Can my computer support specular reflecton of earth??

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jcyf007
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Can my computer support specular reflecton of earth??

Post #1by jcyf007 » 16.04.2003, 15:45

Can my computer support specular reflecton of earth??
P4 1.5GHZ,384MB SD RAM,40GB HARD DISK,32MB TNT2M64 PCI Display card.
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Post #2by chris » 16.04.2003, 17:02

No . . . the TNT2 graphics card that you have will not do bumpmapping. You should consider upgrading your graphics card--your processor is quite fast, and your system would benefit a lot if you replaced the TNT with a GeForce or Radeon.

--Chris
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InexorableTash

Radeon drivers?

Post #3by InexorableTash » 19.04.2003, 19:39

I purchased a brand, spanking new machine with all the bells and whistles, plus a Radeon 9700. While the WinXP drivers that came on the CD work fine it's certainly not showing off Celestia in all of its glory (antialiasing isn't, no gloss/bump map effects, etc)

I tried installing the latest drivers from ATI's site and then my machine wouldn't reboot. Yikes! Fortunately I was able to get into safe mode and back those drivers out.

Was this just a fluke? Any advice from anyone?
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Sum0
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Post #4by Sum0 » 20.04.2003, 12:24

Not sure about the reboot problem, but Celestia doesn't have much support for cards other than the nvidia Geforces. (Geforcii?)
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