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Article #86094Re: DOOM 3 Sucks!!
From: Spencer
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:32
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 12:32
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Freaky, I have the same setup as you but a PATA drive rather than a SATA and have no problems. Everything MAXED and runs at 41 fps Spence "RayO" <nothere@nope.net> wrote in message news:9EJQc.2902$7z.1630@nwrddc01.gnilink.net... > How does it crash exactly? > > Using good RAM? Doesn't the > Neo do it's own overclocking? > Checked BIOS settings? Tried > turning off video shadowing, video bios > cache, and system bios cache? > > > RayO > > "Joh Doe" <none@none.net> wrote in message > news:8ce6h01dj6v85ttl82a6fr6pjepq8m3aip@4ax.com... > > I was and still am a huge fan of id but I have spent 40 hours trying > > to get Doom 3 to run on my machine. I had a fresh updated Install of > > XP waiting for the Doom 3 arrival. All updates applied. No crap > > overhead software running or clutter on HDD. Latest MB bios/sound > > drivers/video drivers...even tried Doom 3 hot fix ATI drivers and > > games just keeps on crashing...I have been building PC's for years and > > I have scoured the net for fixes and tried them all. Nothing keeps > > game from crashing. I can't enjoy it one bit. 600 bucks in upgrades > > and 60 plus for the game..add tax and it's close to 800 bucks for a > > game I can't play for shit. Activision has crap answers to all the > > problems popping up. I am happy for the people who have it running > > fine..Hope a patch works...I guess I'l l start playing checkers chess > > for fun.... > > Anyway my system is as follows... > > > > MSI 865 PE Neo 2 > > Intel P4 3.0 > > 1 gig ram > > 36 gig WD SATA HDD > > Plextor PX-708A DVD burner > > ATI X 800 pro video card > > Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS > > Antec 550W power supply > > No overclocking going on and extra video colling fans x2... > > > > Sign me waiting for a patch and pissed off...Benevolent souls with a > > clue can post any fixes they have here if you like... > > > > Peace to all... > > Sam > > > > >
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From: "Spencer" <warthog@nospam.co.uk> Newsgroups: alt.games.doom References: <8ce6h01dj6v85ttl82a6fr6pjepq8m3aip@4ax.com> <9EJQc.2902$7z.1630@nwrddc01.gnilink.net> Subject: Re: DOOM 3 Sucks!! Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 13:32:14 +0100 Lines: 60 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 NNTP-Posting-Host: 216.128.74.205 Message-ID: <41137b2d$1_4@news.athenanews.com> X-Trace: news.athenanews.com 1091795757 216.128.74.205 (6 Aug 2004 08:35:57 -0400) X-Complaints-To: abuse@athenanews.com Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!internal1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!feed4.newsreader.com!newsreader.com!news.athenanews.com!not-for-mail MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit