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Posted by Michael Herman at 11:20 PM on May 07, 2008
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Hello, I've been DYING to get on the online racing scene, but I don't know if I have a good enough system. I'm running a laptop with a 3.0 Ghz Pentium 4 processor, 768MB RAM, and an ATI Mobility Raedon 9000/9100 IGP graphics card, which is only Direct X 8 compatible. Do the programs on this site require Direct X 9, or will I be able to get by with 8? Thanks! |
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Posted by Jon Weal at 11:25 PM on May 07, 2008
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All of them barring RACE '07 will run in Dx8 if I'm not mistaken. |
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Posted by Michael Herman at 11:29 PM on May 07, 2008
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Wow. I think I just got lucky then. ^^ So, in order to race, do I need to download the programs, or how does that work? (Yeah, I'm a newbie to this stuff. ^^;) |
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Posted by Scott Michaels at 11:40 PM on May 07, 2008
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You can race without any addons (in select series), just the games themselves. Most GTR2 series use the stock game, while most rFactor series use mods (all barring rFactor Touring Car Challenge infact). All Race 07 series only use the stock game but thats not an option for you because of the DX9 thing. Richard Burns Rally would require you to download a small programme to play it online. The ARCA Sim Racing series only use the stock game. Basically if you want a quick and simple intro to sim racing go with anything by rFactor, although tbh rFactor isn't very difficult at all to mod and we'd all be happy to help. As for your specs, I really don't know about laptops, but you might struggle. Only testing will work it out. |
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Posted by Michael Herman at 11:43 PM on May 07, 2008
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Okay, after poking around for a little while, it looks like I need to buy the game disks first, is that correct? And thanks for the help! |
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Posted by Scott Michaels at 11:44 PM on May 07, 2008
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Yes you need to decide which game(s) you want to play and buy them, thats the first step. |
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Posted by Scott Michaels at 11:46 PM on May 07, 2008
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Oh, forgot to mention, there is a free game that we use. Its called BMW M3 Challenge and the series is designed specifically for beginners. It uses the same game engine as rFactor and GTR2 so its pretty good, and should be a decent test for your hardware. Check out the "Intro to Sim Racing" series for the details :-) |
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Posted by Michael Herman at 11:53 PM on May 07, 2008
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Alright, I'll go check it out. Thanks! And I'm a fan of the M3 CSL, so it should kick. XD |
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Posted by Doug Dezan at 01:34 AM on May 08, 2008
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DirectX is a set of multimedia Application Programming Interfaces. It is a collection of Dynamic Link Libraries (DLLs) that are all almost entirely platform independent. DirectX will evaluate capabilities and if they are not present, DirectX may attempt (in many cases) to emulate the functions in software instead of hardware. If you have your drivers up2date and the latest for your computer directx 8.2, you should have good performance with settings on the game set to its lowest configuration. |
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Posted by Michael Herman at 07:55 AM on May 12, 2008
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Yeah, I downloaded M3 challenge, and found it runs pretty smooth on the lowest settings. I'm going to be getting my RAM upgraded from 768 MB to 1GB, so hopefully that'll also give me a boost in performance. Unfortunately with a 1680X1050 widescreen, I can't lower the resolution without it getting distorted. But I found out keyboard driving is a real pain... I'm looking into a racing wheel at the moment. Hopefully, I'll get a Logitech Driving Force Pro. |
