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Daniel Crichton wrote:
> "Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> "ec" <no@no.com> wrote in message
>> news:NYeqc.8914$65.8882@lakeread06...
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>>> "Skybuck Flying" <nospam@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>> http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NDc0LDI=
>>>>
>>>> What more is there to say =D
>>>>
>>>> I knew it all along
>>>>
>>>> Skybuck.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> The 5200 isn't in
>>> those graphs numb nuts.
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>> Read the conclusion dumb nuts hehehehehehehe.
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> It merely says that the test ran on the FX5200, that it didn't crash.
> So what? You can draw no conclusions as to how the game runs; will
> you be happy running at 1 FPS? (Note: 1 FPS is not a figure I have
> determined by any analytical method, it is merely a number I plucked
> out of my head to demonstrate that "not crashing" may not imply "runs
> acceptably"). Until the game is released and tests can be done by
> FX5200 owners on their own PCs you can't possibly say that you have a
> machine that you can play Doom3 on. And the alpha release doesn't
> count - much work has been done on the engine since then.
>
> Dan
I think you are forgetting that earlier in the week he was bragging about
pulling 3-5 fps and it being "great" or some drivel like that. I am sure
he would be happy playing Doom IV at 1 frame/ 2 minutes.