On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Webber, Jessica wrote:

>
> What are you using for hardware? (processor, ram, video ram, free
> DASD/virtual mem - whichever is smaller, modem, typical connect speed,
> anything else I may be forgetting) I know I could use a bit of a hardware

Celeron 300 (overclocked to 450 by boosting the bus frequency
from 66 MHz to 100 MHz)
128 MB RAM
Voodoo3 2000 overclocked to same speed as a 3000 (PCI, 16MB)
600+ MB free (I burn CDs as well)
Cable modem (typically 135 ms pings - number on top left of
the lag meter)
Case open and a big room fan cooling everything off :-)

> upgrade, just wondering how little I can get away with. Also, what in-game
> sacrifices have you made in the options to be able to weave/mix/twist so
> successfully?

Particle density low (off if someone is using area effect spells)
Sound realism barely into 3D (so I still get approaching sounds)
double layer sky

> FYI I'm using P200 MMX, 64ram, 16 video, 100 mg free all allocated to
> virtual memory, 64 winmodem that usually connects at 44. I forgot to write

I'd suggest upgrading your processor first, then your RAM.
That will make the biggest difference - I did a motherboard
swap from an AMD K6/200 64MB to the above and it went from
barely playable at 640x480 to silky smooth at 1024x768. What
brand video card? If your WinModem does not use the latest
Lucent chipset (check the manual), you will probably want to
upgrade that as the older WinModems add 100-300 ms of lag and
eat up a lot of CPU cycles.

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John H. Kim
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