Hi, I have a slight problem and wondering if anyone here can help me (I've done lots of research all over the web but found nothing!). I recently purchased Doom 3, and the problem is that it keeps crashing! The very second the actual game itself starts it will set me back to the desktop, I just have time to see a man infront of me, and what looks like a ship taking off to the left of me. and Phut! I've got the latest Direct X (9.0c), latest GeForce driver, and the latest SB Audigy Driver. But it still does it! What's up? Any and all help GREATLY appreciated! Thanks, Cyber-dog AKA - S Perkins Eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into Jet Engines!

what motherboard? is it VIA based?

I think the problem is that your card only supports DX7, or maybe 8.1, but not DX9. It doesn't really matter what version of DX you have installed in your system, if your graphics hardware doesn't support it, how can it display it? Cheers.

I've played Doom³ on a GeForce4 MX440 64MB. Check Doom-specific forums for info on what settings to change in the config file. Or you could try changing the resolution of your display in Windows to 800x600 and then start the game. If you have time to adjust the graphics settings in the Doom menu, then disable the high-quality stuff. ___________________________________________ ☺ [Belgium, GMT+1]_________________________svg

I have had this problem with my 9800 PRO and It stopped when I updated my gfx ard. Intel Pentium 4 2.6Ghz w/ HT and 800Mhz fbs. 512MB DUAL CHANNEL SDRAM ATI Radeon 9800 PRO 128MB DDR 120GB HD Sound Blaster Live! 5.1 4.1 Altec Lansing Surround Sound Speakers w/ subwofe

I have this problem occur when playing Doom3 and UT04. The only difference is that when I start the game it sends me to my desktop but the game continues to run in the background. I have to kill the process and then restart the game and it will usually run. I'm still trying to figure what the hell the reason for this is. I have everything up to date.

I have a Gigabyte VIA Chipset (don't know model number). I was led to believe from the nVidia site that the latest Graphics Drivers would allowed my card to work with Dx 9.0+. I've got all advanced options in the game turned off, and the in-game resolution set at 800x600 (colour 24-bit), monitor at 75 hertz. I am still utterly confused to this, I have seen on another forum that someone with the same Graphics card as mine has got the game working, but my attempt to contact them failed. Regards, Cyber-dog Eagles may soar, but weasles don't get sucked into Jet Engines!