DOOM 3 requirements out (well, sort of)!

BaD_BURN · August 20th, 2002

Found this at GameSpot:

Quite a few fans have expressed concern that they won't have a fast enough PC to play Doom III when it comes out, but Carmack repeatedly said the game was designed for the GeForce256 and GeForce2 generation of cards and also commented that a 1GHz CPU will likely be the recommended minimum. Anyone can get into the QuakeCon show floor in Mesquite, Texas, and see a modified version of the demo that got people so excited at E3. At E3 the demo was running at 640x480 at medium-detail levels, but at QuakeCon, the settings were increased to 800x600 at high-quality levels. In both cases, the hardware is the same: a 2.2GHz Pentium 4 and a Radeon 9700--ATI's soon-to-be-released graphics card. The higher resolution for the QuakeCon demo was due to new ATI drivers and general optimizations.

Ali · August 20th, 2002

1Ghz of minimum PC, means that if someone is playing this game at 1Ghz PC, he would definitly cry is brains out due to bottlenecks, slowdowns. grrrr... this means I would suffer the same for myself.

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**Demigod** · August 20th, 2002

Looks like it's time for me to upgrade.. again

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BaD_BURN · August 20th, 2002

From the looks of things, I think I'm pretty set. Or am I? Is my GF4 going to be enough or do I need the 9700?

Cless · August 20th, 2002

come one demigod you saw that coming. everybody that has looked at doom3 should know it will require a good pc. but on the plus it is far away.

Ali · August 20th, 2002

Well I recently got myself a GF4MX, maybe it would atleast let me play the game:P

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**Demigod** · August 20th, 2002

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come one demigod you saw that coming. everybody that has looked at doom3 should know it will require a good pc. but on the plus it is far away.

It shouldn't be too far away. At Quakecon 2002 they stated that all the features of the engine are complete. The bulk of the project is done, they just need to work on the "game" portion of it.

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caipirinha · August 20th, 2002

at this same article he says that he intends to ship doom 3 before the next e3. this means it´ll be ready before may. it´s really close

Hanamichi · August 20th, 2002

8 months away isnt really " close "

By that time most pc's should be able to meet the min requirements.

caipirinha · August 20th, 2002

not mine

aks_09 · August 20th, 2002

i agree with Hanamichi, in the next 6-7 months we may see processors clocked at 3-4Ghz so the bare minimum would be around 1.5Ghz.

PMD · August 20th, 2002

well i think itll work on mine im just gonna barely meet the recommended recommended(not minimum) requirements

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**Kirby** · August 20th, 2002

Ah the recommended minimum. I can live with that

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Nameless · August 20th, 2002

Hmmm, another mindless "kill anything that moves" is coming our way ladies and gentlemen. For some reason, I'm not interested in Doom 3 at all. I'm rather interested in what games will be made using the engine. I hated Quake 3 but I really loved Alice. Just my thought. Me? I guess I really need to change my gfx card

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caipirinha · August 20th, 2002

now you made me think how alice would look on the doom 3 engine. i´m more interested in duke nukem forever. i´m tired of all these games that are all the same. although many doubt dnf will ever come out

**Demigod** · August 20th, 2002

Well, I'm really looking forward to Doom 3. They're putting a lot of effort into the single player experience. The first release of the game will be single-player only and they'll make a multiplayer version later. It's supposed to deliver a really immersive and realistic gaming experience, and I believe there's some character interactivity as well. Judging from the graphics alone it's going to be one hell of a game.

Hmm, Alice.. I didn't really like it that much. There wasn't enough action it it for me, the weapons were all pretty much whacked out. All I need in my games is a good ol' rocket launcher or railgun

. The artwork was fabulous though.

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Sir Key · August 21st, 2002

also the atmosphere was great.... i still remember how i entered that house that moves from the left to right... with those kids inside who are punished in such a bad was... i mean *phew* sometimes i felt a little scared.... also pretty much in the beginning of the game... you know those rooms that look like you travel through a tunnel of water or something like that... you know where sometimes comes a door from the farer side of the tunnel... and at first it's small then it comes closer cause you're faster than it... and finally you realize how big this door is... and you start to think that you should have solved that puzzle quicker... cause you're aware of hitting that door... and then suddenly it opens... and you pass through it *phew*.. REALLY amazing leveldesign... :thumbup:

Ninjaa · August 21st, 2002

I never played Alice.... But Medal of Honor: Allied Assault ruled. I think that my PC should meet the requirements, and be playable, which is good, since I don't plan on upgrading anything other than memory, and a hard drive for a long time.

Doom 3 isn't on my to buy list, but games using its engine definately are, I'm sure.

DoubleD_99 · August 21st, 2002

Great...

P3-667Mhz
128megs
GeForce2 MX 400 32meg

My guess is that doom3 will require more from the cpu than the gfx card. Required: GeForce 2 MX, 1ghz P3 That means that NV30 will kick ass! When I upgrade my comp will be around 2.4ghz P4, NV30.

PS: Doom 3 is comming out right around christmas time. Duh

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caipirinha · August 21st, 2002

no. i guess it´ll stress both. but the difference is. with less powerful graphics card it´ll look like ****. that´s it. and well doom 3 will have multiplayer. but only 4 players maximum. and you can´t enter after a game has begun. the price of pretty graphics. sincerely i really hope that they do something new with the single player otherwise they´ll pay for delivering an old game in a new engine. at least i can´t take that kind of game anymore. moh i liked but it got oh so boring, after some time.

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BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	DOOM 3 requirements out (well, sort of)! Found this at GameSpot: Quite a few fans have expressed concern that they won't have a fast enough PC to play Doom III when it comes out, but Carmack repeatedly said the game was designed for the GeForce256 and GeForce2 generation of cards and also commented that a 1GHz CPU will likely be the recommended minimum. Anyone can get into the QuakeCon show floor in Mesquite, Texas, and see a modified version of the demo that got people so excited at E3. At E3 the demo was running at 640x480 at medium-detail levels, but at QuakeCon, the settings were increased to 800x600 at high-quality levels. In both cases, the hardware is the same: a 2.2GHz Pentium 4 and a Radeon 9700--ATI's soon-to-be-released graphics card. The higher resolution for the QuakeCon demo was due to new ATI drivers and general optimizations.

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Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,873	Well, I'm really looking forward to Doom 3. They're putting a lot of effort into the single player experience. The first release of the game will be single-player only and they'll make a multiplayer version later. It's supposed to deliver a really immersive and realistic gaming experience, and I believe there's some character interactivity as well. Judging from the graphics alone it's going to be one hell of a game. Hmm, Alice.. I didn't really like it that much. There wasn't enough action it it for me, the weapons were all pretty much whacked out. All I need in my games is a good ol' rocket launcher or railgun. The artwork was fabulous though. __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 8192 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 1 TB Seagate & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

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August 20th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,615	1Ghz of minimum PC, means that if someone is playing this game at 1Ghz PC, he would definitly cry is brains out due to bottlenecks, slowdowns. grrrr... this means I would suffer the same for myself. Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

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Demigod これはバタスです Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,873	Looks like it's time for me to upgrade.. again __________________ CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450 Mobo: Intel DX48BT2 Memory: 8192 MB PC10600 DDR3 Videocard: PNY Geforce 9800 GX2 Soundcard: On-board SigmaTel High Definition Audio Hard drive: 1 TB Seagate & 1 TB Hitachi Optical drive: LG GGW-H20L (2x BD-R DL) PSU: Nexus 1000 Watt OS: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

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BaD_BURN In limbo Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Cave dweller Posts: 914	From the looks of things, I think I'm pretty set. Or am I? Is my GF4 going to be enough or do I need the 9700?

August 20th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Cless Banned Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 1,809	come one demigod you saw that coming. everybody that has looked at doom3 should know it will require a good pc. but on the plus it is far away.

August 20th, 2002	#6 (permalink)
Ali CoLD InSiDE Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Somewhere Posts: 2,615	Well I recently got myself a GF4MX, maybe it would atleast let me play the game:P Ali __________________ AMD Athlon XP 2100 @ 1.75 Ghz Gigabyte GA-7VA.XP VIA K400 1.25GB PC3200 System Ram ChainTech GeForCe4 TI 4200 128MB Creative SB Live! 5.1 2x WD Caviar 120GBs and -Rom1 Maxtor 40GB LiteON 16x DVD-Rw WindowsXP Professional-SP2 & Mandrake Linux

August 20th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,989	at this same article he says that he intends to ship doom 3 before the next e3. this means it´ll be ready before may. it´s really close

August 20th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Hanamichi Crotally Tazy Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Malaysia Posts: 4,578	8 months away isnt really " close " By that time most pc's should be able to meet the min requirements.

