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Old 07-20-2004, 05:50 PM   #1
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Post Doom 3 mimum requirements

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Looks like I cannot play doom 3 with my gf2, need to upgrade. Anyone having problems in meeting the reqirements?
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Yeah I think I'll barely meet those requirements, if they are the true ones.
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I wouldn't have trouble meeting the requirements, but as has been said in some other threads, I'm guessing that those specs would allow you to run the game, but not very well.
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Pardon the ignorance, but what is a GF 3?
I have a P4HT 2.6
1.2 G ram
180 G hd
128 ati radeon

do I meet the specs?
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That would work, but what 128 ATI Radeon?
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Yeah I think I'll barely meet those requirements, if they are the true ones.
haha yeah right you got a 6800GT!
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I only have 256mb of ram, but have another stick arriving soon. My GF4 should work, but you seem to have forgotten that (at least in the UK) the game is an 18, and so I won't be able to get it, do you think that is considered a requirement? Maybe in 4 years I will have a computer that will play it at least.
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I only have 256mb of ram, but have another stick arriving soon. My GF4 should work, but you seem to have forgotten that (at least in the UK) the game is an 18, and so I won't be able to get it, do you think that is considered a requirement? Maybe in 4 years I will have a computer that will play it at least.
You mean your age?
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Pardon the ignorance, but what is a GF 3?
Nvidia GeForce 3. I wonder how it will look on the Xbox. The Xbox graphics chip is a modified GeForce 3. Anyway, mine should have no trouble running it.
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Ya i should have no trouble running on my system no prob
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I should be able to run it, just without all the extra eye candy and such.

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I only have 256mb of ram, but have another stick arriving soon. My GF4 should work, but you seem to have forgotten that (at least in the UK) the game is an 18, and so I won't be able to get it, do you think that is considered a requirement? Maybe in 4 years I will have a computer that will play it at least.
You couldn't convince your parents or someone else over 18 to purchase it for you?
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Old 07-22-2004, 05:28 PM   #12
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Darn, looks like I'll have to get a little more RAM if I want to play that one. 1.8GHz Celeron, TI4200, and 256MB RAM here, enough for Half Life 2, but looks like Doom 3 is a little more resource hungry.
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Old 07-22-2004, 05:33 PM   #13
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geez, guess it wont run on my 486dx.....
anyway. when they give the specs, they should also tell you not to expect much.....
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Old 07-22-2004, 05:38 PM   #14
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1.5ghz CPU
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Looks like I cannot play doom 3 with my gf2, need to upgrade. Anyone having problems in meeting the reqirements?
Can I see a authenticate link confirming those specs ?
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Old 07-22-2004, 06:04 PM   #15
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ill be able to run it . not with all of the eyecandy, but ill be playing me some D3. hell, i played on a radeon 7500 up until middle of last year, and it still played EVERYTHING.
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Hehe - I think I'm good to go - If anything, the RAM might have some slight troubles.

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Old 07-31-2004, 10:31 PM   #17
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My specs... good enough to play at a good quality or should I upgrade something (If so what)?

Video Card: nVidia GeForce FX 5200 (128.0mb)
RAM Slot 1: 512mb (DDR SDRAM)
RAM Slot 2: 256mb (DDR SDRAM)
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Old 07-31-2004, 11:10 PM   #18
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I think the ideal specs should be posted, instead of the minimum.

The ideal specs are those you need to enjoy the game, not just to run it.
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My specs... good enough to play at a good quality or should I upgrade something (If so what)?
The weakest link in your system looks like that FX 5200 video card. I doubt it will run very well on that.
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it depends what kinda ram that fx5200 has...is it 128 bit?
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it depends what kinda ram that fx5200 has...is it 128 bit?
Yeah it is.

What would be a good one to get?
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Old 08-02-2004, 08:19 AM   #22
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256-bit would be better
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i'm even doubting how good it will look on my 9600pro... with a Athlon XP 2800 and 512MB DDR.

even jedi outcast runs sloppy on my system.
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i'm even doubting how good it will look on my 9600pro... with a Athlon XP 2800 and 512MB DDR.
runs great on my system . maybe you should tweak your OS a bit . disable a few services maybe and shutdown useless startup/background items.
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Didn't want to start a new thread, think my GeForce 4 MX 420 will play it on min. settings? Yeah I know I need a new card, but the money just isn't there at the moment.
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Well, the minimum's a GF3, and you have a GF4, so you should be ok. Minimum settings for you though.
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That's good to hear, but it seems such a waste to play it on minimum settings.
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Actually, the min is a GF4 MX b/c a GF3ti500 beats a GF4MX. They say min is GF3 because it is the oldest tech., even tho its faster than a GF4MX.
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So...will my 9600SE be able run doom3 or hl2 without looking like this? (see attachement)
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So...will my 9600SE be able run doom3 or hl2 without looking like this? (see attachement)
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