new computer

[Deleter]

actually, i just used the case from my 8 year old computer and gutted it =P no point in wasting $20.

[Deleter]

Damn! You should call it The Beast. You should be able to run Doom in full res with that baby! :lol:

yep, with all the settngs maxed out, and res at 1280x1024 (max the monitor will support) i got 55 fps on the doom 3 benchmark

edit: whoops, double post...

[eno_on]

Did you turn AA and AF on? Then it'll be like 35ish but look way better...

[Deleter]

i said maxxed out, so yes, I had those on.

[whitetiger0990]

It'd have been cheaper if you didn't buy winXP pro and just got linux. =P

[KiZ]

Doom doesnt run on linux :P

[Sterling Christensen]

Doom doesnt run on linux :P

Actually it does. I've played the Doom III demo on Linux - it runs at the same fps as on Windows (if you're using nVidia's graphics drivers).

Download the demo from here, for Windows, *Linux*, and Macintosh:
ftp://ftp.idsoftware.com/idstuff/doom3/

[whitetiger0990]

Doom doesnt run on linux :P

Yes it does *hits on head*
Supposedly it runs better too =P

[KiZ]

:O *applauds ID for making cross platform versions*

[Deleter]

It'd have been cheaper if you didn't buy winXP pro and just got linux. =P

yes, but i prefer a decent OS, not some stupid knock off (knows what he is asking for). Not to mention, there are thousands of apps and games that do not work on linux and do not have a decent parallel. I could have also just used my win 2k pro, but my dad wanted win xp pro, and so we got it. And it was only $140 thanks to newegg.

edit, just so you know, I am not a microsoft fanboy and I do not have any love for their OS. I just do not believe that linux is a viable alternative for my needs.