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King Soaker · 08-05-2004, 07:57 PM

Anybody playing Doom 3, and what is your opinion of the game?

vaporizer28 · 08-07-2004, 03:07 PM

I've never played any of the doom series, but I am look ing foreward to halo 2
because halo's multiplayer was awesome(fav level:sidewinder).

My friend's mom entered in a raffle for halo 2, and won.

It only costed a dollar to enter. B) Shweet!

ChaosKnight · 08-07-2004, 07:26 PM

I heard it has amazing graphics. almost rivaling hl 2's. I Don't have it though. my card is an old ati radeon 7200. my dad is only willing to pay 60$ max for a new card. woe is me. WOE IS ME! no more direct x9 games. so no hl2, no halo 2, no doom 3, no far cry! Ahhhhhh

;(

blueviper · 08-07-2004, 09:23 PM

doom 3 has better graphics than HL2. The textures in HL2 suck compared to D3.

BlingBlingKing · 08-08-2004, 11:45 PM

I have beaten the game already on Vetran mode , it is amazing, it will scare the sh!t out of you if you play it by yourself, headphones turned up, and pitchblack dark. I am currently starting Nightmare mode, which is again amazing. ^-^

RacerSoaker445 · 08-09-2004, 10:30 AM

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ati radeon 7200. my dad is only willing to pay 60$ max for a new card. woe is me. WOE IS ME! no more direct x9 games. so no hl2, no halo 2, no doom 3, no far cry! Ahhhhhh ;(

$60 is enough to buy a good card! Try getting a nVidia GeForce FX 5200.

King Soaker · 08-09-2004, 11:52 AM

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$60 is enough to buy a good card! Try getting a nVidia GeForce FX 5200.

RacerSoaker445 is right, you can buy a very decent video card for $60 these days. I would also go with the nVidia GeForce FX 5200 on a budget. The cool thing about DOOM 3 is it scales very well on less than top end systems. I have a P4 3.2 with 1gb of memory, and a Radeon 9700 pro 128mb. With my video card overclocked I can run 800 x 600 on Ultra settings. I have played it on an Athlon 1.4 with a Radeon 8500 64mb, with 512mb of memory, and it still looks great. Playing this game in a dark room at night will have you on the edge of your seat.

blueviper · 08-09-2004, 12:41 PM

The fx 5200 is FAR from a decent card. The ti 4600 is faster than it. In order to get a half decent card be willing to spend at least $100.

Veteran · 08-09-2004, 12:50 PM

Woa! I just checked out the trailer and gallery for that game, I'll have to go pick one up!

King Soaker · 08-09-2004, 10:13 PM

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The fx 5200 is FAR from a decent card. The ti 4600 is faster than it. In order to get a half decent card be willing to spend at least $100.

You could say that a Radeon 8500 is far from a decent card these days too, but it will play Doom 3 pretty well. So will the old Geforce 3. I have friends who think my 9700 Pro is obsolete, I guess it depends on your perspective. Something that gets the job done is often good enough. I see the Radeon X800 XT Platnium 256MB DDR PCI-X TV & DVI has dropped to only $545., a relative bargain.

http://www.pricewatch.com/

blueviper · 08-10-2004, 01:12 PM

PCI express is overrated anyway. the X800 XT PCIX got its butt kicked by the 6800 ultra and even the 6800 GT in doom 3.

RecklessAssault · 08-10-2004, 02:24 PM

I was actually happy when I managed to upgrade my computer to the point that it'd play GTA:VC, but that was about a year and a half ago... While it's certainly not a bad machine and it does what I need it to do at present, I'm highly skeptical that it'd be able to handle Doom 3.

Hey King, how much did you spend to build your computer? I'm thinking about saving up to build another one...

Aaron

blueviper · 08-10-2004, 04:32 PM

Im in the middle of building mine now and it cost $1100 with software monitor and all.

King Soaker · 08-16-2004, 10:25 PM

Aaron,

I have 3 computers that are networked, this works out well for lan parties. My main system Has over a terra-byte of hard drive space, with an a bit IC7-G mother board, and 1gb of memory. My 9700 Pro video card is actually an AIW (All in Wonder) that has TIVO like recording capability. Needless to say, I have quite a bit of money tied up in computers, but this is my profession.

I build quite a few systems for friends, and I would say you can build a very decent computer for about $400 to $500. Check out this aluminum case with 400 watt power supply for $36.50

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-145-008&depa=1

If you already have some components, you could upgrade just the case, motherboard, cpu, and memory for about $200, add a decent video card, and you are still under $300. for a very good gaming system.

