Heh. I'm going to have to change the way I play once I get an upgrade. No
more beer/snack/chore runs while zoning!
Either that or I'll have to play my rogue more: Fight one blue mob, sit,
run downstairs & wash the dishes, run upstairs & check on HP, run downstairs
& fold laundry, run upstairs, repeat from top...
Peace
Evulia, bard of 10 verses and 0 downtime
Mead, rogue & distraction from housework
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Costlow [mailto:atlatyl@...]
> Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2000 8:24 AM
> To: eqbards@egroups.com
> Subject: Re: [eqbards] Re: twisting troubles
>
>
> Thanks to everyone who responded. Picked up 64 meg
> last night and was only able to pump the system up to
> 96 because of the RAM already onboard. WHAT A
> DIFFERENCE! No more hard disk thrashing after zoning
> and I actually twisted three songs most of the night
> in Lavastorm (When I wasn't stunned...)
>
> Anyway, more system upgrades are now planned;-)
>
> Tyunes of Rodcet Nife
> Twistin' the night away...
>
>
> --- hho@... wrote:
> > Yeah get RAM.
> > I was playing on a:
> > P166MMX (Runnning 2.5x75 => 187,5MHz)
> > 96Mb of RAM
> > 3dfx voodoo 1 card
> > SB Live
> > ISDN line (Playing from Denmark so I have a bit of
> > latency)
> >
> > Particle density off.
> > I started off with 32Mb of RAM but I upgraded it
> > within the first week of beta4
> > the game was totally unplayable, I remember taking
> > falling damage from taking
> > the lifts in Kelethin.
> > After I added RAM I could keep up 3 songs by
> > counting, since counting and
> > reading/writing is hard to do at the same time I
> > normally only did 2 songs.
> >
> > Now Ive upgraded to a:
> > AMD Athlon 550MHz. (Running 605 at the moment..
> > Should be able to do 750 when I
> > get a GFD)
> > 128Mb RAM
> > ASUS Geforce V6800
> > SBlive
> > ISDN
> > Particle density high (I suspect I will turn it down
> > once I get enough of the
> > flashy lights)
> > Offcourse there is a world of difference (I only
> > upgraded because of RoK) and I
> > can keep 3 songs up with little effort..
> >
> > Well If I had your system I would get more RAM
> > atleast up to 128Mb
> > and then wait and see how good RoK will work..
> >
> > Musiker Silverdrum bard, 33th level, bertox
> >
> >
> >
> > >Message: 13
> > > Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 17:50:54 -0500
> > > From: "Sigma111" <sigma7@...>
> > >Subject: Re: twisting troubles
> > >
> > >RAM RAM RAM...I played on a Viper v550
> > >for a LOOOONG time. That isint a bad card at
> > ALL...
> > >the thing is that video card techjnology has jumped
> > so far SO fast..
> > >you can do a LOT worse than the v550.
> > >
> > >However, if you want to increase performance...RAM
> > is teh WAY to go.
> > >
> > >after upgrading to 128MB from....32MB (ack!) my
> > whole world changed.
> > >
> > >I used to eave the room to get drinks while
> > zoning...now I zone in under
> > >20 seconds usually ( well mabey a bit higher in
> > some zones...)
> > >
> > >
> > >RAM is good. Get RAM..:)
> >
> >
> >
>
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