"OMGZ can m3h system run Doom3?"

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MercenaryForHire

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Jan 31, 2002
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The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
 
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MercenaryForHire

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Jan 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: vshah
seriously. ppl need to stop bitching about their ti200s etc.
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Agreed. And your sig is perfect for this thread. I mean, it's not just a gF4MX - the lowliest D3-capable card - but it's the "SE" version! :p

- M4H
 
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tfinch2

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i don't understand how 17.2 fps is playable. i get 22.6 with the sig in my rig and it's very choppy.
 
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Manzelle

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With all the options off it probably looks like Doom II only it runs much much slower...
While it might technically play it I certainly wouldn't spend $40-50 on the game if that was the only machine I had...
 
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BenSkywalker

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Radeon 32DDDR
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According to all information that I have seen, the game won't run at all on R100 boards. DX7 hardware is out except the NV1X line with their register combiners.
 
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dragonic

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I tested with this machine Doom3:

1,2Ghz Duron
640MB of RAM
Radeon 9600NP

Here are the results:

640x480@ultra low with Catalyst 4.7
1st:22,4FPS
2nd:24,4FPS
640x480@ultra low with Catalyst 4.7+4.9Beta OPENGL Driver
1st:23,4FPS
2st:25,6FPS

So Doom3 is quite playable with 1.2Ghz Duron :)

Note: Ultra Low = Low with advanced settings off
 
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Cawchy87

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Mar 8, 2004
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well, when i shot a zombie with the pistol the game froze for 2 seconds and then the next frame he would be slashing at me. The game was impossible. (I complained about the ti200)
 
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MangoTBG

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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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Yes. Please...

Please play this HORRIBLE game. Realize that you upgraded your rig for no damn reason, and then get back to playing Counterstrike because Doom3 doesn't hold a candle to ANY other game when it comes to being fun. Once the shock has disapated you can then pawn it off to another poor sap in the FS/FT forums and try to regain as much of the $50+ that you just blew on this glorified benchmark!
 
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PizzaDude

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Jan 12, 2002
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Originally posted by: MangoTBG
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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Yes. Please...

Please play this HORRIBLE game. Realize that you upgraded your rig for no damn reason, and then get back to playing Counterstrike because Doom3 doesn't hold a candle to ANY other game when it comes to being fun. Once the shock has disapated you can then pawn it off to another poor sap in the FS/FT forums and try to regain as much of the $50+ that you just blew on this glorified benchmark!
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lol.
 
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SneakyStuff

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Jan 13, 2004
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Originally posted by: MangoTBG
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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Yes. Please...

Please play this HORRIBLE game. Realize that you upgraded your rig for no damn reason, and then get back to playing Counterstrike because Doom3 doesn't hold a candle to ANY other game when it comes to being fun. Once the shock has disapated you can then pawn it off to another poor sap in the FS/FT forums and try to regain as much of the $50+ that you just blew on this glorified benchmark!
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I thought the game was actually fun, and I only paid $30 for it

:p
 
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jiffylube1024

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Feb 17, 2002
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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I get 42fps on timedemos at 1024X768, and it's notwhere near as smooth as I'd like it.

'Smoothness' and 'playability' is all subjective, but to call 17.2fps (avg) 'playable' is laugable, let alone the fact that with no details on the game doesn't look like it was intended.

Without the advanced shadows of Medium quality and above, it's basically Quake2 all over again.
 
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MercenaryForHire

Lifer
Jan 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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I get 42fps on timedemos at 1024X768, and it's notwhere near as smooth as I'd like it.

'Smoothness' and 'playability' is all subjective, but to call 17.2fps (avg) 'playable' is laugable, let alone the fact that with no details on the game doesn't look like it was intended.

Without the advanced shadows of Medium quality and above, it's basically Quake2 all over again.
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Meh. I really just put this thread here to shut people up about the whole "omg I need to spend $1K to even play it" thing. I also noticed a few things:

1) This system was wickedly CPU limited. The 1.5GHz minimum isn't overshooting at all. :p
2) This system is comparable on the bare-spec level to an Xbox. Folks, there's your Official M4H Xbox D3 Playability Level - 17.2fps ;)

- M4H
 
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JackBurton

Lifer
Jul 18, 2000
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Man, I wouldn't even play the game if I had to play it at 640x480 and all details turned off. Are you going for the Doom I look?
 
