Doom 3 - Graphics (Resolution/Detail)

[Aaron]

Still waiting for Doom 3 in the uk but im just wondering as i cant find this anywhere else, what would it be better to do, sacrifice resolution, or Detail. Ill be using a 9800pro, which i think is just on the top of mid end cards, so ill either be playing in 1024, or 800x600. In either Medium, or high detail. So which would be the better combo (for fps and overall looks) 1024 in med detail, or 800 in high.

Im not really sure which would be the best for increasing fps, so if anyone has that game, and knows which combination would be better let me know.

 

[ShadowFox]

If its a 256 meg card you should get 1024 on high.. 128 and you can get 1024 on medium.

 

[lePobz]

1024x768 in high detail with 4x AA and 4x AF runs perfectly on a 9800 pro.

 

[Shuzer]

1024x768 in high detail with 4x AA and 4x AF runs perfectly on a 9800 pro.

Uhm.. lie much?

 

[blahblahblah]

realistically, you will probably run medium detail at 1024 resolution quite comfortably. You may be able to bump it up to high detail (at the same resolution), but it really depends how tolerant you are with frame rate drops.

 

[PvtRyan]

I remember that HardOCP saying that Doom 3 is VERY forgiving when it comes to resolutions, there's little difference between them. So I would go for detail.

 

[KiNG]

ya doom3 isnt like the alpha. its optimized, hardocp recommended 1024x768 high quality wiht a 9800pro if u have around 3 ghz(or equivalent)

 

[Top Secret]

1024x768 in high detail with 4x AA and 4x AF runs perfectly on a 9800 pro.

Bullshit.



.

 

[lePobz]

O....kay, but i'm running at that res + detail with everything on and FSAA/AF both at 4x and the framerate is sweet... so I don't get what part you're saying is "bullshit".

Maybe you should actually try it out yourself before making yourself look stupid.

 

[Warbie]

Medium at 1024. Even at that setting you'll see some very noticable choppiness.

800*600 at medium detail for 9800 pro (imo) It all depends on what you consider to be an adequate frame rate.

(the HardOCP report was a masive load of bollox - me thinks some money exchanged hands)

 

[Warbie]

edit - no matter

 

[KiNG]

cpu and ram warbie?

 

[Mac]

Coulda Posted This In The Other Doom3 Threads

 

[KiNG]

could have but i guess he thought it warrented its own, not like it really matters.

 

[Warbie]

cpu and ram warbie?

Barton at 2.6 gig. 1 gig pc3200. 9800 pro 128.

 

[blahblahblah]

Barton at 2.6 gig. 1 gig pc3200. 9800 pro 128.

Something is up with your computer. My bet is you have AA enabled in the control panel. Or you need your fps to be really high.

 

[Warbie]

Something is up with your computer. My bet is you have AA enabled in the control panel. Or you need your fps to be really high.

The latter i'm afraid.

I got used to 60+ fps. Now 30 looks uber choppy :/

 

[WS6Rob]

Lol, well I got doom 3 today. And im running it on 800x600 Medium using a Geforce FX 5200 and 256mb DDR 333mhz p4 2.4ghz. And it is still playable. Note that I do get major slow downs sometimes, but nothing like 1fps per second. It "is" playable but not overly enjoyable.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

Yes Doom3 is very forgiving.

Don't even bother with AA and AF!!!! Most of the times the game is dark and thus you won't really notice it. Plus if you merely increase the resolution it smoothes out some jaggies and is much better than enabling AA/AF... So go for 1024 at High if you really really can.

*edit* Poster above me.... You don't meet the Min Specs... Your HUGE bottle neck is your 256mb DDR 333mhz RAM.... Double it!!! It needs at least 384 for an enjoyable experience. What is most likely happening is that it is swapping textures, sounds, models, etc etc etc in/out of your RAM but it doesn't contain enough memory to hold it all and thus it needs to wait until more space is available and that is why it's choppy.

 

[WS6Rob]

Yes Doom3 is very forgiving.

Don't even bother with AA and AF!!!! Most of the times the game is dark and thus you won't really notice it. Plus if you merely increase the resolution it smoothes out some jaggies and is much better than enabling AA/AF... So go for 1024 at High if you really really can.

*edit* Poster above me.... You don't meet the Min Specs... Your HUGE bottle neck is your 256mb DDR 333mhz RAM.... Double it!!! It needs at least 384 for an enjoyable experience. What is most likely happening is that it is swapping textures, sounds, models, etc etc etc in/out of your RAM but it doesn't contain enough memory to hold it all and thus it needs to wait until more space is available and that is why it's choppy.

Lmao, yeah dude I know. Sad hardware right now. Suprising it has lasted me quite a while for playing games enjoyable. Im ordering a X800 XT and 1 gig of ram very soon. Just waiting for some store's to get x800xt's back in stock.

 

[Roland Deschain]

Got a 3.0CPU, 512 RAM, 9800 PRo, running Doom3 at high and 1024. During intense scenes framerate is usually high (good managment ID ), although it was below 50 during the first chapter, cause they were showing off what the engine can do (and do IT can).

 

[Aaron]

Coulda Posted This In The Other Doom3 Threads

Could Have. Didnt.

My sys specs r p4 3.0ghz 800fsb, corsair 3200 low latency Twin X (1024mb), And 9800 pro 128.

Im in the process of ocing my gfx card now, i never really had the need to before but i may aswell as my waranty is gone, so im fitting some ramsinks and a new gpu cooler (arctic vga silencer) so hopefully i should be able to get a large enuf increase to run between 40-50 smoothly fps at high, if im lucky. i wont be bothering with AA/AF (apart from in high where one of them is automatic), pitty the mplayer isnt up to much (so i hear), one less thing to worrie about i surpose.

 

[Letters]

1.7 GHz Pentium M; Mobility 9700 128MB; 1 GB 2700 RAM

What I found surprising is that it's actually playable at high detail and 1024 resolution... if you can stand some dips in performance. Medium quality is definitely my sweet spot, though, as it runs better than low. That's a little strange. But then I found out how little resolution impacted how it looks, and lowered it 640x480... REALLY smooth and enjoyable then... no dips whatsoever and it still looks great. I need to try turning on AF in the control panel to see if that causes a noticable difference.

 

[ShadowFox]

Medium at 1024. Even at that setting you'll see some very noticable choppiness.

800*600 at medium detail for 9800 pro (imo) It all depends on what you consider to be an adequate frame rate.

(the HardOCP report was a masive load of bollox - me thinks some money exchanged hands)

I'm not sure. My 9500 Pro runs 800x600 at medium acceptably.

 

[blahblahblah]

How does Doom 3 look at 800 by 600 on a monitor that has a native resolution of 1024 by 768? That is what I am curious about.

 

[SubKamran]

How are people getting it? I went to Target (not to look for it) and I didn't see it, I checked the official site and it's the 3rd.

*gasp* You aren't playing the LEAK are j00? omglolwtfn00brofllamog2gbrb.

 

[Top Secret]

O....kay, but i'm running at that res + detail with everything on and FSAA/AF both at 4x and the framerate is sweet... so I don't get what part you're saying is "bullshit".

Maybe you should actually try it out yourself before making yourself look stupid.

www.fraps.com

Send me a screen at 1024x768. Bitmap, with your frames. If I was wrong, I will whole heartidly apologize. Don't stare at the wall and take the picture. I want 1 or 2 enemies on screen. Etc etc. Otherwise, I think that's complete bullshit. HardOCP averaged 40 frames on D3 with NO AA. Running "sweet" isn't a constant 20 frames.

 

[kungfucheez]

Has anyone tried to run the REz at 1600x1200 or does it lag too much? I assume it would lag alot unless you have a really good rig

 

[B_MAN]

Still waiting for Doom 3 in the uk but im just wondering as i cant find this anywhere else, what would it be better to do, sacrifice resolution, or Detail. Ill be using a 9800pro, which i think is just on the top of mid end cards, so ill either be playing in 1024, or 800x600. In either Medium, or high detail. So which would be the better combo (for fps and overall looks) 1024 in med detail, or 800 in high.

Im not really sure which would be the best for increasing fps, so if anyone has that game, and knows which combination would be better let me know.

im running the game on high settings and 1124x768 w no aa
using a 9800 pro as well btw

 

[Asuka]

If its a 256 meg card you should get 1024 on high.. 128 and you can get 1024 on medium.

I have
2.53 pent4
gf4 Ti 4600 128mb
512 sd ddr

and im running the game on high everything on 800/600 NO LAG i was playing mp just a few hours ago 4 people in server NO LAG. THE ENGINE IS INSANE>!!11

 

[-JeZ-]

/me wants the damn game but has to wait for the cheesey Friday 13th release date

 

[Alec_85]

That's IT! ;(

I have:
1.8 Ghz (yeah a tad low for d3)
9800pro 128
gig rdram

I play this in 640*480 with LOW details with specular & bumb mappings OFF. No AF or AA whatsoever. Guess what kind of performance I get? If it weren't for censoring I'd swear like this much: <--------------------> The performance is ridiculious really. Drops to like 5-10 fps in serious firefights (good thing the enemies disappear so quickly) & stay @ maybe 25+ when there's nothing going on.

True story ;( :flame:

 

[lans]

That's IT! ;(

I have:
1.8 Ghz (yeah a tad low for d3)
9800pro 128
gig rdram

I play this in 640*480 with LOW details with specular & bumb mappings OFF. No AF or AA whatsoever. Guess what kind of performance I get? If it weren't for censoring I'd swear like this much: <--------------------> The performance is ridiculious really. Drops to like 5-10 fps in serious firefights (good thing the enemies disappear so quickly) & stay @ maybe 25+ when there's nothing going on.

True story ;( :flame:

wha?

So does that mean D3 needs a high end processer? like at least 3 GHz or something? I mean people with fx5200s are getting the same FPS like you Alec, on the same settings with 2 or above GHz.

You are joking, right?

 

[thenerdguy]

SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is from sirplayalot A guy on the nvnews forum.

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
Asus K8V SE Deluxe
Geforce 6800 GT OC
1 GB Kinston HyperX PC4000 RAM
2x 200 GB HDs
Game Settings = High Quality, 1280x1024, all extras on! . It never drop under 60-70 FPS.


http://home.comcast.net/~cs_player89/Doom3-1.wmv

http://home.comcast.net/~cs_player89/Doom3Chainsaw.wmv


(Right click save as)

 

[Alec_85]

wha?

So does that mean D3 needs a high end processer? like at least 3 GHz or something? I mean people with fx5200s are getting the same FPS like you Alec, on the same settings with 2 or above GHz.

You are joking, right?

Nope not a joke ;( I've heard my processor is close to being a bottle neck for the 9800pro. That could be why. Also, Next time I play it, I'll try to shut off shadows. That should help (or so I've been told). But 1.8 ghz isn't very far from the minimum specs which is 1.5 Ghz.

 

[Wesisapie]

amd 1900+
512 ddr ram
gf 4 ti4400 128meg

playing on 800x600/low. i am a frames-lover. cant stand bad framerate
800x600/medium might work ok though..

 

[IchI]

I have the game and I have been playing it. I run it on ultra high 800x600 with a 9700 pro.

 

[chriso20]

I've got no real interest with doom3, but am i right in saying, if you have a poor performing gpu, then if you have a good cpu it'l sort of make up for it?

Also what you think i could run at;

p4 3ghz 800fsb
1gig pci3200 RAM
128mb 9800Pro


cheers.

 

[Alec_85]

No cpu & gpu should be somewhat on the same stage so to speak. Having a 3ghz & a 16mb DX6 card won't give you good performance Same with the opposite.

 

[chriso20]

so is my set up ok?