System requirements for Doom3

[happysmileman]

I have a computer with 512MB RAM and 2.6Ghz processor, as well as a 64MB graphics card etc...

I've gotten Doom3 to run on Windows, although I had to turn down some of the settings, however I haven't tested it on Linux (I just borrowed it for a few weeks and played it on Windows).

I want to get it for Linux, but is it likely that it will require more RAM or run slower on Linux (I have my graphics card driver installed with 3D accelaration but it's a fairly old NVidia card).

So I guess my question is: Does running Doom3 on Linux require more system requirements or go slower than on Windows.

Also, would it go faster if I loaded it from within Fluxbox or something rather than load KDE then try to run it?

[DoktorSeven]

Doom 3 on Linux has lower system requirements than Windows. Look under "Minimum Specs" here. (http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/) Windows required a slightly more beefy system than the one listed there. And my experience bears that out: I have a system with both Linux and Windows on it that's barely over the minimum Windows system requirements as listed on the box, and it runs a bit faster on Linux.

I'm sure that choice of desktop will minimally impact the performance if you have a system that barely meets the requirements, but generally it's not that big of a deal.

[happysmileman]

Doom 3 on Linux has lower system requirements than Windows. Look under "Minimum Specs" here. (http://zerowing.idsoftware.com/linux/doom/) Windows required a slightly more beefy system than the one listed there. And my experience bears that out: I have a system with both Linux and Windows on it that's barely over the minimum Windows system requirements as listed on the box, and it runs a bit faster on Linux.

w00t, another win for Linux, hopefully this means I can turn up soem graphics at least.

I'm sure that choice of desktop will minimally impact the performance if you have a system that barely meets the requirements, but generally it's not that big of a deal.

I was just thinking since KDE by default will use up more RAM, that I'd be less likely to start hitting swap space if I was in Fluxbox or something, but I'm not really sure, I'll probably try it in KDE anyway and then if it seems slow I can switch to Fluxbox and try it

[simplyw00x]

To properly test the performance impact of KDE, why not run doom3 in a plain X session? Log out, switch to a VT, /etc/init.d/gdm stop, X, back to VT, DISPLAY:0.0 doom3

[happysmileman]

To properly test the performance impact of KDE, why not run doom3 in a plain X session? Log out, switch to a VT, /etc/init.d/gdm stop, X, back to VT, DISPLAY:0.0 doom3

Sounds interesting, in fact I could ppobably just set that up as a session entry if I really wanted to (I think, haven't really tried anything like that before), just log in straight to Doom :P

[person_99]

I have 1gb ram and 256mb vram.
Doom 3 runs on High, no AA, 800 x 600 in Windows without a problem.
Doom 3 runs on Ultra High Anti-aliasing 2x 1024 x 768 in Linux without a problem.

What is the difference for you so far?

[happysmileman]

What is the difference for you so far?

I haven't actually gotten the game yet, but I probably will soon, next time I'm near gamestop. I've played it on Windows XP and it ran fairly well on low settings, can't remember actual settings, so basically as long as it matches that on Linux it should be fine.

[person_99]

Gamestop sells PC games too?
Man, it is the end of Gameco.

[happysmileman]

Gamestop sells PC games too?
Man, it is the end of Gameco.

They do near where I live, not nearly as much as they sell for consoles, they have a stand for the new really popular games, and one for old, cheap games. So not much of a selection, but they have Doom3

[person_99]

I was just there a few minutes ago. Only the highly popular games, like Crysis, Bioshock, Doom 3, COD 4, F.E.A.R, ect.

[Dark Aspect]

I can play the Doom 3 maxed out with 16x AA and 1280x1024 with out a problem on Linux.......Windows XP I have to play the game at 1024x768 and only in high res with no AA....WTF.Whoever said windows is better for gaming?????

More Titles < Games performance....is what makes a better gaming system.

[happysmileman]

I can play the Doom 3 maxed out with 16x AA and 1280x1024 with out a problem on Linux.......Windows XP I have to play the game at 1024x768 and only in high res with no AA....WTF.Whoever said windows is better for gaming?????

More Titles < Games performance....is what makes a better gaming system.

Not for someone who has tons of money to spare so that system requirements don't cause problems, those people can generally afford a lot more games anyway.

Though I'm happy to hear that Doom3 will run so well on Linux, I asked somewhere else before (can't remember where) and someone told me that it went about 10FPS slower than on Windows, maybe he thought I meant on Wine... But on the other hand he also said Windows Vista was far faster than Windows XP on any hardware, so maybe he was just an idiot who refuses to accept the truth