In addition I should have 256k Video Mem ..you mean 256M. And, word is 128M cards will perform better unless you go for the very top end 256M cards, less in-card overhead or somesuch. ..seriously, this wee log