Doom3 Hardware guide - good read

vonkaar · Post by **vonkaar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:26 pm

http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQ0

Even though my other online persona (the PC nerd) makes me see HardOCP as 'the enemy'... this is a good article.

Post by **Lyion** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:32 pm

Good stuff. It does point to needing a 6800, though...

Fuckers... :fire:

vonkaar · Post by **vonkaar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:35 pm

I'll probably pick one up this Friday... I keep reading more and more reviews about it... It's amazing how much technology has changed in the past 6 months 8(.

Post by **Lyion** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:43 pm

vonkaar wrote:I'll probably pick one up this Friday... I keep reading more and more reviews about it... It's amazing how much technology has changed in the past 6 months 8(.

Can I plop one in my P4 2.5 without an upgrade and see a pretty good boost?

vonkaar · Post by **vonkaar** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:55 pm

Probably... I'm planning on wiping my system and starting fresh when I do it... maximize the performance increase. I don't know if you'd consider it a $300 increase, but... you should be able to sell that 9700 for at least $100, so... go for it.

Post by **Lyion** » Tue Aug 03, 2004 1:59 pm

vonkaar wrote:Probably... I'm planning on wiping my system and starting fresh when I do it... maximize the performance increase. I don't know if you'd consider it a $300 increase, but... you should be able to sell that 9700 for at least $100, so... go for it.

I have several P4 1.5 and 2.0 boxes that'll inherit that. I'll just buy a new card and use it.

However, if my performance gain is limited by my CPU/System I'll go ahead and wait and get a whole new box.