Those of us who bought Doom 3 have woken up in a cruel world. A world where an Intel 3.2 Ghz, Radeon 9700 Pro with 512 mb RAM rig cannot run their most-anticipated game. Well, okay, we can run it. But we can't get it to show anything better than 800x600 with medium quality graphics. It's a harsh reality that the game is designed for next-gen computers. But those of us who had hopes that our rigs would eke out a good speed are dismayed. It looks like the next purchase will have to be a $500 card. My performance was so bad that I won't touch the game until I save enough pennies for an x800. This piece outlines what you need. Take heed. The rumors of Doom 3's hardware harshness are true. Indeed, the minimum specs are as scary as the game itself.