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Cobalt

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Apr 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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I can run it on my HP Pavilion 8665c.

P3 600Mhz
Intel i810
256MB SDRAM
PNY FX 5200 PCI

640x480 Low Detail with all eye candy off, don't know the fps. But it sure is playable. :)
 
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Cobalt

Diamond Member
Apr 3, 2000
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Originally posted by: MangoTBG
Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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Yes. Please...

Please play this HORRIBLE game. Realize that you upgraded your rig for no damn reason, and then get back to playing Counterstrike because Doom3 doesn't hold a candle to ANY other game when it comes to being fun. Once the shock has disapated you can then pawn it off to another poor sap in the FS/FT forums and try to regain as much of the $50+ that you just blew on this glorified benchmark!
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CS owns everyones house. :) Atleast the Doom 3 isn't mine. I would of never bought, especially to use on this pos rig I have.
 
Slacker

Slacker

Diamond Member
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
The Victim
Pentium III 733MHz
Intel i815E
512MB SDRAM
gF4 MX440-8X-SE (64MB 64-bit DDR)

640x480 Ultra Low Detail (all available eyecandy off): 17.2fps. And, surprisingly, playable in-game.

So if this little torqueless "Honda Civic" of a machine can run Doom 3 - then damn it, your system can too. Now stop bitching and PLAY!

- M4H
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My laptop can do this too, p4 2.2 with intel extreme IGP 768mb ram
 
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imported_Apophis

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People have different standards. 17fps at all low details and low res is ridiculous. My friend with an amd 2200 and ti4200 is shelving the game because his framerates are so unacceptable. No, he's not a retard. Yes, he has tweaked. Yes, he has compared his timedemo scores with other people and they are about the same. Like I said, people have different standards and I don't see why both sides have to be so rabid about their positions.

Every forum I go to, morons from both side are bashing each other.


LOL U UPGRADED FOR NO REASON 20FPS IS SO PLAYABLE LOL YOU IDIOT WASTIN ALL DAT MONEY I CAN RUN IT FINE ON MY TI200(calculator) AND GET A VERY ACCEPTABLE 3 FPS OK

or

ALL U PPL RUNNIN DOOM ON 9800S AND 5900Us ARE SO STUPID, YOU ARE SO MISSING OUT. YOU WISH YOUR MOM COULD BUY YOU A 6800 I BET LOL

I've so had it with reading this crap, it's everywhere. Let people make their own decsions, it's not the job of the internet nerd in his ivory tower to tell you your personal preferences and needs when you are trying to enjoy a form of entertainment.
 
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Brackus2

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Nov 1, 2003
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anyway...

I belive: #1 anandtech shouldve maybe ran some more tests on doom with much crappier systems, not everyone has 1gig ram and super vid cards with fast hds and everything else.

From what I see, anyone with an ati 9500+128mb+ is laughing as theyve had the best deal and 9800 anything seems the best version for price if you REALLY want to play the game as it is meant to be seen, or if you have an extra 400 get a 6800!
Most vid cards 8500,9100,9200etc.. ti,mmx3/4 can kind of play it, but 800x600 and lower, med qual and lower.

#2 My system is a 2500+ 256mb3200 4Ti4200 stock, 7200 rpm hd, and i can maybe run it at 800x600 med, but most likely 640x480 or lower quality, and honeslty for the most part, i wish i had a slightly better system, but I really think that you cant run this game with 256 mb ram, you should have AT LEAST 512 if you wish to have any settings and obviously around 2ghz cpu and this game will be playable...

Anyway, im going to go play doom3 or ut2004 again, if anyone disagrees go for it, i just think the benchmarks have proven these things anyway, but i wish i could play with full direct 9 and ultra high quality :(

Dustin
 
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