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caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,989	not mine

August 20th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
aks_09 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: middle of nowhere Posts: 114	i agree with Hanamichi, in the next 6-7 months we may see processors clocked at 3-4Ghz so the bare minimum would be around 1.5Ghz.

August 20th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
PMD Ladies Man Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 123	well i think itll work on mine im just gonna barely meet the recommended recommended(not minimum) requirements __________________ Life is like a game, you die in the end. ========================== Intel E6600 (@3.24Ghz) Creative PCI Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS ATI X1900XT PCI-E 512MB G.Skill 2GB DDR2-SDRAM 800 (PC2 6400) Gigabyte GA-965-DS3 SpeedStream 5360 Ethernet ADSL Modem Windows MCE Pioneer 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Canon BJC 1000 Printer Standard Keyboard Logitech MX700

August 20th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Kirby red like my stool Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9,036	Ah the recommended minimum. I can live with that __________________ AMD Athlon64 X2 4400+ @ 2.68GHz, Radeon HD4850 512MB, 2GB PC3200 2-3-2-5, ABit AN8-SLi, Sound Blaster X-FI XtremeMusic

August 20th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Nameless r u really that bored? :P Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 1,925	Hmmm, another mindless "kill anything that moves" is coming our way ladies and gentlemen. For some reason, I'm not interested in Doom 3 at all. I'm rather interested in what games will be made using the engine. I hated Quake 3 but I really loved Alice. Just my thought. Me? I guess I really need to change my gfx card __________________ --To every problem, there is a solution (other than death, of course ). So, just smile!!.....okay that's a load of crap but you already know that. 3 years and still fighting!! Systems: - Modified Mac Mini: 2GHz Core Duo, 2GB RAM, 100GB 7200RPM HD, Dual-Boot Mac & XP - HP Tablet PC TC1100: 1.1GHz Centrino, 1GB RAM, 60GB 7200RPM HD, Vista Ultimate

August 20th, 2002	#15 (permalink)
caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,989	now you made me think how alice would look on the doom 3 engine. i´m more interested in duke nukem forever. i´m tired of all these games that are all the same. although many doubt dnf will ever come out

August 21st, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Sir Key Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Nirvana Posts: 1,947	also the atmosphere was great.... i still remember how i entered that house that moves from the left to right... with those kids inside who are punished in such a bad was... i mean phew sometimes i felt a little scared.... also pretty much in the beginning of the game... you know those rooms that look like you travel through a tunnel of water or something like that... you know where sometimes comes a door from the farer side of the tunnel... and at first it's small then it comes closer cause you're faster than it... and finally you realize how big this door is... and you start to think that you should have solved that puzzle quicker... cause you're aware of hitting that door... and then suddenly it opens... and you pass through it phew.. REALLY amazing leveldesign... :thumbup:

August 21st, 2002	#18 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 7,778	I never played Alice.... But Medal of Honor: Allied Assault ruled. I think that my PC should meet the requirements, and be playable, which is good, since I don't plan on upgrading anything other than memory, and a hard drive for a long time. Doom 3 isn't on my to buy list, but games using its engine definately are, I'm sure.

August 21st, 2002	#19 (permalink)
DoubleD_99 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sacromento, CA, USA Posts: 96	Great... P3-667Mhz 128megs GeForce2 MX 400 32meg My guess is that doom3 will require more from the cpu than the gfx card. Required: GeForce 2 MX, 1ghz P3 That means that NV30 will kick ass! When I upgrade my comp will be around 2.4ghz P4, NV30. PS: Doom 3 is comming out right around christmas time. Duh __________________ :wtf: My best friends

August 21st, 2002	#20 (permalink)
caipirinha Change your heart Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Brazil Posts: 1,989	no. i guess it´ll stress both. but the difference is. with less powerful graphics card it´ll look like ****. that´s it. and well doom 3 will have multiplayer. but only 4 players maximum. and you can´t enter after a game has begun. the price of pretty graphics. sincerely i really hope that they do something new with the single player otherwise they´ll pay for delivering an old game in a new engine. at least i can´t take that kind of game anymore. moh i liked but it got oh so boring, after some time.