Re: Doom3: 33.4 fps on my Athlon 1700

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From: Humja
Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 23:35

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"Opticreep" <opticreep@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My system:
>
> Athlon 1700
> 512MB RAM
> GeForce4 Ti4200 128MB 4X AGP
> Windows XP
>
> Running Doom 3 on the lowest possible detail and resolution settings,
> my timedemo gives an average of 33.4 fps.
>
> Wow.
>
> I am shocked.  My system specs barely meet the minimum requirements
> given by Id Software.  And sure enough, the game looks playable on a
> minimum spec computer when using minimum detail settings.  For the
> first time in ages, a game is released that was actually honest about
> the minimum specs for gameplay.
>
> kudos to Id Software.

33 fps is 'playable'.

But you might have problems when you are fighting big bosses.

With my 9800 Pro 2600+ I get 20-60 fps depending on what's on my screen.
Generally I get 60 fps (I think vsync is on).

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