Can someone tell me how my system specs will work in the game?
My pc (which i got last month) has 3.06 gHZ HT technology, 512 MB DDR Ram, Geforce FX 5500, and Sound Audigy 2.
I was wondering if i need to upgrade my video card, if so I was thinking about Radeon 9800 Pro or something. If someone can help me with all this please respond asap, thanks.
It's actually a shame that I have a pretty high-end comp (in my opinion) yet i gotta spend like $200 for a new card to handle this game (of course i understand how powerful this game is :P)
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Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited July 2004
You'll end up spending more than $200 if you want it to play well. The game's not SMP capable, is it?
Thats most likely the cheap version of the 9800. Make sure to get the 256bit. There is the trimmed down 128 bit cards that dont perform nearly as well.
Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited July 2004
No, mmonnin isn't talking about the amount of memory, he's talking about the width of the memory bus. You want a 256-bit card, not a 128-bit card. And I'm not sure that it'll run "well" on a 9800 Pro (my definition of well is easily playable at 1600x1200/32-bit & maximum detail)
Your definition of well is seriously overstated considering the state of modern game engines.
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Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited July 2004
Probably true. But that's still what I expect. AA is basically unnecessary at 16x12, but if I can't have maximum detail and at least some AF at 1600x1200, the system simply isn't powerful enough.
I have 3 PCs in my house, my main PC is on a 19" Realsync, my other is on a customized 23".
This monitor actually has compatibility to 1600 x 1200, but i dont like how smell the text is.
Well i thik my pentium 4 3,4ghz gainward geforce 6800 ultra 256mb and 1536mb memory should be enought.
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Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited July 2004
Iiii dunno... that P4, you know... I've got Pentium Pros that are faster than that...
J/K. I've got a 2.8E overclocked to 3.5 in one of my desktops, and despite the fact that I don't like the P4's design, I can't deny that it's a fast machine.
hey woooo, holy shit dude. How do you afford that? Parents? I could no way in hell get my parents to spend over $400 to get that. That's a $1600+ comp. Your parents must be rich :P
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Geeky1University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
edited July 2004
Bought it with my own money, along with all my other comps (except the laptop )
There's the P4-E system:
IC7-G, P4-E 2.8, 1GB PC3200, Radeon 8500/64MB, 2 80GB HDDs (I think- it may be 1 80 and 1 60. Or 2 80s and 1 60. I don't even remember anymore. ), DVD burner and 52x CD-RW
The single athlon system:
NF7-S 2.0, 2600m @ 2.65GHz, 1GB PC3500 (BH-5 chips), R9700 Pro, 2 80GB HDDs, DVD-ROM and 52x CD-RW
The dual athlon system:
K7D-L, 2 2500s modded to MPs @ 1.87GHz, 1GB PC2700/3200 (512MB of each), R9000, 4 160GB HDDs, DVD-ROM and 52x CD-RW
and I've got two other systems in varying states of construction;
A dual P4 Xeon system:
PC-DL Deluxe, 2 2.8GHz/533/512k Xeons (have to order those still), 1GB of DDR (still have to order that), R9800XT or better (have to order that too), etc.
and a dual P3 system:
Iwill DVD266U-RN, 2 1GHz P3s, 512MB+ of DDR (may need to order some), R7500, etc.
Got an AMD Athlon 64 3200 notebook system from Compaq, w/ 512 MB Ram and 64MB GeForce Mobile 440 graphics card (dedicated graphics memory, and not shared/integrated as in most laptop systems), and wondering if these specs are adequate for Doom 3??
Also, I heard that laptop systems may have problems loading newer PC games due to encryption and copyrighting codes intefering w/ CD/DVD writer & combo drives, as almost all laptops do not have Read Only CD or DVD (ROM) drives. Any advice??
the game has several (4?) different rendering paths, so even if your systems gfx aren't top of the line (which they aren't, its a notebook) the game will still run very well on your machine. you just may not be able to see individual dust particles.
with that said, your laptop is a beast
about the cd copyrighting, im under the impression that only a few (completely stupid) companies do that, and they damn well shouldn't. i wouldn't worry about it
hey guys, i just played doom 3 alpha. ( I had it on a cd for about 2 years from a friend who gave me it ,i never played it beacuse i thought it was a virus, long story short, i trusted him and played it and it worked, not a virus ).
Anyway, I was playing it on whatever the default settings were, and I was getting 28-30 FPS when I was just walking around.
Whenever a monster came into view and I started shooting, my fps dropped to 8-12.
I indeed will be upgrading to Radeon 9800 Pro
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I've never seen anybody shift allegiances as fast as you do
My pc (which i got last month) has 3.06 gHZ HT technology, 512 MB DDR Ram, Geforce FX 5500, and Sound Audigy 2.
I was wondering if i need to upgrade my video card, if so I was thinking about Radeon 9800 Pro or something. If someone can help me with all this please respond asap, thanks.
and if you check the performance tests, the 128 mb performs at the EXACT same FPS, which is all i really need.
This monitor actually has compatibility to 1600 x 1200, but i dont like how smell the text is.
J/K. I've got a 2.8E overclocked to 3.5 in one of my desktops, and despite the fact that I don't like the P4's design, I can't deny that it's a fast machine.
There's the P4-E system:
IC7-G, P4-E 2.8, 1GB PC3200, Radeon 8500/64MB, 2 80GB HDDs (I think- it may be 1 80 and 1 60. Or 2 80s and 1 60. I don't even remember anymore.
The single athlon system:
NF7-S 2.0, 2600m @ 2.65GHz, 1GB PC3500 (BH-5 chips), R9700 Pro, 2 80GB HDDs, DVD-ROM and 52x CD-RW
The dual athlon system:
K7D-L, 2 2500s modded to MPs @ 1.87GHz, 1GB PC2700/3200 (512MB of each), R9000, 4 160GB HDDs, DVD-ROM and 52x CD-RW
and I've got two other systems in varying states of construction;
A dual P4 Xeon system:
PC-DL Deluxe, 2 2.8GHz/533/512k Xeons (have to order those still), 1GB of DDR (still have to order that), R9800XT or better (have to order that too), etc.
and a dual P3 system:
Iwill DVD266U-RN, 2 1GHz P3s, 512MB+ of DDR (may need to order some), R7500, etc.
I somehow think my 9800xt, 1gb of RAM and Athlon 64 3200+ should cut it
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Also, I heard that laptop systems may have problems loading newer PC games due to encryption and copyrighting codes intefering w/ CD/DVD writer & combo drives, as almost all laptops do not have Read Only CD or DVD (ROM) drives. Any advice??
with that said, your laptop is a beast
about the cd copyrighting, im under the impression that only a few (completely stupid) companies do that, and they damn well shouldn't. i wouldn't worry about it
It will run and look great on the NV10 rendering (DX7) path with the GF4MX (according to the PCGamer review).
Anyway, I was playing it on whatever the default settings were, and I was getting 28-30 FPS when I was just walking around.
Whenever a monster came into view and I started shooting, my fps dropped to 8-12.
I indeed will be upgrading to Radeon 9800 Pro
The alpha is about 4-7 times slower than the real game.
Otherwise, your system would need a complete overhaul to play Doom 3 at all.
Lucky for computer shopers, a great gaming machine could be easily built for $500 or less (not including monitor).