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Martin Wells - 29 Aug 2004 21:51 GMT

I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
impossible...!

Martin
Bristol, UK.

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Pwuranium - 29 Aug 2004 22:03 GMT

My system is a P3 933mhz with 512 RAM 9600XT vid card. It runs slow at
times,but overall I think it runs fine on my system

> I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
> memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
> impossible...!
>
> Martin
> Bristol, UK.

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MrBungle - 29 Aug 2004 23:26 GMT

> I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
> memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
> impossible...!
>
> Martin
> Bristol, UK.

640x480, low details, no specular, no shadows, no bump mapping, no special
effects. I suppose... :-|

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Pwuranium - 30 Aug 2004 01:43 GMT

Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality

>> I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
>> memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
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> 640x480, low details, no specular, no shadows, no bump mapping, no special
> effects. I suppose... :-|

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Keanu - 30 Aug 2004 01:55 GMT

Pwuranium wrote in message ...

>Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality

Good...
But would you really say a 933Mhz Celeron is enough for most ?

I too consider it's better to compromise framerate
over features, as long as you can still get a decent timedemo
around 30fps.. Which is probably not your case.

It is expensive to upgrade the mobo+CPU+RAM though.
Maybe too much for what Doom? is worth, unless one is
planning on going there eventually... Then it's a matter of
finding the right price for the right technology.

When to upgrade..
either you're wealthy or you're a fan. but it won't be long until
DX9 games start to use the new features that makes
a 933Mhz Celeron a nomansland.

Not a priority for everyone indeed... Welcome.
N?o

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Pwuranium - 30 Aug 2004 02:53 GMT

Probably not. I haven't even checked my FPS . The point is I'm satisfied,
considering my system. I knew when I purchased D3 that it was a crap shoot
to even get it to work. Maybe it has to do with some of the system
configuration and other items on the hard drive. I considered myself luck
with the quality that I do get

> Pwuranium wrote in message ...
>>Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality
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> Not a priority for everyone indeed... Welcome.
> N?o

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Marshall - 30 Aug 2004 04:14 GMT

> Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality

You may have it *set* to high quality, but I seriously doubt your are seeing
very many of the actual visual goodies that 'high quality' entails, with a
GeForce 2 MX. What you are seeing as 'high quality' with your PC and video
card, is no doubt a far cry from what someone with a late model DX9 video
card is seeing, with those same settings. But if you're happy with it the way
it plays on your PC, then what the hell, eh?? :-)

> >> I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
> >> memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
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> > 640x480, low details, no specular, no shadows, no bump mapping, no special
> > effects. I suppose... :-|

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MrBungle - 30 Aug 2004 04:29 GMT

> Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality

Hey, I was talkin' about Martin Wells pc, equipped with a Geforce 2mx....
You got a 9600XT, what a big difference!!! ;-P

MrBungle

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Pwuranium - 31 Aug 2004 02:22 GMT

Thank you for the explanation. It is a big difference.

>> Wrong! I actually have the graphics set on high quality
>>
> Hey, I was talkin' about Martin Wells pc, equipped with a Geforce 2mx....
> You got a 9600XT, what a big difference!!! ;-P
>
> MrBungle

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David CL Francis - 31 Aug 2004 23:49 GMT

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 at 22:26:09 in message
<5KsYc.66350$1V3.1612607@twister2.libero.it>, MrBungle
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

>640x480, low details, no specular, no shadows, no bump mapping, no special
>effects. I suppose... :-|

I have tried this in another thread but...

I have:-
3.0 Ghz P4, I Gb Ram and an nvidia FX5600 XT with 256 Mb of memory

Running at next to top ratings gave 8.8 fps on 800x600

Full screen Yes
Brightness Max
Surround Speaker No
Reverse Channels No
Volume Max

Advanced settings

High Quality Special effects No
Enable Shadows No
Enable Specula Yes
Enable bump maps Yes
Vertical Synch No
Anti-aliasing Off

I then switched to 640x480 and it gave 12.5 fps other things being the
same.

I could have added that not only does MSFS2004 run smoothly at 1200x900
but that Return to Castle Wolfenstein also runs very well - I never felt
the need to even check the fps.

Changed _all_ the above to off and I still get 12.5 fps. So it seems for
me that specula and bump maps make no difference at all.

Any idea why? Could it be my network?

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Diver - 01 Sep 2004 00:50 GMT

Almost the same system as mine (2.8 Gigahertz P4, 128 Mb 5600) same
video card, same FPS. The video card is choking. I've back ordered a
BFG 6800 OC 256 meg. According to the net, my Dell machine and the
new video card has been delivering 60 FPS.

>On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 at 22:26:09 in message
><5KsYc.66350$1V3.1612607@twister2.libero.it>, MrBungle
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>
>Any idea why? Could it be my network?

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bean - 30 Aug 2004 12:28 GMT

> I'm running Doom3 pretty smoothly on an old 1.7 Celeron (with 512MB of
> memory) and an ancient 32MB GeForce2 MX. I would have thought this to be
> impossible...!
>
> Martin
> Bristol, UK.

I played it with my GF2ti and I think you will get a big surprise when
you get to delta. You will find it unplayable. If you claim it is
playable then you are definitely telling porkies.

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