Q4 Run OpenGL 1.5 or 2.0?

Post by **komcaz51** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:05 pm

I'm going to be upgrading my video card (AGP) shortly before Q4 is released mid october. I had a few questions for what I should look for in a decent card.

I read from many sources that the quake-con computers were P4 3.0ghz, 2Gigs of ram and a 6800Ultra. and it was running the game very smooth with pleasing graphics.

So far I decided I should get a video card which has '16 Pixel Pipelines,' DirectX 9.0 Shader Model 3 support.

Now not many AGP cards have these specs but there are a few..$200-$280 range.

This will be my last upgrade to my system for a long time now. I'll be lucky to get a new video card for christmas and I'll be buying Q4 when its released.

Looking for advice or suggestions. It seems Nvidia runs Quake better than ATI, cuz i belive it uses openGL technology. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that.

Thanks !

Post by **dzjepp** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:07 pm

Yeah something like an Nvidia 6600 or 6800 GT card will run the game fine (and these are reasonably priced). That is however if the other hardware components in your pc are up to snuff.

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:22 pm

get a graphics card that can run the game

Post by **komcaz51** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 4:49 pm

^Thats the idea. I just dont want to get stuck with a below average card not knowing its only 12 pipelines and no shader 3.0 support.

Post by **DiscoDave** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:07 pm

Wait until it comes out, and then see whats the best around and what you can afford. By that time the 7800GT's would of probably come down in price a tad

Post by **komcaz51** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 5:15 pm

I would most deff get a 7800 but they do not come in the AGP format.

I'm asking around now since I know my 9600pro is barely going to be able to run Q4 at all even with the lowest settings.

Post by **MKJ** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:49 pm

with a little luck Raven will optimize that POS Doom3 engine and itll run on lower or the same specs as D3.

Post by **duffman91** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 7:49 pm

komcaz51 wrote:I would most deff get a 7800 but they do not come in the AGP format.

I'm asking around now since I know my 9600pro is barely going to be able to run Q4 at all even with the lowest settings.

How do you know this? It's been said that any computer that can run Doom 3 should be able to run Quake 4 with no problems.

Post by **o'dium** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:06 pm

Quake 4, for MP at least, will be lower spec than Doom 3 due to the way its lit its levels. Levels are fully ambient lit with smaller point lights around light sources. This is why there seems to be a lack of shadows most of the time in screenshots, and shadows look very small or short.

Post by **[FTF]Pyro** » Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:25 pm

komcaz51 wrote:^12 pipelines and no shader 3.0 support.

T&T is that way :icon10: