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Joh Doe wrote:
> 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


What version video drivers are you using?  I've read that the Catalyst 4.9
drivers don't work so good, you might try downloading an earlier version
(4.7 is the latest _official_ release) and see if that fixes your problem.

FWIW, I'm running it fine with:
Athlon XP-M 2500+ oc'd to 2.2 ghz
Asus A7N8X-Deluxe
512MB Corsair XMS memory, dual channel
Radeon 9500 Pro, oc'd to 9700 speed
Maxtor 80GB SATA hard drive
and cooling fans (2 intake, 2 exhaust, 1 blowing right on the vid card)

As you (hopefully!) know from building PCs for many years, there's always
the possibility that you might have  a piece of bad hardware, too.  Might
want to do some testing for general system stability first using MemTest98
and Prime95 to test memory and CPU... and maybe some 3Dmark runs to make
sure your video card is ok, if the first 2 run without problems
-- 
James\LoTekGuru
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