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Message ID: 20796
Date: Mon Jul 31 19:54:37 BST 2000
Author: Kevin L. Crawford
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Digest Number 1064


Dump your leadtek drivers and go get the latest Detonator drivers and turn
all the bells and whistles on ;) It totally cleared up any graphics
glitches I was having and didn't even blip system performance. Nvidia's
drivers are the only drivers I will use for their chips no matter WHO I
bought the card from ;)

As to your system errors? When you replaced your drivers did you REMOVE
your old ones and set your video back to PCI VGA when you swapped the cards?

Lyrnia Jongleur
Bard of Norrath


----- Original Message -----
From: "Essam Khairullah" <olgwinn@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 2:28 PM
Subject: Re: [eqbards] Digest Number 1064


> OK, I know I'm a little late on this (I was on vacation out of town all
last
> week) but I wanted to throw in my 2cp and mention a few things as well...
>
>
> >CPU: Pentium III, 500Mhz
> >RAM: 128mb
> >Video Card (and RAM): Leadtek Winfast GeForce2 GTS, 32mb
> >Video Resolution: 800x600 (would use 1024x768 but the icons are too
small)
> >Sound Card: Sound Blaster Live Value
> >HD speed (rpm): No idea, but it's 13gb so probably 5400?
> >'Net speed: 768k down, 396k up DSL, 56k modem as backup (connects at 44)
> >Geographic Location: Chicago, IL
> >Options enabled or disabled: Sky texturing: Double-layer
> > Particle Effects: Low usually just so I can see what I'm doing
> > Mip Mapping: Off
> >Clip plane distance: Mostly Max, reduce to 75% in case of need (rare)
> >
> >How many songs can you twist? 3, once I surprised myself by accidentally
> >twisting 4
> >Do you slow down when it rains? Never has
> >How about in Unrest or Kunark? Some Kunark zones with way too many
trees,
> >but not many
>
> I have recently upgraded my video card to a GeForce2 GTS from a Voodoo3
> 3000. The Voodoo3 was fine except some spell effects would lag me down,
> most notably the AOE rain type spells. So I upgraded. The visual quality
> on the GeForce2 isn't quite as good; the ground ahead gets kind of grainy
> and/or swimmy and in general things in the distance don't look as good,
but
> I don't get graphical lag at all any more.
>
> I also sometimes get Fatal Error 0E in VXD VMM sometimes leaving EQ or
when
> I get bonked to the server selection screen when zoning. My MB BIOS is
> current (the BIOS date was only a week old when I got the new MB last
month)
> but it is a VIA KX133 Asus MB. I have been trying various options of
> settings and everything but was wondering if anyone else had similar
> problems that they fixed or any other visual quality tweeks.
>
> I'm going to try to get my guild to raid Kaesora soon; it's the only coin
I
> need yet for the Nostrolo Tambourine. If only somone would produce a map
of
> that zone that's not so confusing and looks better.. hehe
>
> Oh, and I recently (ok, a couple of weeks ago) got my hand on Soinachie's
> Partisan during a guild attempt to get our wizzies the Brain Bite spell in
> Karnors. What a sweet weapon! And it looks unique, unlike so many other
> bard-only weapons... Yeah, I like to swing weapons a lot just because
I'm
> too lazy to keep switching instruments. =8^) Most of the time I'm my
> regular group's closest thing to a tank... Plus I have to hit arena and
> practice my brass skills again... hehe
>
> OK, enough babbling (you know how we bards can get)...
>
> Olgwinn Pendragun
> Bard of 40 Missed Notes
> E'Ci
>
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