Northwood 2.0Ghz
256MB DDR 2600
Geforce2 MX 400 64MB

So I acquired a copy and installed the game.

I'm playing at 640x480 low settings all around. But the thing is, It's playing. I'll let you know if it's completely unmanageable later on this evening. The wife just got home and the suns in the wrong place to see the monitor very well and this game is dark.

I was able to walk around and interact with the people just fine but haven't gotten into da chit yet. I expect that is when it will become unplayable. I'm very very surprised that it's playing as well as it is at the moment though. Doesn't look bad either. Of course that's comparing it to what has come before. I am not going to get the good eye candy until such time as I can put the Gig of ram and a decent video card in here.

Just thought that some might find this info useful.

Dev

(edited because I can't spell worth shit)

Plus it might help that you have a fast CPU, and a fair amount of RAM. That helps.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Very playable at 800x600 with mid-level graphics settings. I turned everything up once to see how great the game would look on faster hardware and was stunned at the quality, but could only manage about 5FPS with everything cranked.

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Once I got to where I was going and the guy I was talking to freaked and shit went all to hell...

Well, while I've stumbled through a title in this fashion back when my trusty 200MMX was my biggest machine, I wouldn't do it today. Besides the title in question deserves better just so a person could enjoy it properly. With the gig of DDR Ram and a proper Vid card this box will play it just fine. But with the memory and video so out of date...It's basically a no play.

Report finished, Dev out.

(My boy ran screaming out of the room when the creepy came slithering out from behind the pipe )

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AMD Thunderbird 1.4ghz
768megs PC133
GF4 MX nonamer.

I get about 15 - 40 FPS. The max seems to be in the 60's, and the minimum is always during heavy combat. 2 or more imps bring it down, but it'll take about 4 spiders to do equal fps damage, so it depends who you're up against. If you've got good aim, you'll pull through.

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Heh.

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

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Originally posted by Devastator:
OK, well I wasn't about to purchase this if I wasn't going to be able to run it. I'm currently below minimum specifications.

Northwood 2.0Ghz
256MB DDR 2600
Geforce2 MX 400 64MB

So I acquired a copy and installed the game.

I'm playing at 640x480 low settings all around. But the thing is, It's playing. I'll let you know if it's completely unmanageable later on this evening. The wife just got home and the suns in the wrong place to see the monitor very well and this game is dark.

I was able to walk around and interact with the people just fine but haven't gotten into da chit yet. I expect that is when it will become unplayable. I'm very very surprised that it's playing as well as it is at the moment though. Doesn't look bad either. Of course that's comparing it to what has come before. I am not going to get the good eye candy until such time as I can put the Gig of ram and a decent video card in here.

Just thought that some might find this info useful.

Dev

(edited because I can't spell worth shit)

[ 08-05-2004: Message edited by: Devastator ]

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I think I will also use that excuse to find me a free copy of this game tonight while all the world is asleep.

heh

heh

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Originally posted by Snag:
RTFM

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Roll on The Floor Masturbating??!!

[ 08-07-2004: Message edited by: crash ]

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specs: Athlon XP 2600+ (barton)
512MB ram
Geforce FX5600XT 256MB

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Will it run on that?

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Originally posted by Cyborg6:
AMD +1600 (1.39GHz)
512 RAM
Geforce3 Ti200

Will it run on that?

(I am just below the required minimum)

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Hopefully not, since you warezed it, cheap bastard.

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Mine runs it fine with those settings and my box is similar:

AMD XP 1700+
1.0 GB DDR SDRAM
GeForce III Ti200

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I will seriously buy it and plan to now, well after i build a new system as a business tax write-off.

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p4 2.8c
1gb dualchannel ddr400
9800 AIW pro

jk

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Originally posted by FS:
Wow, I can't believe I'm agreeing with FS on this one

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I've jumped a couple times

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I think I will need to upgrade just to appreciate the graphics that I bet are there.

Scary? Not on my system...more like frustrating like Q3arena on a lame assed 56k modem with packet loss.

Snag that is good for now but us guys with older cards like the Ti200 will blow that away soon enough when we upgrade shortly. I suppose you could upgrade again too. =)

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It should be noted I am getting 52fps on timedemo

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See, that's what I was talking about in that other thread concerning how the then current hardware dealt with the release of q3 and how the same situation will repeat itself with doom3 and current hardware; Gleefully Happy-faced boastings of 52fps in time demos. Cac will be hovering around 300 fps in 1600X1200 doom 3 two years from now, but then, by that time snag will be bragging about 52 fps time demos of unreal 3 and cac will say something about guys like him with slower cards will soon be blowing that away when he upgrades.

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Originally posted by J0SH:
I was thinking of upgrading to a celeron 300a@450 and a Riva TNT.

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I am contemplating going for a shiny new video card in the new year though and putting the 9800AIW Pro in a HTPC (which was the plan when I got the AIW in the first place).

BTW Dev, based on the topic, I think we need a thread for the spelling impaired

[ 08-11-2004: Message edited by: Devastator ]

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“I have noticed even people who claim everything is predestined, and that we can do nothing to change it, look before they cross the road.”

“Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.”

Great looking shit, but repetitive great looking shit.

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jack me in baby!!!!

(oh yeah, must get self cleaning rubber suit to go with)

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Originally posted by Devastator:
I'm still waiting for the virtual sex software.

jack me in baby!!!!

(oh yeah, must get self cleaning rubber suit to go with)

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Doom's story line and graphics is a wonderfully welcomed change, but the gameplay is the same as any other id game. There's no major differences.

It will be interesting to see what the Mod-ers do with Doom3 though

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