ok, 2 entries, pre and post upgrade
MacGrough Mich'Rathe
----- Original Message -----
From: "Talies the Wanderer" <snicker@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 10:36 AM
Subject: [eqbards] Survey - System standards and Performance
> To keep this whole concept on topic, I'd like to start a survey of system
> specs vs. apparent performance.
> Just fill in the blanks and let's share what works and what doesn't!
>
> Computer Specs for Bards
>
> CPU: pre: pII 300 / post: pIII 600
> RAM: pre: 64mb / post: 128 mb (soon to be 256 or 512 when i get the cash)
> Video Card (and RAM): pre: 4mb ATI rage post: Asus GeForce 6800 Deluxe
32mb
> Video Resolution: pre: 640x480 post: depends on mood, traveling, etc.
640x480 up to 1024x768
> Sound Card: pre: ess1868 post: sblive x-gamer
> HD speed (rpm): pre: musta been 5400 3.2 gb, post: UDMA 66 - 7200 rpm 40gb
maxtor
> 'Net speed: pre: 24k modem post: AT&T @home cable (768 up, 128 down, i
think...although it surges much faster at time)
> Geographic Location: north texas
> Options enabled or disabled:
> Sky texturing: pre: single post: double or whatever max is
> Particle Effects: pre and post: enabled
> Mip Mapping: pre and post: disabled (i was gonna enable it, but
kept getting errors in drivers with new card, so i gave up)
> Clip plane distance: pre and post: max (unless i was at the chicken farm
in sk, then i set it lower)
>
> How many songs can you twist?pre: 3 maybe 4 post: well, 3 is what i twist,
i can do 4 if i want to work my fingers off...so i don't usually do it
> Do you slow down when it rains? pre: YUP post: only in Overthere i think
> How about in Unrest or Kunark? pre: didn't go to kunark pre, never had
much problem in unrest post: haven't been to unrest, i live in kunark, no
slowdowns, but in the Overthere, mobs seem to pop in and out alot.
>
biggest change i've seen in upgrading is zone speed. going from 64mb to
128mb took me from 2.3 minutes average to 1.2 minutes average. going from
pii-300 to pii600 and upgrading disk speed took me down to about 12 seconds
on most zones, some a bit slower, some a bit faster. i had 256 in for a
bit, on the new machine, and could zone into north freeport in 7 seconds,
with no lag. with the old machine, i tried not to go to nfreep unless i HAD
to.