GTL Graphics problems

I have just loaded GTL on my pc and even at lowest resolution and lowest
detail i have slow down on screen and also graphis problems mainly being red
patches on the travk and trackside.
I meet the minimum spec. I have an Athlon 2400 with 512 ram and an ATI
Radeon 9000 card with latest drivers. Also have latest direct x

Is this common or do i have a problem. It plays on my lap top but that is
fairly high spec.

Any help appreciated

Thanks
Kev Barnes

Try to set the video mode in GTL Config.exe to DirectX 7 or try 8 first, but
I think, with your system, 7 is better. You will see only small differences
between them.
Rolf


"Kevin Barnes" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>I have just loaded GTL on my pc and even at lowest resolution and lowest
>detail i have slow down on screen and also graphis problems mainly being
>red patches on the travk and trackside.
> I meet the minimum spec. I have an Athlon 2400 with 512 ram and an ATI
> Radeon 9000 card with latest drivers. Also have latest direct x
>
> Is this common or do i have a problem. It plays on my lap top but that is
> fairly high spec.
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Kev Barnes
>

I have tried direct x 7 but this changes the red to blue? Still i terrible
slow down when more than 1 other car about. Is my system simply not up to
it?

KevB


"Rolf Wesemann" > wrote in message
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> Try to set the video mode in GTL Config.exe to DirectX 7 or try 8 first,
> but I think, with your system, 7 is better. You will see only small
> differences between them.
> Rolf
>
>
> "Kevin Barnes" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> ...
>>I have just loaded GTL on my pc and even at lowest resolution and lowest
>>detail i have slow down on screen and also graphis problems mainly being
>>red patches on the travk and trackside.
>> I meet the minimum spec. I have an Athlon 2400 with 512 ram and an ATI
>> Radeon 9000 card with latest drivers. Also have latest direct x
>>
>> Is this common or do i have a problem. It plays on my lap top but that is
>> fairly high spec.
>>
>> Any help appreciated
>>
>> Thanks
>> Kev Barnes
>>
>
>

Old cards need old drivers, and I cant recall but the 9000 wasn't it a
problem?
Kevin Barnes enlightened us with:
> I have just loaded GTL on my pc and even at lowest resolution and
> lowest detail i have slow down on screen and also graphis problems
> mainly being red patches on the travk and trackside.
> I meet the minimum spec. I have an Athlon 2400 with 512 ram and an ATI
> Radeon 9000 card with latest drivers. Also have latest direct x
>
> Is this common or do i have a problem. It plays on my lap top but
> that is fairly high spec.
>
> Any help appreciated
>
> Thanks
> Kev Barnes

(Kevin Barnes) wrote:

> ATI Radeon 9000

I'm guessing that's your problem, no matter what the minimum specs might
say. GTL's pretty demanding and the 9000 is a loooong way down the 3D
pecking order.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/12/...ii/page13.html

Andrew McP

I may have to look at a new graphics card. How do i find out what ineed. I
read about PCI, pci express and agp ?. Also what would you recommend as a
decent card without paying a fortune. Are gee force or radeons better?
any help appreciated

Kevb

"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
ddress_disguised...
> (Kevin Barnes) wrote:
>
>> ATI Radeon 9000
>
> I'm guessing that's your problem, no matter what the minimum specs might
> say. GTL's pretty demanding and the 9000 is a loooong way down the 3D
> pecking order.
>
> http://www.tomshardware.com/2003/12/...ii/page13.html
>
> Andrew McP
>

(Kevin Barnes) wrote:

> I may have to look at a new graphics card.

Your motherboard will be AGP, so forget all that PCI-E stuff unless
you're going to buy a whole new PC.

Best bag for buck these days seems to be a GF 6600GT, and you can pick
one up for about £100 these days. (ebuyer.co.uk for a start).

Spending less than that gets you into a messy area where it's easy to be
disappointed. A second hand 9800Pro from ebay might be worth a try.
Still a good card after all this time.

Andrew McP

How do you know for sure it is AGP. It is an Evesham and about 3 years old
many thanks
KevB
"Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
ddress_disguised...
> (Kevin Barnes) wrote:
>
>> I may have to look at a new graphics card.
>
> Your motherboard will be AGP, so forget all that PCI-E stuff unless
> you're going to buy a whole new PC.
>
> Best bag for buck these days seems to be a GF 6600GT, and you can pick
> one up for about £100 these days. (ebuyer.co.uk for a start).
>
> Spending less than that gets you into a messy area where it's easy to be
> disappointed. A second hand 9800Pro from ebay might be worth a try.
> Still a good card after all this time.
>
> Andrew McP

"Kevin Barnes" > wrote in message
...
> How do you know for sure it is AGP. It is an Evesham and about 3 years old
> many thanks
> KevB

PCI-E has only been around for about 1.5 years. Your computer is sure to
have AGP graphics.

--
Mika Takala

How about this card would this be up to it. 256MB nVidia GeForce 6200. I
have seen them on ebay at a good price

KevB


"Kevin Barnes" > wrote in message
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> How do you know for sure it is AGP. It is an Evesham and about 3 years old
> many thanks
> KevB
> "Andrew MacPherson" > wrote in message
> ddress_disguised...
>> (Kevin Barnes) wrote:
>>
>>> I may have to look at a new graphics card.
>>
>> Your motherboard will be AGP, so forget all that PCI-E stuff unless
>> you're going to buy a whole new PC.
>>
>> Best bag for buck these days seems to be a GF 6600GT, and you can pick
>> one up for about £100 these days. (ebuyer.co.uk for a start).
>>
>> Spending less than that gets you into a messy area where it's easy to be
>> disappointed. A second hand 9800Pro from ebay might be worth a try.
>> Still a good card after all this time.
>>
>> Andrew McP
>
>