How do you think i iwll do with Doom 3?

[Blackroot]

Athlon XP 2500+(1.83ghz)Air cooled
GeforceFX 5900nu
512mb pc2700 kingston ram
like 8 fans

I tihnk this is in my sig, lol.


Just tell me how you think ill do with Doom 3

 

[GeneralGrievous]

Overclock that CPU and possibly add another 512 ram. Video card is sufficient, though overclocking that as well.

 

[bcoupland]

Not too badly. Could use more CPU power and as stated by General Grievious, 512mb more ram.
Athlon 64, anyone? (w/new mb, of course.)

 

[Blackroot]

How much should i try overclocking it, i had it at 2.13ghz a while back, but it was causing my halo to crash, i set it back to default, should i maybe bump up the fsb a littel bit, or is there a way to make it more stable somehow?

 

[Blackroot]

dont think i can really afford another stick of ram at the moment, or will it be that bad with 512?

 

[bunnyfubbles]

you'll be more than fine unless you need to compete and/or need to play at 1600x1200

 

[Schadenfreudex]

You should expect around 40 fps at 1024 x 768 high detail.

 

[BFG10K]

Thread# 167485 on the same subject. Next time try looking at the first two pages of the forum before posting.

 

[billyjak]

Do not OC the video card, unless you read about Doom 3, Carmack states that you will use features never before used on your card and many OC cards won't cut it. Then he goes on to say you've been warned.

 

[EvanB]

He was talking about the 6800's.

 

[Sylvanas]

and extra 512 would be very nice for D3. overclock the cpu. is your finding lockups on halo then dont go directly back to default, download prime95 and run it to see if your overclock is stable! if it is, then go up more until you get errors in prime95.

 

[Evdawg]

Originally posted by: billyjak
Do not OC the video card, unless you read about Doom 3, Carmack states that you will use features never before used on your card and many OC cards won't cut it. Then he goes on to say you've been warned.

???*confused*

 

[ss284]

Originally posted by: Evdawg

Originally posted by: billyjak
Do not OC the video card, unless you read about Doom 3, Carmack states that you will use features never before used on your card and many OC cards won't cut it. Then he goes on to say you've been warned.

???*confused*

The same reason why my 9700 pro runs fine at 390 core in cs, while I get graphical glitches in far cry. The game will use all your pipelines, and almost all of your memory. It'll be one of the best stress tests to come along for video cards in a long time.

-Steve

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
Overclock that CPU and possibly add another 512 ram. Video card is sufficient, though overclocking that as well.

Are you high? PC Gamer says it only runs with minor chop on a 1.5ghz system with 512MB RAM and a GeForce 4 MX - and this is at good detail levels.

He'll be more than fine.

 

[Fern]

Originally posted by: Blackroot
How much should i try overclocking it, i had it at 2.13ghz a while back, but it was causing my halo to crash, i set it back to default, should i maybe bump up the fsb a littel bit, or is there a way to make it more stable somehow?

Your pc2700 ram c/b holding you back. Run memtest86 after you FSB increase to make sure it's stable. Relax timings and/or increase vdimm (voltage to ram) if it's not stable.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
Overclock that CPU and possibly add another 512 ram. Video card is sufficient, though overclocking that as well.

Are you high? PC Gamer says it only runs with minor chop on a 1.5ghz system with 512MB RAM and a GeForce 4 MX - and this is at good detail levels.

He'll be more than fine.

Are you slow?
Good detail level = crap. The appeal of Doom 3 is the stunning graphics. With just "good detail level" the game won't have any of the impressive shadowing and lighting effects that make the game one of the most anticipated games of the year.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

add another 512MB stick.

 

[Pete]

I don't think it's possible to disable shadows (and, thus, lights) in Doom 3, as that's kind of the whole point of the engine. I believe High deatil level is just Medium with AF (and maybe some uncompressed textures).

I think the OP should be fine at 8x6, maybe 10x7.

 

[Fuchs]

I GARUANTEE that the biggest difference with D3 you can make is adding another 512 ram.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Are you slow?
Good detail level = crap. The appeal of Doom 3 is the stunning graphics. With just "good detail level" the game won't have any of the impressive shadowing and lighting effects that make the game one of the most anticipated games of the year.

Uh, no, there is no appeal.

