Ha, yeah Half Life 2 has been delayed WAY too long now. But, it is still going to be a monumental game for PCs. Doom 3 is looking jaw-dropping right now, especially the more I read about it' s gameplay. Seeing the new vids really takes me back to when Doom2 was out.

But, we all know that Half Life 2 is going to be a more practical buy if you had to choose 1. Why? Mods of course, with major online play. I could be mistaken but I believe I read that the PC version of DOOM3 doesn' t even have a multiplayer. While that doesn' t bother me, it would sure add some replay value

I' ll be getting Doom3 for the Xbox and Half Life 2 for my PC.

Does anyone know what kind of PC you' ll need to run both games? The processor and the graphics card mainly. I know for optimum play you' ll need more than 256mb of ram (which is all I have...). I' m a console man, I' m not ' up' on processors and the latest graphics card. I remember when my Voodoo 3 was the best around. Eek!

At the moment, Doom 3 is looking to take around 1.8 GHz (Processing power usually isnt a concern), at least a 128MB graphics card, and 512MB of RAM. Of course, better specs would mean better performance. As for HalfLife 2, its still unknown, but I suspect higher specs than Doom 3 for optimal performance.

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At the moment, Doom 3 is looking to take around 1.8 GHz (Processing power usually isnt a concern), at least a 128MB graphics card, and 512MB of RAM. Of course, better specs would mean better performance. As for HalfLife 2, its still unknown, but I suspect higher specs than Doom 3 for optimal performance.

I' ve read in a couple different places(may not be true) that for full optimization you need a 512 meg video card....which doesn' t exist on the market yet. I would expect Doom3 takes more raw power, but Half-Life 2 has a more realistic look and feel to it.