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Article #86093Re: DOOM 3 Sucks!!
From: RayO
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:07
Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:07
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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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Path: mbox-mo1.pugleaf.net!number1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!internal1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!nwrddc01.gnilink.net.POSTED!beb6d8a6!not-for-mail From: "RayO" <nothere@nope.net> Newsgroups: alt.games.doom References: <8ce6h01dj6v85ttl82a6fr6pjepq8m3aip@4ax.com> Subject: Re: DOOM 3 Sucks!! Lines: 46 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 Message-ID: <9EJQc.2902$7z.1630@nwrddc01.gnilink.net> Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 11:07:49 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 4.8.23.116 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: nwrddc01.gnilink.net 1091790469 4.8.23.116 (Fri, 06 Aug 2004 07:07:49 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 06 Aug 2004 07:07:49 EDT MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit