06-06-2004, 10:21 AM
To be honest, I don't think the Doom 3 requirements will be that bad. (I don't know about HL2 -- just doesn't interest me in the least)
From http://www.doom3portal.com/info/systemreq.php
I can say that I've run the leaked alpha (hey, I was curious ;)), and it was playable on my laptop (GeForce4go 32MB, 1.7Ghz P4-M, 384MB DDR RAM). I'm confident I'll be able to play it on release (definitely not at 1600x1200, full effects, etc -- but as long as I can play, I'm happy).
I've been consistently impressed by Carmack & Co since Doom, so I'm expecting nothing less :)
From http://www.doom3portal.com/info/systemreq.php
Quote:From what John Carmack has said the minimum specification for running DOOM 3 will be a:
1000Mhz Athlon/Pentium CPU.
256MB of RAM
GeForce 1 / Radeon 7xxx level of graphics card.
'Full impact' based on some estimates (not official):
1400Mhz Athlon / 1800Mhz Pentium 4 or higher speed CPU.
256MB of RAM + again quite dependant on how memory hungry your OS is.
GeForce 3 (original or Ti 500).
John Carmack long ago (QuakeCon 2001/2002?) said that the GF3/Xbox level of hardware would be full impact, in that dynamic lighting could be enabled and quality would be nearing the maximum, at 30fps and in relatively low resolution (we're talking 640x480).
I can say that I've run the leaked alpha (hey, I was curious ;)), and it was playable on my laptop (GeForce4go 32MB, 1.7Ghz P4-M, 384MB DDR RAM). I'm confident I'll be able to play it on release (definitely not at 1600x1200, full effects, etc -- but as long as I can play, I'm happy).
I've been consistently impressed by Carmack & Co since Doom, so I'm expecting nothing less :)