Think the 9800 pro 128mb is enough for Doom 3 on highest detail level?

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04-18-2003, 08:59 PM
Alientank

Think the 9800 pro 128mb is enough for Doom 3 on highest detail level?

I've decided to go with the Radeon 9800 pro 128 meg over the 256 meg because mainly of the price difference. I don't think I need a card any faster to run bf1942, ut2k3, doom 3, or mohaa at the fullest detail, high resolution. The 256 meg card is just going to be a few hundred or so more for not much difference or atleast not enough to justify the price jump. That being said, do you think it'll be alright for Doom 3 1280x1024 max detail with some AA and AF? Rest of future system specs are in sig.
04-18-2003, 09:04 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

1600x1200x32 max details with 4x fsaa and 8x aa should be no trouble at all :D should get you about 50fps too. If you dont want fsaa, youll exceed 100fps :D I should get about 60fps in 1600x1200x32 medium details, no fsaa
04-18-2003, 09:09 PM
Ashpool

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
1600x1200x32 max details with 4x fsaa and 8x aa should be no trouble at all :D should get you about 50fps too. If you dont want fsaa, youll exceed 100fps :D I should get about 60fps in 1600x1200x32 medium details, no fsaa

And you would know this HOW?
04-18-2003, 09:09 PM
Alientank

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
1600x1200x32 max details with 4x fsaa and 8x aa should be no trouble at all :D should get you about 50fps too. If you dont want fsaa, youll exceed 100fps :D I should get about 60fps in 1600x1200x32 medium details, no fsaa

Damn it T-bird you moron. What's your obsession with high resolutions? You won't get anywhere close to 60 fps medium detail, 1600x1200 with a tbird with that system. Hell you only get 99 fps in Quake 3.
04-18-2003, 09:25 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

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Originally posted by Alientank

Damn it T-bird you moron. What's your obsession with high resolutions? You won't get anywhere close to 60 fps medium detail, 1600x1200 with a tbird with that system. Hell you only get 99 fps in Quake 3.

watch those flames! not allowed! everyone wishes they could run high res, but theyd rather use fsaa or they dont have a nice 21" monitor :( anyway I get 114fps quake3 1600x1200x32 max details on 280/520 clock speeds. Also Im getting a much faster cpu, xp2000 equivelent. My cpu is gonna help a big chunk
04-18-2003, 09:32 PM
Alientank

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watch those flames! not allowed!

Better check your other thread bout your 5200, all there is is flames.

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everyone wishes they could run high res, but theyd rather use fsaa or they dont have a nice 21" monitor

I don't see a need for that high a res on even a 21 inch. I'd be happy with 1600x1200.
04-18-2003, 09:35 PM
lostlilchild6

Tbird... what DX version is Doom III based on?
04-18-2003, 09:40 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

have you even seen how nice 2048x1536 is? I want more! The first time I played quake3 in 2048, my jaw dropped!

doom3 will use both directX 8 and 9, but directx8 cards will run doom3 just fine
04-18-2003, 09:48 PM
Alientank

So can anyone answer my question?
04-18-2003, 09:52 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

to summarize it, while no one knows for sure, I believe you will pratically be overkill for doom3. This is not a fact, so dont flame me. we shall find out as the release for doom3 approaches
04-18-2003, 09:55 PM
Alientank

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
to summarize it, while no one knows for sure, I believe you will pratically be overkill for doom3. This is not a fact, so dont flame me. we shall find out as the release for doom3 approaches

E3 maybe
04-18-2003, 10:02 PM
AMD_Man

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
to summarize it, while no one knows for sure, I believe you will pratically be overkill for doom3. This is not a fact, so dont flame me. we shall find out as the release for doom3 approaches

T-Bird, at best, all your posts have been baseless conjecture...You've made yourself the forum clown. No one believes you, no one trusts you and all your posts are considered spam by some. Now, don't lie to yourself and get informed and then come back here if you want to give decent advice. Otherwise, don't talk about what you don't know and don't give out blatant disinformation.
04-18-2003, 10:04 PM
Kwonger

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
have you even seen how nice 2048x1536 is? I want more! The first time I played quake3 in 2048, my jaw dropped!

doom3 will use both directX 8 and 9, but directx8 cards will run doom3 just fine

His obsession with large resolutions is to compensate for a lack of elsewhere.
04-18-2003, 10:12 PM
BL1NK

