on (12/26/02 2:50:42 pm) Trigon typed<br>"..Also read an article on win.XP,wherein the author tells you how to "clean up" some useless stuff running in the background to help speed up games stuff like turning off sys.restore,purging unecessaryservices,task schedular etc... what do you think? will turning off this stuff help speed it up?"<br><br>Well, it won't hurt. I believe that this is more for systems with little RAM, but I have also purged my system of those things, and I can't tell that much of a difference. IIRC, you have 512 mb pc100 ram. Unless you have a taskbar that is jam packed, It probably won't have the desired effect. BUT.. as I said earlire, it won't hurt.<br>If your mother board has an AGP slot, I suggest a new card. How comfortable are you with the internal workings of a PC? Do you feel comfortable opening the case? <p>The Jargonaut<br></p><i></i>

I thought my computer would go faster if the video drivers were deleted. I was wrong. <p></p><i></i>

looking at your framerates, I'd go with 800 x 600 and 32 bits. I can live with an FPS of 50. so how is the game play locally? does it have the same problem as you had while playing online? does your ping stay in a relatively narrow range, or does it vary significantly? a connection where the ping varies significantly can make an online game very difficult to play. software rendering is really the last resort. the graphics can't compare to Direct3D or OpenGL, and the frame rates will probably be stuck in the 20s.<br><br>- clemmentine<br> <p>____________________________________________________________<br>... To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you,<br>I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you,<br>In a room with a window in the corner I found truth.<br><br>"Shadowplay" by Joy Division</p><i></i>

Hey Clem!! Well,the no's I got while running the simulated 'deemer match went from min. = 32.96 to 54.02 max,Avg 49.52, will that be ok,or do I just need nuke my 'puter??<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :lol --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/laugh.gif ALT=":lol"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> .While playing on my own, It goes pretty smooth,and your absolutly correct, looks terrible @ low res.!! I checked the ping , 92- 112 , there abouts.<br>Thanks for your help,have a good day,!!,Trigon<!--EZCODE EMOTICON START :) --><img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/images/emoticons/smile.gif ALT=":)"><!--EZCODE EMOTICON END--> <p></p><i></i>