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Re: mid-range cards giving you performance probs?

#87554
From: M.W.H
Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:30
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Other tweaks that may help
< http://ucguides.savagehelp.com/Doom3/FPSVisuals.htm >

HTH

M.W.H

"\Ż`ˇ.¸biz¸.ˇ´Ż/" <sook@ma.baws.net> wrote in message
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> My sys:
> 1Gb Ram
> 256Mb Radeon9600XT
> 2.2GHz P4
>
> I found the game to be a little 'choppy' on the higher settings (not the
Top
> settings but plain old 'high quality').
> I then had a little look around and found this:
>
> http://www.megagames.com/news/html/pc/doom3enhancetheexperience.shtml
>
> or http://tinyurl.com/4zxxz (if it didnt wrap above)
>
> By changing the DoomConfig.cfg file in the \base folder, you can specify
to
> use more Ram for the game to run certain processes.
>
> There is also (slightly more complicated) a way to decompress the files
> (sound. videos, textures etc) so that the game doesnt have to decompress
> them itself during gameplay.
>
> So I followed the instructions, and put it on 'Ultimate Quality' level to
> test it... and sure enough! It runs glitch -free! I can even have 3-4
> enemies on screen at a time, and no slow down (yet).
>
> Heed the disclaimer regarding Multiplayer mode not letting you play on
Pure
> Servers though! Back-up everything first and you should be able to
overcome
> that though.
>
> regards
> biz
>
>
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