New System Specs - Advice Please

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Need advice as to whether this is a good mobo/cpu/ram/vid combo:

mobo: ASUS A8V (non-deluxe)
cpu: AMD XP64 3500+
vid: Radeon 9800 Pro
ram: 1 gb OCZ PC 3700
o/s: XP home
sound: Audigy gamer

I want to run Doom 3 at 1024x768, everything on high, and have it be smooth.

Anybody think I should change mobos or get different ram? I'm pretty much
set on the cpu.
 
According to an interview with the developer of Doom 3 online, NO video card
currently available in a consumer system is able to play Doom 3 with full
settings on. They did this intentionally so as systems improve over the
next couple of years Doom 3 will continue to look better and better.
Better reset your standards.
 
DaveW said:
According to an interview with the developer of Doom 3 online, NO video card
currently available in a consumer system is able to play Doom 3 with full
settings on. They did this intentionally so as systems improve over the
next couple of years Doom 3 will continue to look better and better.
Better reset your standards.
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You're like the guys who tell me Windows 98 can't benefit from more than
256mb of ram... because someone else told them so... so irritating.

Doom 3 plays on my laptop at 640 x 480 with "high quality effects" set to
"yes", and everything else set to "yes." That's what I want, but at 1024 x
768. I think there are some systems out there that can swing that, even if,
technically, no consumer card can, TECHICALLY, have "full settings" on. I
don't even want full settings you tard.

/sick of dipshits with no useful information
 
/sick of dipshits with no useful information
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Don't be such a whiny pussy. If you want to build a system for Doom3, God
knows why anyone would, then buy the video card that runs Doom3 best. You
might want a fast hard drive too.
 
BeingAnonymousMakesMeObnoxious said:
Don't be such a whiny pussy. If you want to build a system for Doom3, God
knows why anyone would, then buy the video card that runs Doom3 best. You
might want a fast hard drive too.
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I Guess with a name like that you can be as abusive as you like and get away
with it.

However I will give you some free advice.

Ditch the 9800Pro, crappy choice with such a fast CPU go for at least an
X800 or Nvidia 6800, anything less and you are wasting your money.
 
BeingAnonymousMakesMeObnoxious said:
Don't be such a whiny pussy. If you want to build a system for Doom3, God
knows why anyone would, then buy the video card that runs Doom3 best. You
might want a fast hard drive too.
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I'm not building it for Doom 3 only. I just want current games to run as
smooth as glass and Doom 3 is the most demanding as far as I know. So far
I've only played the demo in 640 x 480 but I plan to set aside a weekend to
play the full game around Xmas, once I've got the new system.
 
BeingAnonymousMakesMeObnoxious said:
Need advice as to whether this is a good mobo/cpu/ram/vid combo:

mobo: ASUS A8V (non-deluxe)
cpu: AMD XP64 3500+
vid: Radeon 9800 Pro
ram: 1 gb OCZ PC 3700
o/s: XP home
sound: Audigy gamer

I want to run Doom 3 at 1024x768, everything on high, and have it be
smooth.

Anybody think I should change mobos or get different ram? I'm pretty much
set on the cpu.
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that rig'll be fine for that. my brother played D3 at those settings on a
XP2400 (oc to Xp2600) with 1gb ddr
and a 9700pro (oc to 9800pro speeds) at 1024x768 high settings and it was
smooth.
 
Sleepy said:
that rig'll be fine for that. my brother played D3 at those settings on a
XP2400 (oc to Xp2600) with 1gb ddr
and a 9700pro (oc to 9800pro speeds) at 1024x768 high settings and it was
smooth.
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One mans smooth is another mans jerky.
I suggest running fraps (or similar) to see what frame rates you actually
get.
 
STE ;¬! said:
One mans smooth is another mans jerky.
I suggest running fraps (or similar) to see what frame rates you actually
get.
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Careful with fraps... it has borked a couple hard disks that I know of. Do
NOT task switch while capturing video.
 
DaveL said:
You better set aside some money for a new OS. Doom3 requires XP or 2000.

DaveL
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I plan to get XP home and upgrade to 64-bit edition later, once they start
making 64-bit games.
 
You'll need something faster than the 9800Pro. Even when coupled with a fast
CPU,(e.g. AthlonFX), the card still gets less than 50 fps in Demo001. There
are sections of the game that are far more demanding than the timedemo.
 
First of One said:
You'll need something faster than the 9800Pro. Even when coupled with a fast
CPU,(e.g. AthlonFX), the card still gets less than 50 fps in Demo001. There
are sections of the game that are far more demanding than the timedemo.
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Damn. I'll have to upgrade the video later, in the spring.
 
I've got a 9800 Pro (overclocked to XT speeds) and a Barton 2800 running at
2.335 Ghz (1 gig PC3200) and I can't run D3 smoothly at 1024x768 w/2xAA, 8xAF,
high quality. Do you have AA turned off?
that rig'll be fine for that. my brother played D3 at those settings on a
XP2400 (oc to Xp2600) with 1gb ddr
and a 9700pro (oc to 9800pro speeds) at 1024x768 high settings and it was
smooth.
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-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)
 
Exactly. I get 31FPS in timedemo 1 @ 1024x768 w/my overclocked 9800 Pro, Barton
@ 2.335Ghz, 1gig PC3200 but the game is unplayably bad when I get to the first
hell boss or the last cyberdemon.
You'll need something faster than the 9800Pro. Even when coupled with a fast
CPU,(e.g. AthlonFX), the card still gets less than 50 fps in Demo001. There
are sections of the game that are far more demanding than the timedemo.
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-Bill (remove "botizer" to reply via email)
 
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