3D background - System requirements?

handimannbob · 03-04-2002, 12:28 AM

hello again,
i too am wondering about the fps being lowered by this new backround. i'm thinking my ME, 319ram, 5.5mbvid. might not to be able to handle this. i'm getting 42 fps in 8x6 res and 28-9 in10x7res in full screen mode. in half screen window i get much more. will i be able to run this new version with the 3D panning background ?
i use the wide v. mostly in windowed mode, will v1.1w work just as well on my sysyem?
thanks much.

feldon34 · 03-04-2002, 01:14 AM

What video card do you have?

You can pick up a GeForce 2 MX 32MB card for $50 now.

Back in January of 2001, we had a poll whether Jim should keep the Aquarium backwards-compatible with older video cards or push on with the upgrade.

An overwhelming 98% of 700 people participating in the poll said that Jim should proceed.

This poll was taken here:
https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...s=&threadid=18

Alas, this topic was brought over from the old forum system at EZBoard so we can no longer participate. If there is a lot of requests, I could reinstate the poll using the new forum software and meld the statistics numbers.

03-04-2002, 12:28 AM	#1
handimannbob what's up doc ? Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: millbrae,ca Posts: 410	3D background question hello again, i too am wondering about the fps being lowered by this new backround. i'm thinking my ME, 319ram, 5.5mbvid. might not to be able to handle this. i'm getting 42 fps in 8x6 res and 28-9 in10x7res in full screen mode. in half screen window i get much more. will i be able to run this new version with the 3D panning background ? i use the wide v. mostly in windowed mode, will v1.1w work just as well on my sysyem? thanks much. bob

03-04-2002, 01:14 AM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	What video card do you have? You can pick up a GeForce 2 MX 32MB card for $50 now. Back in January of 2001, we had a poll whether Jim should keep the Aquarium backwards-compatible with older video cards or push on with the upgrade. An overwhelming 98% of 700 people participating in the poll said that Jim should proceed. This poll was taken here: https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...s=&threadid=18 Alas, this topic was brought over from the old forum system at EZBoard so we can no longer participate. If there is a lot of requests, I could reinstate the poll using the new forum software and meld the statistics numbers. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman Last edited by feldon34; 03-04-2002 at 01:18 AM.