Doom 3 system requirements

LincLinc OwnerDetroit Icrontian
edited November 2004 in Science & Tech
System Requirements recommended by PC Gamer:

2GHz CPU
512 MB Ram
Radeon 9800
5-Channel Audio

Submitted by: csimon

Source: Doom3Center


Looks like I'm getting a new processor/mobo...
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  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    I think I'm good.

    thanks keebs
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited July 2004
    well i meet everything but the 9800 pro. my 9700 aiw pro will just have to do it for the time being... sure makes me want to upgrade though :D
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    It really doesn't specify the pro ...you're probably good with 9700 pro IMO
  • Morpheus-xXx-Morpheus-xXx- Twin Falls, ID
    edited July 2004
    Dag yo, I'll be able to play Doom3. That's my concern for the summer, lol.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2004
    General Keebler wrote:
    System Requirements recommended by PC Gamer:

    2GHz CPU
    512 MB Ram
    Radeon 9800
    5-Channel Audio

    Submitted by: csimon

    Source: Doom3Center


    Looks like I'm getting a new processor/mobo...

    Remember, it's most likely a 2 GHz PIV they recommend.
    If that is the case, you'll be fine.

    Man I could really use some more memory, it's just so expensive. :mean:
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    MJO wrote:
    Remember, it's most likely a 2 GHz PIV they recommend.
    If that is the case, you'll be fine.

    Man I could really use some more memory, it's just so expensive. :mean:
    well madshrimps says this:

    recommended specs:
    +2GHz CPU or equiv Athlon
    +512MB of RAM
    +Radeon 9800/GeForce FX 5600 and up
    +5 channel sound card with speakers (Sound Blaster Audigy 2)
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited July 2004
    Lets just summarize it right here:
    Yeah, I was lucky enough to receive my copy today, so I'll share it with you guys.

    1. 6800 is a tad faster than X800 cards. Both run it in full glory

    2. The game has four render paths: NV10, NV20, R200, and ARB2. All paths look awesome, even down to a g4mx, but the ARB2 path is the "full package," and is used for the R300+ and Geforce FX+ cards. It does all it's fancy **** in one pass.

    3. PCI Express enhances NOTHING.

    4. The difference between a 128mb and 256mb card is that the former uses compressed textures whereas the latter only compresses diffuse and specualr maps. In another words, no big deal. However, a 500mb card is needed to run the game in Ultra Quality mode.

    5. 512MB is the ideal system total memory. 384 is required, 1GB is nice, but the difference is negligible.

    6. Nothing special is included for a 64-bit OS.

    7. A 1.5 Ghz processor is the least recommended, but a 2Ghz and above will help since...

    8...The sound engine is entirely CPU dependant. Therefore a crappy soundcard works flawlessly. Not to worry, the enfine only uses a "small percentage of cycles, much less than if the engine relied on a soundcard.

    9. The only reccommendation regarding faster framerates is to disable to "advanced special effects option." In other words, upgrade if you have problems.

    10. They tie it up by providing three levels of "Doom lovin' PC's"

    Low-End:
    1.5GhzP4 or equivalent
    512MB Ram
    Geforce4 Ti 4800 or Radeon 9500

    Mid-Range:
    2.4GhzP4 or equivalent
    1GB RAM
    Geforce5950 or Radeon 9800 Pro/XT

    High_End: Aka Hardware that doesn't exist, but best guess anyway
    3.4GhzP4 or AMD equivalent
    2GB RAM
    GeForce 6800 Ultra or Radeon X800 XT PE.

    In conclusion, the game will run well on a variety of hardware, and Rob Duffy, the lead programmer, says that the game looks real good no matter what, and that it will continue to look better as hardware improves. Like all previous id engines, we'll be playing games based on D3 for another five years down the road.

    Enjoy everybody!

    (nabbed from FutureMark) :)
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited July 2004
    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=368553&postcount=75

    review any 1
  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited July 2004
    My 8500 Ran the game. I dont remember what level the graphics were at but it did run the game. Not very well I might add. It is still a VERY pretty game. The graphics are awesome even on a R8500LE.
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited July 2004
    This SO makes me want to upgrade my 9700 Pro... I feel sorry for my friends though. One's running a 1.8 GHz celly, 256 mb, and a R9000. One other is running 1.7 GHz P4, 512 mb, and a R7500. ;D

    ...Wait a minute. That means they're all gonna want to play it on MY computer!! :banghead:
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly
    lookes at his rigs specs and realizes that he has nothing to worry about. :D
     Sweden New
    edited July 2004
    lookes at his rigs specs and realizes that he has nothing to worry about. :D
  • EMTEMT Seattle, WA Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Holy crap man. I never did throw away $250+ over a silly video card and I'm not going to start now. Hmmmm it looks like they've come down in price since I bought the 9500 though. Maybe I'll upgrade around HL2 time...
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited July 2004
    after reading that review, I want a 6800 ultra RIGHT NOW
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2004
    csimon wrote:
    well madshrimps says this:

    recommended specs:
    +2GHz CPU or equiv Athlon
    +512MB of RAM
    +Radeon 9800/GeForce FX 5600 and up
    +5 channel sound card with speakers (Sound Blaster Audigy 2)

