Doom3 Benchmarks out!

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

Looks like the 6800GT is the sweet spot, if you can get it cheap (my pny
version was $345 shipped from provantage).

rms

"rms" wrote in message
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http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQy

Looks like the 6800GT is the sweet spot, if you can get it cheap (my pny
version was $345 shipped from provantage).

rms



I thought it was a good article and it makes me happy I have a 9800 Pro
video card. However, I can't wait to see how Doom 3 plays on systems that
are a little more "real world". For example, I hope they bench it on
processors 1.5GHz and up with GeForce4 MX and GeForce3 cards and up. I'd
like to see an all-round comparison with as many combinations of CPU and
video cards as possible.

Thanks for posting that link!

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:31:21 GMT, "rms"
wrote:

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

Looks like the 6800GT is the sweet spot, if you can get it cheap (my pny
version was $345 shipped from provantage).

Yes, 6800GT seems to be a great card to buy. The only difference
between this card and 6800Ultra is the clock speed. Reminds me of
Ti4200 in some regards.

Since I have every intention of keeping my 9800 (overclocked past Pro
speeds) at least till the end of next year, I find the Fx5950 and
9800XT scores very encouraging. At 1024x768 with very high settings
(4xAA, 16xAF) they are close to 30 fps and 45+ (with no AA and 8xAF).

I think, my graphic card should be able to hit average of 30 fps at
1024x768 2xAA and 8xAF. That's all I need for Doom3 and the games that
will be based on its engine, for now.

As far as pricing of new graphic cards go, the next few months will be
very interesting.
--
Noman, happy with his 9800 (Pro)

As far as pricing of new graphic cards go, the next few months will be
very interesting.
--
Noman, happy with his 9800 (Pro)

The last couple months saw some good price drops when the 6800 and x800
became available. Now you can get a 9800 PRO for under $200. I'm still
clinging to my 5200 ultra until I am forced to part with it

"David Besack" wrote in message
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As far as pricing of new graphic cards go, the next few months will be
very interesting.
--
Noman, happy with his 9800 (Pro)

The last couple months saw some good price drops when the 6800 and x800
became available. Now you can get a 9800 PRO for under $200. I'm still
clinging to my 5200 ultra until I am forced to part with it

I follow this rule (Humga's 1st Law of Graphics Card Upgrade):

Buy the new card when the performance (frame rate usually being a good
measure) drops to roughly half of that of the new card. Then you must get at
least **some** cash back for the 'old' card.

This will ensure that you'll be able to play with your the old and new games
with decent performance without costing you too much

Please note that the 'new' card isn't necessarily the fastest card in the
market...think about it.

"Humga" wrote in message
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I follow this rule (Humga's 1st Law of Graphics Card Upgrade):



Pretty cool having a law named after you. ;-)

"rms" wrote in message
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http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQy

Looks like the 6800GT is the sweet spot, if you can get it cheap (my pny
version was $345 shipped from provantage).

They didn't bench anything older than 5950... what a bunch of clowns.

They didn't bench anything older than 5950... what a bunch of clowns.

It says in the article that a broader range of CPU and GFX cards will be
checked for a future feature

--
Toby

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:57:10 +1000, "Darkfalz"
wrote:

"rms" wrote in message
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http://www2.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjQy

Looks like the 6800GT is the sweet spot, if you can get it cheap (my pny
version was $345 shipped from provantage).

They didn't bench anything older than 5950... what a bunch of clowns.


I'm wondering if the low benchmark scores on those cards are
because of the heavy DX9 shader use. Since a card such as the GF4 Ti
doesn't support DX9, I'm guessing the game will either switch to a DX8
code for effects, or just omit the shaders all together. If so, would
that mean that a GF4 Ti might get framerates that are about the same
as the DX9 cards, but just not look as good?

On Thu, 22 Jul 2004 04:46:24 -0500, Larry Roberts
wrote:

I'm wondering if the low benchmark scores on those cards are
because of the heavy DX9 shader use.

iD games are OpenGL, not D3D.
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