im confused? so a 128 bit card wont be able to run it maxed out? thats really stupid if it cant

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half life 2 is built about the same as doom 3. if radeon 9600xt is perfect for it im very sure u'll be ablr to run doom 3 on high with 9800pro peace

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I think of it this way: Half-life2 was supposed to be released last November.During that time the fastest gpu out on the markets was the 9800pro soon followed by the 9800xt. If half-life2 was released on schedule,I doubt the guys at valve would have released a game that couldn't be supported by current gpu's at the time. From what I have read,256 meg gpus are only worthwhile when overclocking and even then,the memory only has a minimal effect on game performance.

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Psycho is actually right about this. My sources tell me DOOM3 will have an 'ultra' setting that only 512mb Graphics cards will be able to play comfortably (which will be out in Dec'04/05). More info go: http://www.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=110592 Radeon 9800 Pro 128Mb AMD Barton 2800 Asus A7N8X E-Deluxe 512 DDRAM PC2700

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Lol Doom 3 "facts" are starting to become more and more interesting every day. Interesting as in no one can make up thier mind (plz dont take any of this offensivy)

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just read the doom 4 sys req fo best graphics and performace u need: 3.0ghz p4 or athlon xp 3000+ 1gb ddr 400 ram 4gd hd space fx5600()128mb or radeon 9600xt WTF R U ALL TALKING ABOUT????????????????? THE GAME WILL WORK FINE ON RADEON 9800PRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 peace

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"WTF R U ALL TALKING ABOUT????????????????? THE GAME WILL WORK FINE ON RADEON 9800PRO!!!!!!!!!!!!!1" I agree. Honesty, can it really be THAT bad? I hardly think so.

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Man, I'm so sorry for giving that advice...I don't know what I was thinking for saying that muck...I mean, really, relaying information STRAIGHT from id is just preposterous...WHAT WAS I THINKING?!?!? From Robert Duffy, programmer from id in his .plan file... "Medium quality uses compression for specular, diffuse, and normal maps. This still looks really really good but compressing the normal maps can produce a few artifacts especially on hard angled or round edges. This level gets us comfortably onto 128MB video cards." http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/finger.pl?id=313&time=20040726134608 Hooner, do your homework before you say what I said is "muck." ;-) So, Hooner, this is more evidence of what happens when you assume... :-D I don't care how much horsepower a 9800 Pro has if it has 128M of RAM. If additional IQ settings add too many textures for a 128M card to handle, it's gonna be too slow for those IQ settings. Is this a bit alarming and disappointing? YES! I own a 128M Radeon 9800 Pro, but it's the truth from id themselves, so read it and weep, and don't shoot the messenger! Thanks, StuB! :-) MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!

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Nah, I wasn't shooting you down. I was just making a statement. No hostility intended.

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You didn't say what I said was much. You're safe from my fury. ;-) MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!

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