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ATI Radeon Mobility 7500...choppy w/Doom 3...suggestions?
Hey all...just looking for some help...if possible. I have an IBM TPR40 - 1.5mhz / Centrino P4 - 512 ram - Radeon Mobility 64mb - smooth as silk with most everything...but Doom 3. I've tried setting everything for performance instead of quality and set all levels in the game to low...still too choppy to play...is this even possible with this card, or is there something I'm missing? (have the latest card drivers as well)
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Could be the Mobility 7500 is a Dx7 class part. I hate to tell you this, but you probably need a different machine to run this game on.
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forgot to mention it's a 7500....
well...thanks anyway...maybe someone will have something...im thinking it won't work though. Looks like its time to actually get a desktop thrown together with some real gaming power.
Thanks for the warm welcome btw! - -I work in IT and it's nice to browse through all the various posts and see people who actually know what they are talking about...not just a bunch of mindless rambling - hehe...
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Just you wait. The mindless ramblings will happen sooner or later....
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Re: forgot to mention it's a 7500....
Originally posted by ptownrokker
it's nice to browse through all the various posts and see people who actually know what they are talking about...not just a bunch of mindless rambling - hehe...
you obviously haven't read any of
my posts yet!!!
as stated before- great to have you here!
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Yes the 7500 is a DirectX 7 part and the mobility 9000 thru 9200 are DirectX 8.1. Mobility 9600+ are DirectX 9.- parts.
I would make a Socket A , NForce2 with a 9600 Pro or better for a cheap gaming machine, or a A64 Via platform I my pockets jingled a lillttle more. If I wanted to go Intel I think I might stay with a 975 board.. Good luck
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Or for about that same price as the 9600 Pro you can get the card I'm using... the FX 5700 Ultra - Just another idea
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Try updating your drivers (more specifically your video drivers) from IBM's website: http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/si...LandingPage.vm
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Yeah, but you still need DirectX 9.0b for Doom 3
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Originally posted by dragflameson
Yeah, but you still need DirectX 9.0b for Doom 3
Hay I thought it was based on Opengl?
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i dunno if its opengl or what all i know is when installing doom it asks u if u want to install DX 9.0 B =P so i dunno im guessing its DX? i dont know my stuff about computers hahaha
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bigjakstaffa would know...
(he's one of our UK based mods)
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You're not going to be able to get the game to run well no matter what with that hardware. My laptop has a P4 2.8B and a 64MB FX5600 and it ran like **** even at low settings on 800x600.
Doom3 is OpenGL
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Hrmm, I thought you needed a card that supports DX9.0. Well either way I guess its not that big of a deal, here's their bit about the graphics:
“ATI Technologies and nVidia are the two biggest providers of graphics cards. As you move up either company’s set of offerings, the results will improve. Cards at the top of the heap — nVidia’s GeForce FX and newer 6800 series, or ATI’s Radeon 9800 or newer X series — will provide the best experience and cost the most.
If you’re upgrading, look for at least 128 MB of video memory in a card with Direct X 9.0 capability that installs into an AGP slot. Cards in the $150 to $200 range — such as a GeForce 5900XT or a Radeon 9600XT — will be a sweet spot.”
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