Doom III Benchmarks Released...

who don\'t buy the latest gadgets but do have JUST ENOUGH to play Doom III at a decent FR in 640x480

No argument there!

Just remember those whom are hardcore DOOM/ID/PC people, and I am not kidding when I say this, would tell everyone that unless you have upper mid range hardware, you have no business playing the game, which I disagree with, however I think people who play doom at bare minimum 640 res, no AA or AF etc... do the game no justice.

Carmack(ID software) is the main game developer that pushes the envelope for faster, powerful, more innovative PC hardware. Most successful games relay on either the ID or Epic engine period. So when a game like DOOM comes along you know it\'s time to upgrade, otherwise your stuck playing the game toned down. I was telling people I know, that 9800\'s and 5900 would not cut it for Doom in the manner in which they thought it previously would. Mainly due to Carmack delaying the game to add extra features GFX wise and adding more content.

The 9800 and the 5900 both work perfectly fine.  You pimping a 500 dollar card is pretty lame, especially when you can\'t even get ahold of one.  The 9800 is already over a year old and can be snatched for MUCH cheaper then what you\'re going after -- and can be found in much more bulk quantities as well.  Oh, and harping on that AA statement means nothing to me as the article clearly already states that using AA in this game is more of a hinderance to your own performance then an adjunct to increased image quality on any card no matter if it\'s the 6800 or the 800xt.  

Finally, again, as the article suggests, higher resolution gaming is not the same for this particular game, again as the article states and I quoted above, resolution is not that big of a deal with Doom III as it is with games like Soldier of Fortune II, Far Cry, and Quake III.  Just look at the screens.  The point, and this is really what it gets down to, is that Doom III was programmed so well that as long as your hardware supports it, at any resolution, the game looks PHENOMENAL.  Why you just fail to accept that fact is just odd to me.

The 9800 and the 5900 both work perfectly fine

In Your Opinion.

Most hardcore PC gamers would say other wise, the general conscience amongst fellow enthusiasts is NV40/R420 all the way.
LOL, you should see all the people crying when the saw the benchmark for the 9800

Why you just fail to accept that fact is just odd to me.

Because it\'s not a fact- read above

You pimping a 500 dollar card is pretty lame

And you pimping a 2 year old architecture, that doesn’t perform nearly as well as the new ones is lame in my book.


As I said eairler you and I are comming at this from two different angles, I respect your descion, but that does make your point facual, this all relates to a matter of personal preferance or different set of standards.

HARDOCP:
" Do we suggest you use a higher resolution to place yourself in an even more immersive environment? Without a doubt"

To me that is what PC gaming is all about. One more thing you are basing your final judgments on what Kyle has said. Each of us have different preferences so what Kyle might find expectable many other players may not [Example: 640 res]

As I mentioned eairler the proof will be in the pudding.