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<h1>TORCS Requirements</h1>
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<h2>Hardware</h2>
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<h3>Introduction</h3>
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You need a 3D-accelerator with OpenGL support for your platform. I recommend a CPU with 800
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MHz or more, 256MB RAM and e.g. a Nvidia GeForce 2MX AGP or better (or similar ATI, Kyro,...).
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Below I comment some systems where I tested TORCS so that you can get
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a feeling what works well and what does not. Your z-buffer should have a depth of 24 bits or more to avoid glitches.
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<h3>K6-III-400</h3>
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K6-III-400MHz (66MHz memory bus) with 256MB RAM, motherboard Asus TX-97E, graphics card Nvidia Riva TNT with 16MB RAM
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(PCI). I ran it with 16 bit color depth and came to the following conclusions: This system is ok to practice
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without opponents (8-45 frames per second). Running races with robots alone is possible, but driving manually is difficult
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because the 6-20
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frames per second (with 4 opponents) are not enough for a smooth ride. So the system is the bare minimum
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sufficient for developing your driver (robot).
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<h3>SMP-PIII-550MHz</h3>
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Two PIII-550MHz (100MHz memory bus) with 512 MB RAM, motherboard Asus P2B-DS, graphics tested with GeForce DDR, GeForce 2 GTS,
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GeForce 3. I ran it with 32 bit color depth. TORCS runs almost as good on the GeForce DDR like on the
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GeForce 3, so you don't need the latest and greatest graphics card. What is more important is working AGP,
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recent drivers and a "fast" CPU. TORCS runs just a single process (no threads), so it doesn't take advantage of
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SMP systems. In practice mode, I get more than 100 frames per second and in races with 20 cars 10-50 frames
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per second. This system works very well for developing a driver (robot) and to drive manual races with up to
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10 opponents.
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<h3>PIII-800MHz</h3>
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PIII-800MHz (100MHz memory bus) with 512 MB RAM, motherboard Asus P2B, GeForce 2 GTS, 32 Bit color depth.
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Runs almost always smooth above 20 frames per second, so with 800MHz or more you should be able to
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enjoy racing.<br/><br/>
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