when doom 3 comes out

[Dan W]

Just wondering how everyone thinks my computer will run it. The only problem I can think of would be the processor, but even that isn't too bad. Just wondering if I might be ablt to get all full quality.


Windows XP
AMD Athlon 1200
SDRam 768mb PC 133
Sounds Blaster Live 5.1 Platinum
GeForce 2 Pro 64mb (this will be upgraded probably in the fall to whatever the best high end gaming card that is readily available then (I probably won't go with the most expensive option, 2nd or 3rd maybe)

Is the expected release date still around December this year?

[Dan W]

oh and the motherboard is an Abit KT7a. I built my comp a few years ago and surprisingly it's still not too outdated yet. Adding 512 more ram to it really sped it up.

[ColdAsh]

You should be able to run it but certainly not at full quality. I nkow I'll be doing a big upgrade before it comes out (probably in September or around the release of HL2

[Dan W]

So is that before or after upgrading the vid card?

[slingblade]

I would think having SDRAM would be your biggest hindrance, regardless of a video card upgrade. Honestly, one would only be able to guess how well your (or anyone's) system would handle a game that isn't out yet. Taking that into consideration, not only do I think you won't be able to run it smoothly with full detail and a nice resolution, but I doubt seriously if I will be able to either. Here are my pertinent specs:

PIV 2.4 Northwood
512MB PC2100
GF4 Ti4200

Again, we're talking guesswork here, maybe a nice video card will be the only stringent requirement. Id is flat-out the best when it comes to engine optimization. But given the demands of recent games I've played, I am still very skeptical.

[phenix]

My system is about the same as yours but with a 1.333 Athlon 512 pc133 and a radeon 9500pro.
You'll definetely need to upgrade the videocard.
I had a Radeon 7500 pro64 previosly on this system which is probably equal to or more powerful than your GeForce 2 Pro and the doom3 demo was hardly bareable moving at just a few fps. It was more like watching a slideshow. Now with my Radeon 9500pro the framerates increase tenfold and is actually playable at low resolutions which is great as far as i'm concerned concidering it was a very early demo. So you will definetely need a new videocard and i'd say the cpu after that and then ram. Upping your processing power by a ghz or so would benifit you much more than changing to ddr imo. pc133 isn't as bad as some people make it out to be.

[sam_fisher]

Originally posted by Dan W
Just wondering how everyone thinks my computer will run it. The only problem I can think of would be the processor, but even that isn't too bad. Just wondering if I might be ablt to get all full quality.


Windows XP
AMD Athlon 1200
SDRam 768mb PC 133
Sounds Blaster Live 5.1 Platinum
GeForce 2 Pro 64mb (this will be upgraded probably in the fall to whatever the best high end gaming card that is readily available then (I probably won't go with the most expensive option, 2nd or 3rd maybe)

Is the expected release date still around December this year?

honestly, with these
AMD Athlon 1200---hmm..
SDRam 768mb PC 133---major bottleneck major
Sounds Blaster Live 5.1 Platinum
GeForce 2 Pro 64mb----even worse bottle neck....

you might be able to run it at 640*480 16bit low detail.

i would recommend a:

athlon 1700b
512 pc2700~3000~3200
radeon 9500 pro( with the piss OCed out of it)

i've tweaked and played the beta release of doom3
it takes a pretty fast machine to run it.
the main rig in my sig runs it pretty well..1280*1024 24bit
i can usually drop at 35fps...using GL or GL2.0

sam.

[fx]

I don't don't think you need to worry bout that now. Only worry when and if it comes out. It has been slow going and each year we hear its gonna be here at the end of the year. And yet no Doom 3. Hell, even Half Life 2 is apon us and no one expected it to be out so soon. So who cares bout Doom 3 now when Half Life 2 is gonna be as good or maybe even better. But we will wait and see.

[Fahrenheit451]

Ack! I'm on a crappy on-board GeForce 2 MX /w only 32MB of shared video ram!!

Last I heard, GeForce Ti would be the min requirement...

[Dr. Data]

Im preparing to build for this fall already myself.

