Chris Posted August 3, 2004 Report Share Posted August 3, 2004 The latest versions of popular gaming titles such as "Doom" and "Half-Life" will have PC owners tracking down hardware upgrades to keep up with the demanding requirements of these power-hungry programs. The recent addition to the "Doom" franchise, "Doom 3," went on sale this week and currently holds the No. 1 sales rank on online Web retailer Amazon.com. But the game may be a boon for more than just game developer Id Software and publisher Activision. With heavy-duty system requirements, high-end games like "Doom 3" may end up earning money for hardware companies, specifically makers of graphics cards and chips.More | Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarecrow Man Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 The day Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 come out, graphics card sales are going to sky rocket... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluecow Posted August 4, 2004 Report Share Posted August 4, 2004 http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4547.htmlATI is providing an early version of CATALYST 4.9 to users interested in increasing performance of Doom 3. Warning :PLEASE READ ALL OF THIS BEFORE YOU PROCEED:The BETA display drivers found here are offered AS IS, without warranty of any kind, and have NOT been completely qualified by ATI. Usage of these drivers are without support of any kind, and you use them at your own risk.ATI does NOT recommend installing these drivers in systems used for mission critical operations or where productivity of any kind is a concern.Unless you are very comfortable with installing and un-installing drivers, we DO NOT recommend that you use the drivers provided here. These BETA Drivers are NOT SUPPORTED by ATI Customer Care or any other ATI department.Remember 4.8's aren't out yet (due soonish) guess ATI want better reviews for there cards in mags than Nvidea? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Besty Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 And guess what in about 5-6 odd months i may be able to afford this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intratech Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I'm going nutz waiting on OCuK to deliver my Vapochill LS, Waterchill Antarctica powercooling kit and 6800 Ultra. Getting a X800XT PE end of this month as well for the system in the living room.Doom 3 will be able to run on lesser hardware, developers aren't stupid.. they aren't going to shoot themselves in the foot by limiting their potential customers to people with uber systems only. Doom 3 run on old hardware just not at Ultra settings and high resolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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