Computer Runs Doom3 Slow

[BoomerTheLegend]

My friend at work was complaining that his computer wont run Doom3, even on the low settings its real jerky, he has An AMD64 3000 with and FX5500 256MB and a GIG of DDR ram, i would have thought this would run fairly decently on the low settings but think maybe it's the card that's not up to the job? he has about £250 to spend and i reccomended this card to him

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/prod...2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=62510

I think that this will sort out all of his problems

Any ideas advice would be appreciated thanks Boomer.

 

[Reefsmoka]

He should be looking at a 6800GT to be playing Doom 3 well, you wont find a better card in the price range for it .



Here: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/GeForce_6800_GT.html
Here: http://www.lowestonweb.com/Products/ProductList.asp?e=52E363C7-D0F7-4642-9DA2-0B185DE1E835
Or here: http://www.aria.co.uk/ProductsList.asp?Category=15&SubCat=&Name=&Page=1&SortBy=2

 

[Ian]

I've got the X850XT PE and it plays Doom III quite happily, but as Reef says, I do believe the 6800GT is the best for Doom III specifically.

 

[1nteger]

He should be looking at a 6800GT to be playing Doom 3 well, you wont find a better card in the price range for it .

Check this out.
I'm with Reef on this too...my 6800Gt allows me to turn most doom 3 settings up and it plays very smooth.

Make sure you get the latest drivers though m8

 

[Alf]

Wow, Ian you got a X850 XT?! Nicely Done!
but dont you think you could have gotten a X800 XT and OCed it a measly 20 MHz? you could have save 20 pounds.

 

[Ian]

Wow, Ian you got a X850 XT?! Nicely Done!
but dont you think you could have gotten a X800 XT and OCed it a measly 20 MHz? you could have save 20 pounds.

Yeah, I was quite happy with my 9800 to be honest, but I was building a PC for someone and ended up getting 2 off the shelf Dells and mixing and matching components for 2 PCs (one mine and one theirs). Ended up with their machine cheaper than they wanted (not after gaming), and I ended up with a better graphics card

 

[Reefsmoka]

The X800 and the X850 are both different cores, the R420 and the R480. So even overclocking the X800XT to X850XT speeds would not make it as fast .