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258745 2004-08-07 23:48:00 ctrl + alt + ~ to bring up your console

timedemo demo 1

Run it twice. As Bruce says, there must be some caching going on as the second run is always smoother and faster.
Shaun Minfie (2961)
258746 2004-08-08 07:45:00 > ctrl + alt + ~ to bring up your console
>
> timedemo demo 1
>
> Run it twice. As Bruce says, there must be some
> caching going on as the second run is always smoother
> and faster.

Also the timedemo is not realistic. I tried it and it was pathetic but the actual game itself runs smooth as
Big John (551)
258747 2004-08-08 10:02:00 Ok my timedemo results:

1280x1024 medium detail
Test 1: 29.4fps
Test2: 31.6fps

1024x768 medium detail
Test 1: 42.7fps
Test 2: 37.3fps

1024x768 high detail
Test 1: 37.5fps
Test 2: 42.8fps

System specs:
GA-7N400 Pro2 MB - FSB @ 400Mhz
XP 2600+ Barton core @ 2290Mhz + Thermaltake Silent Boost K7
2x256Mb Geil Ultra Platinum PC3200 DC mode @ 2-3-3-6
Ati Radeon 9800pro 128Mb DDR (not overclocked for Doom3) + Zalman ZM80D-HP
Catalyst 4.9 drivers (Doom3 Hotfix)
160Gb WD SE 8mb (OS)
120Gb 7200.7 8mb (Running game)
Philips 109P40 19" monitor
3DMark03: 6514, PCMark04: 4183

Runs pretty nice on my system. Weird how the results on high settings are almost as good as the medium? Gameplay is a bit blah, always low on ammo. Just got the chaingun. ;)
kiki (762)
258748 2004-08-08 12:42:00 Thought I would pop my timedemo demo1 results in too, but boy do they look sad against your scores :)

System specs
nForce2 XP3000 1024MB RAM 80GB SATA Fx5700 256MB
nVidia 52.14 Drivers
High 1024x768 10.5fps
800x600 15fps

nVidia 61.77 Drivers
High 1024x768 20.4fps
800x600 29fps

System Specs
nForce2 XP2600 1024MB RAM 120GB ATA ATi9700Pro 128MB
ATi Catalyst 4.7
High 1152x864 27.3fps
1024x768 29.7fps
800x600 31.5fps

I also checked for network traffic during play and there isn't a peep from anything during a two hour session. It is possible that the program could try and call home during installation, but I didn't check that out.
Gorela (901)
258749 2004-08-08 22:10:00 >Also the timedemo is not realistic. I tried it and it was pathetic but the actual game itself runs smooth as

Absolutely. I've been playing it at 1152 x 768, and bumped the settings up to high just to see what would happen on the old Ti 4400, and it still plays fine. I haven't even done time demo to see what it says the frame rate is but its plenty playable for me.
Biggles (121)
258750 2004-08-13 10:07:00 Just got it. Its bit slow :-(, but playable.

Athlon 2100
512mb
64mb Radeon 9000pro

Timedemo:
640x480, low quality: Timedemo of 21fps.

The above cache tweak made no difference.
bmason (508)
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