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Old 07-30-2004, 03:55 AM   #55 (permalink)
bltzkriegmcanon
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Man if there were ever an argument to "go AMD" this was it: From HardOcp:
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AMD came out ahead in DOOM 3 performance with the strongest CPU in our tests, the Athlon 64 FX-53 processor. The Athlon 64 series of CPU is undoubtedly a powerhouse when it comes to overall gaming. Thankfully though, DOOM 3 is terribly forgiving to those of you that do not use the latest CPUs. DOOM 3 runs just fine on an Intel 1.5GHz Pentium 4 or an AMD Athlon XP 1800+. I came away from our testing at the id Software offices thinking that id has done a great job optimizing for both Intel and AMD platforms, and that DOOM 3 would run great on either platform readily and without issue. With that said, in our high end system testing, you can see where DOOM 3 and its image quality are allowed to scale upward with stronger CPUs from both Intel and AMD. Another standout was the ABIT IC7 system (i875) at 3GHz. The IC7 showed us that our previous thoughts about the aging i875 are indeed correct. The i875 may be a little long in the tooth as silicon goes, but when measured on performance there is little reason to replace the technology if you already own it. While the world of CPUs is changing a bit in terms of "better=faster," at this point in time when gaming is considered, more MHz are still welcomed. In the case of DOOM 3 though, the latest high-dollar CPUs are hardly a necessity as Athlon XPs and Northwood core Pentium 4s still bring more than enough of the needed power to the table.
The underlined part is really what hurts most. The rest is just concillatory.
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