Will ATI 9600SE 128 mb 8x AGP cut it for Doom3?
Asus P4v8X8
I have a Pentium 4 2.4AMhz 1 Meg Cache
512 MEG DDR400
80 Gig Seagate ATA
80 Gig Seagate ATA
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but i am planning to buy this week
P4C800 E- Deluxe
Pentium4 3.0MHZ 1 Meg Cache
1 Gig Gail DDR400
160 SATA Seagate
160 SATA Seagate
128MEG Nvidia 6600
Full Version: ATI 9600SE 128mb 8X agp for Doom3?
Your previous config (the 1st one) will be pretty good for Doom3 - a review here says:
But the second config you mention will run it well, without having to forgo any of the eye-candy Doom3 provides.
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.........we were playing DOOM 3 on a 1.5GHz Pentium 4 box with a GeForce 4 MX440 video card and having a surprisingly good gaming experience
But the second config you mention will run it well, without having to forgo any of the eye-candy Doom3 provides.
Both configs will be able to run Doom3, but I would'n exspect more than 1024x768 on the first one ... if not 800x600 ...
you mean to say your running higher than 1024 x 768?
what card are u using?
what card are u using?
nope he said that he wouldnt expect your first rig to go any higher than 1024 x 768
i've got a 9600 pro. i play d3 at 1024x768 in high specs with all FX on and without antialiasing (d3 don't need the last and it takes a lot of video resources). it's totally playable without jumps between frames, running doom3 demo 21 fps.
But definitely, moving to a higher configuration will help.
Gamers suggest having atleast 30 fps at the resolution you want to play. But 60 fps is the ideal - because, one moment there could be nothing on the screen but trees shaking in the breeze or the sea calmly lapping the shores - the next moment you get to fight a wicked lot of monsters and baddies of all shapes and sizes, which is when your frame rate takes a beating. At that time, if you were having at a frame-rate of 55 fps, you'd go down to a playable 25-30 fps, otherwise if you began out itself at a low fps, your eyes start seeing slow-ups (the eyes need atleast 24 fps to see a moving picture).
So you see, while running it on recommended specs (or thereabouts) might just play the game, you aren't taking full advantage of it. For good running of a game, you should ideally have 2x the minimum requirements (which leads to insane calculations with the newer class of games).
Gamers suggest having atleast 30 fps at the resolution you want to play. But 60 fps is the ideal - because, one moment there could be nothing on the screen but trees shaking in the breeze or the sea calmly lapping the shores - the next moment you get to fight a wicked lot of monsters and baddies of all shapes and sizes, which is when your frame rate takes a beating. At that time, if you were having at a frame-rate of 55 fps, you'd go down to a playable 25-30 fps, otherwise if you began out itself at a low fps, your eyes start seeing slow-ups (the eyes need atleast 24 fps to see a moving picture).
So you see, while running it on recommended specs (or thereabouts) might just play the game, you aren't taking full advantage of it. For good running of a game, you should ideally have 2x the minimum requirements (which leads to insane calculations with the newer class of games).
9600SE is not good for Doom3 I would get a ATI9800SE and Some of them can be moded to ATI9800 Pro
ATI9800SE is about 10% faster then a ATI9600 Pro
ATI9800SE is about 10% faster then a ATI9600 Pro
I'm running doom 3 semi decently on:
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ (1.9 Ghz)
1 gig of DDR
2 x 40 gig hard drives
Geforce 4 MX440
so yea.. should run good on your's also may wanna up your memory too 1 gig. its amazing how much memory helps computers
AMD AthlonXP 2400+ (1.9 Ghz)
1 gig of DDR
2 x 40 gig hard drives
Geforce 4 MX440
so yea.. should run good on your's also may wanna up your memory too 1 gig. its amazing how much memory helps computers
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