(Pat Dotson) wrote in
om:

> Hey! Installing new display drivers worked. But the frame rate
> completely sucks. Athlon 1500+ and GeForce 4 MX 440.
>
> Am I stuck until the next CPU/video upgrade? Would a newer video card
> help? Or do I need to upgrade video and CPU both?
>
> BTW, by "sucks", I'm talking drops down into the teens.
>
> Pat Dotson
>
>
> (Pat Dotson) wrote in message > No, probably
> not. Thanks for the reminder. I'll try that next.
>>
>> Matthew Jessick > wrote in message
>> > Are your graphics drivers up to date?
>> >
>> > > Win 98 SE. Installed DX 9 from MS website. Setup runs OK, but
>> > > program crashes on launch with the standard "illegal operation".
>> > >
>> > > Suggestions?
>

You are two generations behind in cpu power and 3 generations late in Video
processing. You certainly don't have a slow system, but to run the newest
sims, you'll need to think about more....lots more.

dave henrie