See, graphics alone won't make a game. I refuse to pay $50 for a tech demo. If the gameplay isn't good, there is no appeal. Period. Good graphics are nothing special these days.

Good detail level = fine. I'll play the demo, but I won't be buying the full game unless something EXTREMELY unexpected happens (like Id Software has put out a decent game other than Doom 1).

Let's see...industry professionals or you...industry professionals or you.....hmmm....

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: Jeff7181

Are you slow?
Good detail level = crap. The appeal of Doom 3 is the stunning graphics. With just "good detail level" the game won't have any of the impressive shadowing and lighting effects that make the game one of the most anticipated games of the year.

Uh, no, there is no appeal.

See, graphics alone won't make a game. I refuse to pay $50 for a tech demo. If the gameplay isn't good, there is no appeal. Period. Good graphics are nothing special these days.

Good detail level = fine. I'll play the demo, but I won't be buying the full game unless something EXTREMELY unexpected happens (like Id Software has put out a decent game other than Doom 1).

Let's see...industry professionals or you...industry professionals or you.....hmmm....

I agree about good game play, but more and more part of good game play for many of us involves how immersive the experience is. Intense graphics, sound, music, and the mood thye create together help the gaming experience the same way it does the movie experience.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
I agree about good game play, but more and more part of good game play for many of us involves how immersive the experience is. Intense graphics, sound, music, and the mood thye create together help the gaming experience the same way it does the movie experience.

Oh definitely - good graphics and sound are always a plus - but if the game is still nothing but walking down halls and shooting things, count me out. Graphics are part of good gameplay, but not a substitute for it.


Deus Ex, for example, appears to have been (and still is) lightyears ahead of Doom 3. You do more than just move and shoot. World simulation is what we need to be moving towards - let the player play the game as though it were real life. Aside from the possibility of using shadows for concealment, I can't see how D3 moves at all in that direction.


Games, when they get where they're going (and truthfully, already if they're done right), should smack movies around in terms of value, entertainment, and involvement. Easily.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
I agree about good game play, but more and more part of good game play for many of us involves how immersive the experience is. Intense graphics, sound, music, and the mood thye create together help the gaming experience the same way it does the movie experience.

Oh definitely - good graphics and sound are always a plus - but if the game is still nothing but walking down halls and shooting things, count me out. Graphics are part of good gameplay, but not a substitute for it.


Deus Ex, for example, appears to have been (and still is) lightyears ahead of Doom 3. You do more than just move and shoot. World simulation is what we need to be moving towards - let the player play the game as though it were real life. Aside from the possibility of using shadows for concealment, I can't see how D3 moves at all in that direction.


Games, when they get where they're going (and truthfully, already if they're done right), should smack movies around in terms of value, entertainment, and involvement. Easily.

Put it this way - if you cannot run all of the advanced lighting that the game was designed for, then there is no point in playing the game. If there is one word that is to describe Doom3, then it is atmosphere, and without awesome lighting effects, the main selling point of the game is lost.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024

Originally posted by: Insomniak

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER
I agree about good game play, but more and more part of good game play for many of us involves how immersive the experience is. Intense graphics, sound, music, and the mood thye create together help the gaming experience the same way it does the movie experience.

Oh definitely - good graphics and sound are always a plus - but if the game is still nothing but walking down halls and shooting things, count me out. Graphics are part of good gameplay, but not a substitute for it.


Deus Ex, for example, appears to have been (and still is) lightyears ahead of Doom 3. You do more than just move and shoot. World simulation is what we need to be moving towards - let the player play the game as though it were real life. Aside from the possibility of using shadows for concealment, I can't see how D3 moves at all in that direction.


Games, when they get where they're going (and truthfully, already if they're done right), should smack movies around in terms of value, entertainment, and involvement. Easily.

Put it this way - if you cannot run all of the advanced lighting that the game was designed for, then there is no point in playing the game. If there is one word that is to describe Doom3, then it is atmosphere, and without awesome lighting effects, the main selling point of the game is lost.

Correct... and a GeForce4 MX and a 1.5 GHz processor CANNOT provide that "atmosphere."

 

[jim1976]

It's good in threads like this one, that the original poster provide us with the res that he intends to play the game, so that we can provide a better answer.
I think you'll have a pretty good idea of what the game can offer with your system until 10x7, for the simple fact that it's an opengl game and as we show Doom3 luvs Nvidia cards. HL2 may be a completely different case though.