DOOM3 CONSOLODATION THREAD!!!

[RustyMcTavish]

P4 3.0
Asus P4C800 Deluxe
1GB Geil 3200
eVGA 6800 GT

High Quality - 1024x768 - no AA (8xAF) (The standard setup)

70.2 FPS

High Quality - 1280x1024 - 2xAA - 8xAF

58.4

 

[Ozone1]

You get smoother gameplay. I fixed the issue though (I had simply unpacked one of the files to the wrong dir; all fixed and the fps in the scores didn't change so no worries). But yeah, if you unpack them, you'll get smoother play.

 

[Killrose]

Barton Mobile 2500+@2.4gig/12x200MHz
Epox 8RDA
512mb HyperX 2.0-2-2-7
Ati 9500np hacked 9700 335MHz core / 308MHz mem
Win98se OS with Cat 4.7
1024x768= 33.7fps
Medium Quality no AA / all other options set to highest

Game was very palyable, some slowdowns noticed, but not usually when things got nasty.

 

[PrayForDeath]

Killrose, how were you able to run Doom III on Win98 SE? I thought it only runs on WinXP/2K! Did you apply a specific mod or what?

 

[Keysplayr]

Originally posted by: Ozone1
You get smoother gameplay. I fixed the issue though (I had simply unpacked one of the files to the wrong dir; all fixed and the fps in the scores didn't change so no worries). But yeah, if you unpack them, you'll get smoother play.

Hmmm. Interesting. Write a description on how to do this and I will place it at the top of the thread.

:beer:

 

[Killrose]

Originally posted by: PrayForDeath
Killrose, how were you able to run Doom III on Win98 SE? I thought it only runs on WinXP/2K! Did you apply a specific mod or what?

Thugsrook found out that Win98 was not listed in the game dir or something and made up a patch to get around it. I had real problems running the game for about the first 2/3 of it. It would freeze up randomly while loading saved games, durring game play, ect., but the last 1/3 or so of the game I never had anymore problems.

iD probably realised they had a problem too late in the game development to correct it i'm guessing and just decided to write-off Win98 users, seems they corrected it later in the game IMHO.

 

[Viper96720]

Asus K8V
A64 3000
512MB Ram 2-3-3-10
9500Pro set balanced in cp
Catalyst 4.9's
1024x768 medium settings advanced settings on except vsync and aa
29.7fps timedemo 1

If I set the texture preference and mimmap detail to high performance I still get 30fps.

 

[looper]

Just installed the BFG 6800Gt last night, and, with the following setup in Doom 3, these are the results:

1600x1200, Antialiasing 8X, Anisotropic filtering 8x, image settings "quality", V sync- application controlled. nVidia 6177 drivers

48 FPS...

 

[Ozone1]

Originally posted by: keysplayr2003

Originally posted by: Ozone1
You get smoother gameplay. I fixed the issue though (I had simply unpacked one of the files to the wrong dir; all fixed and the fps in the scores didn't change so no worries). But yeah, if you unpack them, you'll get smoother play.

Hmmm. Interesting. Write a description on how to do this and I will place it at the top of the thread.

:beer:

Read this: http://www.tweakguides.com/Doom3_1.html

And http://www.tweakguides.com/Doom3_10.html has a link to the HUMUS mod. It's a mod created by ATI which speeds up the X800 series about 40%. My X800XT is now faster than a 6800 Ultra. The link goes here: http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14874&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

And I suggest ALL ati users read it and also tweak their game because at the moment Doom is tweaked for the nvidia, but with a few simple commands you can tweak it for ati - so says Mr. C himself in the thread.

 

[Keysplayr]

Updated web page only. First post getting too cumbersome to view. Will continue to update daily. Thanks everybody!!

 

[Scopolamine]

-Athlon 64 1MB Clawhammer 3200+ @ 2.31 GHz
-Epox 8k3dJ motherboard
-7200 RPM maxtor HD
-1 GB of Crucial 3200 single-sided RAM
-PNY 6800 GT OC'ed @ 423 MHz core, 1180 MHz memory on stock cooling running at 53C idle, 63C after 1 hr of Doom 3.
-AGP aperture = 256MB

-Doom 3 at 1024X768 High quality with vertical sync off, FSAA 4X

-1st timedemo run = 73.1 fps
-2nd timedemo run = 80.1 fps
-3rd timedemo run = 80.0 fps

-3dmark 2003 = 12,605
-3dmark 2001 = 24,123
-Aquamark = ~67,000

-Forgot one thing: Nvidia beta drivers 66.00

 

[Killrose]

update

evidently, the version 3.7 of Rage3D tweak i'm using does'nt recognise running the demo as a game/3d app. I just re-tested and confirmed that by setting the card to 335core/308mem all the time instead of just the "in game utility" overclock setting.

This increased my score from 33.7fps to 37.8fps

So anyone else relying on Rage3d tweak to test the demo benchmark, may want to try it again by locking the card in overclock mode all the time.

