Pulsar 1 latency values compared to Pulsar 2.

Astral Fridge Magnet · Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:34 pm

Hello again,

I currently use just a Pulsar 1 card though I do also have a Pulsar 2 card, but as yet not installed. As far as I know, the Pulsar 1 can have a minimum of 13ms latency, which is passable, whereas I can achieve at least 7ms of latency with a Pulsar 2.
I hope this doesn't qualify as a dumb question, but when I eventually get around to connecting the Pulsar 2 card, what is the latency value that I will have? Will having the Pulsar 1 card connected affect the performance of the Pulsar 2 card therefore worsening the latency of the 2 card? Or will having the Pulsar 2 card connected improve the latency so that in essense the latency value will improve in the Pulsar 1 card by virtue of the fact that it is connected to the 2 card?
Finally, a question I have already asked, but the responses I got weren't too clear. Is it worth exchanging the Pulsar 1 card for the Pulsar 2 card in the Creamware Xmas offer. What benefits would there be if any? Should I do this considering that I already own a Pulsar 2 card?

Thanks in advance for your responses.

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marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:37 pm

First, your Pulsar1 will benefit from the lower ULLI possibilities of Pulsar2... So if your Pulsar2 is detected first (in the order in which bios detect them for example, pci slot 1 is detected before pci slot2), the Pulsar2 will then be master, and pulsar1 will slave to it...3ms under XP, no problem...

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Astral Fridge Magnet · Tue Dec 03, 2002 4:47 pm

Wow!!! Thanks for the quick response Marcuspocus (about 2 minutes from when I originally posted it). I really appreciate it!!!
You seem to have taken over the reins from Subhuman with regard to offering solutions and technical help. Or are you one in the same person? Hmmmm, I wonder.

marcuspocus · Post by **marcuspocus** » Wed Dec 04, 2002 10:12 am

No way, Subhuman is the real guru here, that's for sure...!

But he's actually in honey moon or something like this if i understood correctly the last time he was here.

I'm always glad to help when i can. PlanetZ really helped me when i first started with Luna and after that Pulsar1, so i know exactly what was the answer to your question, since i had the same questions not so long ago.