    I translate that to:
    2 GHz PIV or AthlonXP 2000+
    Oh well we will know soon enough. ;D
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    makes me happy i just bought refurb 9800xt and put my 9800 pro in my dads pc LAN TIME!! w00t
  • ArmoArmo Mr. Nice Guy Is Dead,Only Aqua Remains Member
    edited July 2004
    i hope the p4 2.4 512 and 9800 can crank it out as much and as high as i want it too :)
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    makes me happy i just bought refurb 9800xt and put my 9800 pro in my dads pc LAN TIME!! w00t

    Yeah, because Doom 3 will be 3% faster now! ;D
  • SimGuySimGuy Ottawa, Canada
    edited July 2004
    GnomeWizardd wrote:
    makes me happy i just bought refurb 9800xt and put my 9800 pro in my dads pc LAN TIME!! w00t

    Should have just overclocked for the 3% & saved yourself the money :)

    Edit: Dude. $310 USD for a 9800XT? PNY's 6800GT's are $332.00 USD @ Provantage.com. DOH! :(
  • MedlockMedlock Miramar, Florida Member
    edited July 2004
    In that article SimGuy quoted, they said the sound engine is entirely CPU dependant. If that's the case, why does everyone recommend SB Audigy 2 cards and such. Will my SB Live 5.1 (pretty old card) work in multiple channels in the game?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    Nobody <i>really</i> recommends the Audigy 2. It's technologically sound, but it suffers miserably from Creative's inability to design drivers. It's a mixed blessing. :buck:

    However, people suggest those types of cards, with hardware audio rendering engines, because most other games <b>use</b> and <b>need</b> hardware rendering to sound as good as possible.

    Now, I'm thinking that ID software designed it like this so Doom 3 wouldn't be dependent on an audio card to deliver the optimal experience. Everyone can experience the complete audio design of D3. The only thing that matters now is how many speakers your sound card can support.
  • TheBaronTheBaron Austin, TX
    edited July 2004
    personally, i ditched my audigy 2 in favor of my onboard alc650, and thats saying something, because the alc650 is a piece of crap. that audigy caused me nothing but problems, and at this point most modern machines can handle advanced sound without much of a performance hit anyway, so im all for them dumping it on my cpu
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    Nobody <i>really</i> recommends the Audigy 2. It's technologically sound, but it suffers miserably from Creative's inability to design drivers. It's a mixed blessing. :buck:

    Heh you would think that Creative had learned how to make drivers by now.
    But that's not the case, my old Live 5.1 suffered from crappy drivers as well.

    It takes two to tango, hardware plus solid drivers. I guess Creative has not figured that out yet?

    They have an odd habbit of bending numerous standards as well.
    I heard that my Live 5.1 doesn't meet the PCI specs 100%.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    It doesn't. All the problems with VIA chipsets, AGP video cards and and SB LIVE! cards were the pure result of the SB LIVE! accessing the system bus at a latency significantly lower than what PCI is designed for.

    It ended up undercutting video cards and the system itself for accessing core peripherals. The result? BSOD!

    Creative blows.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2004
    Thrax wrote:
    It doesn't. All the problems with VIA chipsets, AGP video cards and and SB LIVE! cards were the pure result of the SB LIVE! accessing the system bus at a latency significantly lower than what PCI is designed for.

    It ended up undercutting video cards and the system itself for accessing core peripherals. The result? BSOD!

    Creative blows.

    They are a bit too Creative I think.

    Actually my Live 5.1 worked fine for months and months on my old KT7A-Raid (KT133A)
    I read that was supposed to be near impossible to achieve. ;D
    But then I upgraded to WinXP, and then it didn't work anymore.
  • MJOMJO Denmark New
    edited July 2004
    Ehh floppy disc's?
    doom3.jpg
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2004
    Not exactly designed for an unattended install, is it?
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    i dont think ill ever buy anothe nVidia card after the 5900 series disasters

    I needed a 9800 pro or xt since the 9800pro replaced a 5900se in my dads pc
  • bazookajoe
    edited July 2004
    i got a 1.7Ghz p4 along with a ATI 9600xt VPU and 512DDR Ram with a Soundblaster live 5.1 sound card(which yes has had an unblievable amount of problems) Will Doom3 or HL2 run (resonably in medium settings) my rig?

    As for the Creative driver problems...It took me 3 days to get drivers off there instalation cd to work correctly!
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited July 2004
    It'll run, I doubt that it'll run well. Remember that a 1.3GHz Athlon or P3 beats the crap out of a 1.7GHz P4..
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2004
    D3 is 6 CDs, and assuming a generously low estimate of 500mb per CD, that's a healthy 2,084 floppies. ;D That'd be great!
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