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
have you even seen how nice 2048x1536 is? I want more! The first time I played quake3 in 2048, my jaw dropped!

doom3 will use both directX 8 and 9, but directx8 cards will run doom3 just fine

Doom3 Will be an OpenGL game :) Will it use openGL 2.0 thunderbird? hehe
04-18-2003, 10:13 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

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Originally posted by Kwonger

His obsession with large resolutions is to compensate for a lack of elsewhere.

the lack of good fsaa :(
04-18-2003, 10:16 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

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Originally posted by BL1NK

Doom3 Will be an OpenGL game :) Will it use openGL 2.0 thunderbird? hehe

accroding to my research, some review sites say it may use that, but youll need to download new drivers for support of OGL 2.0
04-18-2003, 10:20 PM
BL1NK

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz

accroding to my research, some review sites say it may use that, but youll need to download new drivers for support of OGL 2.0

I thought you said it was a DX8 or 9 game! The man uses openGl my friend for his latest game engines....:)
04-18-2003, 10:23 PM
Alientank

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz

accroding to my research, some review sites say it may use that, but youll need to download new drivers for support of OGL 2.0

Doom 3 is an openGL game.
04-18-2003, 10:27 PM
2630Goon

If the radeon 9800 doesnt run doom 3 good I think I will go to a garage sale and buy a commadore 64k and say THE HELL WITH PC'S.I think this video hardware thing has gotten way out of hand now.
04-18-2003, 10:30 PM
Thunderbird1GHz

I hope carmack isnt that dumb. even ut2003 runs great in 1600x1200 on a ti4200, teh radeon9700 pro is twice the power
04-18-2003, 10:40 PM
Alientank

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Originally posted by 2630Goon
If the radeon 9800 doesnt run doom 3 good I think I will go to a garage sale and buy a commadore 64k and say THE HELL WITH PC'S.I think this video hardware thing has gotten way out of hand now.

It's better that tech is pushing the way it is. Tbird, your right, I think the game will run well. Carmack is no idiot he knows how to code very well and he knows how to optimize code well.
04-18-2003, 11:05 PM
Psycho Evangelion

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Originally posted by Thunderbird1GHz
I hope carmack isnt that dumb. even ut2003 runs great in 1600x1200 on a ti4200, teh radeon9700 pro is twice the power

errrr....I'm not too sure about that. I'll try it today and post a screenshot of my fps.
04-19-2003, 12:03 AM
Kwonger

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Originally posted by Alientank

It's better that tech is pushing the way it is. Tbird, your right, I think the game will run well. Carmack is no idiot he knows how to code very well and he knows how to optimize code well.

T-Bird and right? Those words are oxymorons usually. CONGRATS T-BIRD FOR GETTING YOUR FIRST REAL POST!!!! Celebration time!!! But as for saying it's twice the power....errr...
04-19-2003, 09:45 AM
ewitte

Re: Think the 9800 pro 128mb is enough for Doom 3 on highest detail level?

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Originally posted by Alientank
I've decided to go with the Radeon 9800 pro 128 meg over the 256 meg because mainly of the price difference. I don't think I need a card any faster to run bf1942, ut2k3, doom 3, or mohaa at the fullest detail, high resolution. The 256 meg card is just going to be a few hundred or so more for not much difference or atleast not enough to justify the price jump. That being said, do you think it'll be alright for Doom 3 1280x1024 max detail with some AA and AF? Rest of future system specs are in sig.

How are we supposed to know? It could be 10fps or 100fps. Its not out yet and performance can not really be judged by an Alpha release. I do think it will be worse than Unreal2 though (not 2003). BTW I pretty much stay in the 30's in Unreal2 with the occasional drop into the upper 20's or rise into the lower 40's. I run at 1600x1200 with the computer in the sig at 2.4GHz. However really I am CPU limited. There is a certain thing I can do with turrets in that game that does nothing to visuals but it drops my framerate below 10fps. Ut2003 stays mainly in the 50's with occasional drops to 40's and 30's. In either case NO AA but 16xAF.

Eric
04-19-2003, 01:59 PM
Spawn_Mild

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Tbird... what DX version is Doom III based on?

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doom3 will use both directX 8 and 9, but directx8 cards will run doom3 just fine

ROFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Man those two sentences made me laugh hard! ... nice move lostlilchild :p

BTW IMO i think that doom3 would run from Geforce3 onwards just fine.. of course we'll fine that out once they release the damn game

So asking questions like these before the game is released, is just crap.

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