Crashdummy · 08-16-2004, 10:30 PM

From what I hear, Alienware is good with video games.

08-05-2004, 07:57 PM	#1
King Soaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 UserID: 180	Anybody playing Doom 3, and what is your opinion of the game? __________________ <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The "S" stands for SUPER Soaker!

08-07-2004, 03:07 PM	#2
vaporizer28 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Somewhere in Michigan Posts: 187 UserID: 181	I've never played any of the doom series, but I am look ing foreward to halo 2 because halo's multiplayer was awesome(fav level:sidewinder). My friend's mom entered in a raffle for halo 2, and won. It only costed a dollar to enter. B) Shweet! __________________ ^This was made by Superstormer. What, do you think it got here on its own?

08-07-2004, 07:26 PM	#3
ChaosKnight Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Surrounded by my personal harem. =) Posts: 89 UserID: 115	I heard it has amazing graphics. almost rivaling hl 2's. I Don't have it though. my card is an old ati radeon 7200. my dad is only willing to pay 60$ max for a new card. woe is me. WOE IS ME! no more direct x9 games. so no hl2, no halo 2, no doom 3, no far cry! Ahhhhhh ;( __________________ http://xs7.xs.to/pics/04512/sig2.jpg -whoamg, I can't put ANY anime girl in my sig without doom deleting it. =\

08-07-2004, 09:23 PM	#4
blueviper Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 45 UserID: 84	doom 3 has better graphics than HL2. The textures in HL2 suck compared to D3. __________________

08-09-2004, 12:41 PM	#8
blueviper Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 45 UserID: 84	The fx 5200 is FAR from a decent card. The ti 4600 is faster than it. In order to get a half decent card be willing to spend at least $100. __________________

08-08-2004, 11:45 PM	#5
BlingBlingKing Junior member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 0 UserID: 275	I have beaten the game already on Vetran mode , it is amazing, it will scare the sh!t out of you if you play it by yourself, headphones turned up, and pitchblack dark. I am currently starting Nightmare mode, which is again amazing. ^-^

08-09-2004, 12:50 PM	#9
Veteran Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Redmond, WA Posts: 82 UserID: 69	Woa! I just checked out the trailer and gallery for that game, I'll have to go pick one up!

08-10-2004, 01:12 PM	#11
blueviper Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 45 UserID: 84	PCI express is overrated anyway. the X800 XT PCIX got its butt kicked by the 6800 ultra and even the 6800 GT in doom 3. __________________

08-10-2004, 02:24 PM	#12
RecklessAssault Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 38 UserID: 238	I was actually happy when I managed to upgrade my computer to the point that it'd play GTA:VC, but that was about a year and a half ago... While it's certainly not a bad machine and it does what I need it to do at present, I'm highly skeptical that it'd be able to handle Doom 3. Hey King, how much did you spend to build your computer? I'm thinking about saving up to build another one... Aaron __________________ <span style='font-family:Geneva'><span style='color:red'>I bought a box of lady fingers at the local bakery this morning, but when I got home I noticed that one of 'em was missing. I decided to take the box back to the bakery and show the manager. He gave me the finger. (adapted from a joke by Jay London)

08-10-2004, 04:32 PM	#13
blueviper Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 45 UserID: 84	Im in the middle of building mine now and it cost $1100 with software monitor and all. __________________

08-16-2004, 10:25 PM	#14
King Soaker Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 85 UserID: 180	Aaron, I have 3 computers that are networked, this works out well for lan parties. My main system Has over a terra-byte of hard drive space, with an a bit IC7-G mother board, and 1gb of memory. My 9700 Pro video card is actually an AIW (All in Wonder) that has TIVO like recording capability. Needless to say, I have quite a bit of money tied up in computers, but this is my profession. I build quite a few systems for friends, and I would say you can build a very decent computer for about $400 to $500. Check out this aluminum case with 400 watt power supply for $36.50 http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc....-145-008&depa=1 If you already have some components, you could upgrade just the case, motherboard, cpu, and memory for about $200, add a decent video card, and you are still under $300. for a very good gaming system. __________________ <span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>The "S" stands for SUPER Soaker!

08-16-2004, 10:30 PM	#15
Crashdummy Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Alameda, Ca Posts: 311 UserID: 272	From what I hear, Alienware is good with video games. __________________ http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h2...shdummySig.jpg

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