chris_uk
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does anyone have it..
if so..
does it lock up all the time?
i just got a copy.. and it locks up all the time. .
and it isnt because my comp is 2 hot.
i put it on my bros machine and it does the same for him.
could it just be the copy that i have ?
my PC is good enough to run the game. 
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L330wnz
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take it back and get a diff copy?
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Ally
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Try changing all settings to low.
Also what GFX card u got? All the Gerforce 4 and Fx's are known to have problems at the moment, best card manufacturers of ones that are working are creative, leadtek, and gainward
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PaulW
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what graphics card/spec is your PC
there has been a few people saying it keeps locking up, its the graphics card which is the main culprit as the game is sooo damn intensive!
You could try getting the latest graphics drivers/motherboard drivers & install DX9.0C
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chris_uk
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erm..  i didnt exactly buy it
kinda downloaded it of a certain website were not allowed to mention..
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PaulW
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
Try changing all settings to low.
Also what GFX card u got? All the Gerforce 4 and Fx's are known to have problems at the moment, best card manufacturers of ones that are working are creative, leadtek, and gainward
I have an old GF4 Ti4200 Refernece card (made by nvidia themselves, not a 3rd party such as Creatvie, MSI, etc...) and had no problems with this at all
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Ally
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If you downloaded it mate, chances are you have a beta version or a fucked one
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chris_uk
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Ally: all settings on lowest and its a gainward GeForce 4 4600 or summin like that. 128mb
Paul: Latest drivers i have got, DX9c i got,
it maybe due to the heating up.. coz when it locks up the temp is 50+ degrees.
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by Ally
If you downloaded it mate, chances are you have a beta version or a fucked one
i might just download another version.
i had the beta and that worked fine.
i cant see how the full game would be much different.
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dave17
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im jus gona wait for the version from the shop, much safer
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James_DT
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Works fine for me.
The full game is 3 CDs, so you know if you've got the correct version.
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Dan B
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Gainward Ti4600, works fine on mine......pity the game looks and feels like a slightly "nicer graphics" version of the original Half Life......WAY too linear, and WAY too dark (anyone else wonder why a futuristic space-marine, supposedly with the craftiness to boot, didn't think to gaffer-tape that bloody flashlight to his gun?)
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DAYZEE
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I've got it, it locked up every 15 minutes on my ATi 9600XT, ATi have released a set of Beta Doom3 fix drivers. They have solved the problem for me.
Search the web, there is a lot of discussion about this.
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Greg_M
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quote:
Originally posted by James_DT
Works fine for me.
The full game is 3 CDs, so you know if you've got the correct version.
full version is 2cds its released on friday on the PC, september sometime for the xbox, not going on PS2.
its crap, its just a remake of the first ever one. save your money
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Al3X
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I downloaded it aswell, its fine its the full retail one, US got it before us thats why... 50c is fine for your gfx card, mine is 55c all the time. Try updating your motherboard drivers as well. Also mght be your CPU temp? D3 is quite a cpu intensive game.... Nvidia cards made by different companys are all the same.
Otherwise they might release a patch to fix it?
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James_DT
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The full game is out in America already, it's 3 Cds.
And it's great.
quote:
Originally posted by Dan B
anyone else wonder why a futuristic space-marine, supposedly with the craftiness to boot, didn't think to gaffer-tape that bloody flashlight to his gun?
Because he only has 1 flashlight, and about 6 guns?
I'm more concerned about how this 1 marine is taking down all these monsters, yet the other TEAMS of marines are being killed by them. 
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Trucido
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coz he's a special marine
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CorsAsh
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Looks gory
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dave17
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it looks cool ,but i want it 4 online play iwht NO problems or messin about
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CorsAsh
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UT2004 for me x10
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AndyCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by CorsAsh
UT2004 for me x10
Won't be a patch on Doom 3 I'm affraid.
Chris, My GF brother has the same problem. He has a monster PC and has downloaded a few versions of Doom and they all lock up on him. May as well just wait till it released. Due out this Friday.
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chris_uk
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well i have got one downloading atm..
ive used the latest Nvidia drivers, but i think i may need to update motherboard drivers.
ill give this a try 2nite.
what i dont get is the first ever beta of this game worked..
but this version dont
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AndyCorsa
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I never use beta versions, too risky IMO.
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L330wnz
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UT rocks CorsAsh 
I used to prefer Quake back in the day..but used to get major lagg when playin online and me ping was crazy...
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Cybermonkey
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chances are there is a simple hardware conflict probably down to some sort of driver. If your computer was too hot, it will either beep consistently or shut itself down. Doom 3 wont cause a computer to overheat on its own anyway. Make sure you have the latest Nvidia UDA drivers, or one before the most recent, since the latest ones incorporate the new 6800 series. i have had some problems with the most recent Nvidia driver. Ally, the card vendor has nothing to do with "bad geforce 4's", that down to crap versions, notably the MX series. I have the Ti4800 card and its still pretty quick.
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