Author: Geo Disher
Date: 10:41:47 09/30/05
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Thanks for the reply. I actaully just updated my hardware and have a system that has a Nvidia 7800GT graphics card with AMD 64 3500+ so I can handle all the graphics they can throw at me. Based on the info you have given me I should see a diffrence from my Fritz 8 so I will probably purchase Fritz 9 just for that. Maybe one day I might even get a draw with the thing :) On September 29, 2005 at 13:30:40, Rick Hagen wrote: >On September 29, 2005 at 06:13:50, Geo Disher wrote: > >>I know most people here are interested in chess playing strength but I am >>thinking about purchasing Fritz 9 for the enhanced 3D graphics interface. One >>of my goals is to get as close as possible to the look and feel of being at the >>chess board without taking a real one out. Does anyone know if the new 3D GUI >>is noticeably better than Fritz 8. I don’t care about the Turk or opponents but >>just the board and pieces. > >Depends on your hardware. >If you have a 128 MB GFX card (DX 9 complient), with a decent CPU, you can have >friggin good 3D displays... (With Hires 3D board options etc) > >I actually like to play vs the Turk and Mia...(powered by "BamBam the >ferocious") >The latter has worse pieces, but a nice voice (If female robots turn you on...) > >With a 256 MB card, you can have all the textures and lightings (reflections) at >'extreme', and I guess you can't get closer to a 'real board'. > >I thought the 3D wooden board of Shredder9 was already decent enough though. > >Rick. >(who did a reinstall_with_the directX9.0c from DVD, just for the 3D nonsense..)
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