MugZ , I have ran ATI in the past for many years also. I have found that in the last year that Nvidia cards just seem to work better for me . The card I'm using is a BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128 AGP .
Memory is 128 MB ( DDR2 )
Memory Clock 900MHZ (effective )
RAMDAC Dual 400MHz
356 million vertices/sec.
14,46GB/Sec.memory bandwith .
I replace an ATI RADEON 9800 XT128 with this card !.
My frame rates in AH1 and AH2 are the same , 100 sitting on the field and after take off and short climb the frame rates run between 100 to usally 110 . I have no frame freezes .
One thing I did do was to set my soundblaster to "standard speed" acceleration .
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System Information
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Time of this report: 5/23/2004, 17:07:28
Machine name: YOUR-6H1A8U6SJ2
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp2.030422-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: eMachines, Inc.
System Model: MS-6000T
BIOS: Version 07.00T
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3200+, MMX, 3DNow, ~2.0GHz
Memory: 1024MB RAM
Page File: 219MB used, 2243MB available
Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode
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Display Devices
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Card name: NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Manufacturer: NVIDIA
Chip type: GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0341&SUBSYS_194C270F&REV_A1
Display Memory: 128.0 MB
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (100Hz)
Monitor: Korea Data Systems Avitron AV-195TF
Monitor Max Res: 1920,1440
Driver Name: nv4_disp.dll
Driver Version: 6.14.0010.5672 (English)
DDI Version: 9 (or higher)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 3/24/2004 10:04:00, 4274560 bytes
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These BFG 5700 Ultra 128 cards are warrented for life, as are all BFG cards . There support is toll free 24/7 365 days . BeAware, MugZ 1 do not buy any cards with LE or some other funky cutrate versions , they fall flat on their bellybutton ! If you decide to lookup the link to BFG , call them and ask to speak to Tony , as him about the difference between the BFG 5700 Ultra 128 with ddr3 and the
5700 Ultra 256MB LE , you will find the card with 128 is way-faster because of the memory .
http://www.bfgtech.com/ I think the only other thing I would do if I had a pc like yours is to install 1 GB of the fastest RAM that will work with your system . If you decide to upgrade cards ect. ect. besure to reinstall DX 9 .
Any way it's been along time since we used to dogfight on AirWarrior .... My cpid was CHKRS and I was in Cucas Sqaud and later The SeaSerpents .
I hope this helps .
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