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1997TA
post Nov 27 2007, 05:08 AM
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I am fairly new to the road racing arena. Would practicing road-racing via realistic video gaming at home help my driving skills? Or, would it be a waste of time?
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post Dec 5 2007, 09:48 PM
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I have a celeron 2.4, 1G RAM and a GeForce 6500/256.

Is that a fast enough machine to run GTRx?
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QUOTE (mitchntx @ Dec 5 2007, 04:48 PM) *
I have a celeron 2.4, 1G RAM and a GeForce 6500/256.

Is that a fast enough machine to run GTRx?


Well, I used some of my bonus to upgrade the PC.

Asus MB
Quad Duo 2.8
4GB
8800GTS 512M
Logitach G25

blah, blah, blah

And have been running GT Legends.

It certainly doesn't have the same feel as the real thing.
But it is helping me smooth out my technique, experiment with chassis tuning scenarios and fine tune coordination.

It was a chunk of change and switching PCs is a royal PITA. I hope it will pay dividends.
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1997TA   Video Gaming to Practice Racing?   Nov 27 2007, 05:08 AM
JKnight   I haven't actually raced (yet), but I have may...   Nov 27 2007, 05:18 AM
roadracetransam   Actually, it might help the other way around. Div...   Nov 27 2007, 06:26 AM
jeffburch   Very helpful. Another of my secrets. PC with Logit...   Nov 27 2007, 12:21 PM
KeithO   I have found that the 4th gen cars in GT3 with the...   Nov 27 2007, 02:18 PM
T.O.Dillinder   I have TOCA Race Driver 3 for the Playstation 2. I...   Nov 27 2007, 03:59 PM
Teutonic Speedracer   I think it helps when using the more realistic gam...   Nov 27 2007, 05:34 PM
tonycook   I have one of these Gameracer that I use with XBox...   Nov 27 2007, 05:36 PM
z28tt   I think GTR2 is very helpful (one of the best raci...   Nov 27 2007, 05:59 PM
Vracer111   QUOTE (1997TA @ Nov 26 2007, 11:08 PM) I ...   Dec 3 2007, 12:20 AM
1997TA   Thanks you guys. I just picked up GT3. Will need...   Dec 3 2007, 03:14 AM
roy   Nothing compares to seat time on the actual track ...   Dec 3 2007, 05:05 PM
CMC#5   Of course, nothing compares to the real thing, but...   Dec 4 2007, 04:10 PM
roy   Okay it may be a little expensive , but I have yet...   Dec 4 2007, 05:30 PM
V6RSR   No, you get absolutely no fedback to what the car ...   Dec 4 2007, 05:59 PM
Vracer111   QUOTE (V6RSR @ Dec 4 2007, 11:59 AM) No, ...   Dec 5 2007, 02:05 AM
axoid   I play GT-4 quite a bit, but not for learning trac...   Dec 4 2007, 09:04 PM
Joel   Does anyone have a Pontiac Trans Am or Camaro for ...   Dec 5 2007, 04:53 AM
QUASAR   Whats the best steering wheel/pedal combo out? I ...   Dec 5 2007, 03:51 PM
jeffburch   Logitech G25. Visit http://www.bhmotorsports.com/ ...   Dec 5 2007, 08:48 PM
mitchntx   I have a celeron 2.4, 1G RAM and a GeForce 6500/25...   Dec 5 2007, 09:48 PM
mitchntx   QUOTE (mitchntx @ Dec 5 2007, 04:48 PM) I...   Apr 27 2008, 04:33 AM
Joel   It may run, but it will be pretty borderline. I j...   Dec 5 2007, 11:34 PM
SStrokerAce   When I have time to kill in the winter a few beers...   Apr 29 2008, 04:14 AM

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