I wont be able to fork out the money for everything so Im starting now.

I just bought a Raidmax Case with acrylic window and 10 Drive bays from newegg for 52bucks.

It comes with a 350W ps but I have a 400w that is going in when I get it.

In a couple weeks Im ordering a pair of SATA drives (120G) Seagate Barracudas 7200.7. (I was thinking of getting a pair of WD raptors but I cant see the $ for only 36G each). I am planning on running these in Raid 0

After that Ill spend a couple months putting in fans etc.

A Radeon 9700 PRO will be going in from my current system and possibly the Audigy depending on which setup has the least CPU utilization.

Ill be saving around 400.00+ USD for mainboard/chip/ram depending on the news of Athlon 64 in the fall.

If performance is really bad, I am prepared to buy another Graphics card also (uggh...another 300-400 bucks) and leave the 9700 back in the current system-Ill set up a 2 system lan then.

Supposedly ATI has somthing coming out this fall that will be 2x faster than a 9800 PRO...

If it turns out the game is playable on my system or gets delayed, Ill either throw in a Nforce2 and a Barton cored xp with DDR 3500 or just let the darn thing sit in the closet with the drives and powersupply until its needed....

[DifferentOne]

These are my specs, and even I am doing a major upgrade for the ultimate Doom 3 experience.

Pentium 4 2.4B
512 MB PC800 RDRAM
60 7200 rpm Maxtor
128 mb Ti4200
Soundblaster LIVE!

The specs I'm hoping to be running in about 3 weeks:
Athlon 2400+ Thoroghbred (Unlocked and overclocked)
512 mb DDR400 2x256 chips dual channel
ASUS nForce2 motherboard
ATI 9700 Pro overclocked with voltage mod

I'm basically doing a full changeover from Intel/Nvidia to AMD/ATI

Don't get me wrong though: For Doom 3 if you want the ultimate experience, I highly recommend a 2.6-2.8C Pentium 4 paired with either a 9800 Pro or a 5900 Ultra, depending on what you can afford. if you can afford the 5900 Ultra, then get it, hands down it wins, but if you can't, then don't pass up a higher speed processor for a better videocard.

The reason I'm going with the AMD/ATI pair is because the 9700 Pro is going to hit a price drop soon, (otherwise I'll get the 9700 Gold) and the 2400+ is already cheap enough, and way more easy to overclock than a 2.4B.

[Dan W]

OK thanks I think I am going to be upgrading more than just the vid card in the fall then. If I upgrade the processor by much then I will definetly have to get a new MB and with that comes the ram as well.

So
-whatever a good amd processor is at the time (around $200 - $250 price range)
-best motherboard to go with said processor
-1 GB DDR ram (whatever the speed is up to at that time)
-decent video card (not the best out there, but maybe 2nd or third best or so - I'm not planning on spending $400-500 for one)



As for slow frame rates on the alpha version I would imagine the game will be way faster and more compatible once it is completed so a lot of things that have trouble w/ the demo will have less or no trouble when the actual games is out.

Anyhow, hopfully with that rig I should be up to speed again. Right now my computer runs every game I have or want to play at full detail or at least near full so I can wait a little while longer.

[Dr. Data]

Dan,

Hey Augusta Ga here.

With the prices of the Canterwood chipsets and the great deal on the 2.4C P4 at newegg, dont limit yourself to just AMD setups. Its no longer the best 'bang for the buck" when you will be able to upgrade from your 2.4c to a 3.2c MINIMUM over the life of that setup.

Wait a bit though. AMD may release Ath64 yet this fall, which will be better than anything in the Intel bucket (IMO it will still be better than prescott for gaming).

And if its not or if its too expensive, the WORST thing that will have happened is that you will get your Nforce2/Barton or Canterwood/800mhz fsb p4 for a LOT LESS $ by then.

[Dan W]

Hello to my fellow Georgia person.

I've looked at pricewatch and yep the Intel chips are cheaper than they were a while back and the AMD is a bit more. Maybe I will consider otherwise then I have a while to research fortunately.