That goes for all you hardware sites out there too

 

[yadda]

Is there a consolidation on this thread yet. I would love to see a summary.

Y

 

[MegaWorks]

keysplayr2003 don't forget to post an Half-Life 2 CONSOLODATION THREAD! alright!

 

[Keysplayr]

As soon as it comes out, no problem!!

 

[ronnn]

9700 pro at stock omega 4.8 drivers. 2.4c at 3.0, kingston hyper x 256 x 2.

Drivers at default settings - application preference.

1024 x 768 high settings - 40 fps ultra high settings 39 fps (second run through for both)

The funny thing is at high settings, watching fraps I rarely dip as low as 40 playing the game and gameplay is very smooth (the odd slight slowdown when heavy fighting starts). Gameplay is smoother than farcry for me, but not as exciting. Ultra high is unplayable - frequent slide show. The demo is not really an indication at all of how the game plays in my experience. I do wonder if I got more ram, if performance would improve?

 

[Keysplayr]

More ram would certainly not hurt here. But those are pretty good scores for a 9700pro. I will add your benches to the site tonight. Thanks

 

[sbuckler]

There was an interesting article I found off hardocp which showed a big difference between using doom 3's in game 8*AF, and forcing it in windows video settings. Basically the in game version only does it when required, this makes a huge difference to performance but none to quality on both Nvidia and Ati cards.
It's also apparently why some people see big differences with the ati shader patch and some don't - those who forced 8*AF see a big difference with the shader patch, and those who use in game settings don't.

Anyway net effect of this is:
a) let doom 3 set AF settings (ati and nvidia).
b) shader patch isn't really worth it if you've done a.

See http://www.techreport.com/etc/...ati-doom3/index.x?pg=1 for details.

 

[yadda]

Asus P4P800-E Deluxe
Intel 2.8C
Zalman 7000Cu-Al
Antec Sonata
Sapphire (ATI) 9800 Pro 128MB - Catalyst Beta 4.9 drivers
2 - 512 MB Mushkin PC3200 RAM
2 - WD SATA 160GB HDD

All my settings are stock and no overclocking

All numbers on 2nd run.

High - 800x600 - 39.3
High - 1024-768 - 31.3

Med - 800x600 - 43.5
Med - 1024x768 - 34.0

Ultra - 800x600 - 33.4
Ultra - 1024x768 - 26.9

 

[ronnn]

yadda I wonder why your benchies are less than mine? You should be killing me unless you have the 128bit version of the 9800pro. Maybe the omega 4.8 drivers have some type of IQ loss involved or something. Or do you have AA or AF enabled? :beer:

 

[yadda]

OK Ronn after I posted last night and looked over other numbers I took some tips from people in the threads and my numbers have jumped dramatically. I will repost tonite.

Y

 

[yadda]

OK I have reran the timedemos and here are my numbers:

All numbers on 2nd run. The first number is absolutely no tuning iwthin the ATI control panel and the 2nd is taking suggestions from this group. Respectable numbers....

High - 800x600 - 39.3 - 47.2
High - 1024-768 - 31.3 - 39.9

Med - 800x600 - 43.5 - 49.3
Med - 1024x768 - 34.0 - 42.9

Ultra - 800x600 - 33.4 - 40.9
Ultra - 1024x768 - 26.9 - 32.3

 

[ScrewFace]

I just benched with my Mobile Athlon 2600+ at 3.0GHz (15x200, 2.15 volts) and my Sapphire X800 XT PE oc'ed to 551/1182: Doom3 1280x1024 no AA and no AF, high quality: 147 fps.

 

[wraith3k]

Athlon 64 3500, BFG Geforce6800GT, 1GB PC3200

timedemo demo1 1
Vertical Sync off
Image quality = quality in NV control panel
Using 61.77 drivers
Cool'nQuiet is installed

AF turned off for all:

1024x768 High AA=0 AF=0 28.8s, 74.5fps
1024x768 High AA=4 AF=0 33.8s, 63.6fps
1024x768 High AA=8 AF=0 79.6s, 27.0fps
1024x768 High AA=16 AF=0 121.0s, 17.7fps

1280x1024 High AA=0 AF=0 31.2s, 68.9fps
1280x1024 High AA=2 AF=0 34.6s, 62.1fps
1280x1024 High AA=4 AF=0 43.8s, 49.1fps
1280x1024 High AA=8 AF=0 139.4s, 15.4fps

1600x1200 High AA=0 AF=0 36.1s, 59.5fps
1600x1200 High AA=2 AF=0 42.4s, 50.6fps
1600x1200 High AA=4 AF=0 57.2s, 37.6fps

Also tried a few with AF turned on:
1280x1024 High AA=4 AF=16 49.3s, 43.5fps
1600x1200 High AA=2 AF=4 44.2s, 48.6fps
1600x1200 High AA=2 AF=16 49.6s, 43.4fps

 

[Keysplayr]

Updated.