My comp good enough?

nUbnUb Join Date: 2007-09-01 Member: 62118Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Can I play NS2 on my comp?</div>I am a HUGE fan of NS and I hope NS2 will be just as awesome or better

My problem is I don't know if my comp can run NS2. I have DirectX 7 on here but I don't know the specs for my comp (RAM, processor)

How can I find out?
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  • PrefixPrefix Éirinn go Brách Join Date: 2006-12-31 Member: 59353Members, Constellation
    right click my computer then properties, its all in there, or for other stuff goto your device manager <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    Can you play HL2 or episode 1 ? if it runs ok chances are you will be able to play ns2

    to check what you have:
    (assuming you have winXP)
    click <b><u>start menu</u></b>
    select <b><u>Run</u></b> (or hit <b><u>windows key + R</u></b>)
    then type <b><u>dxdiag</u></b>
    Click <u><b>OK/Run</b></u>
    That might take a few minutes to gather all the info and then it might ask you about some WHQL files, but just click <b><u>NO</u></b>.
    Then in the <b><u>System tab</u></b>, you can see how much ram and what processor you have.
    Then in the <b><u>Display tab</u></b>, you can see what type of video card you have and how much memory its got.
    You can also hit the <b><u>Sound tab</u></b> to see what sound card you have, but its not so important unless you are really into your sound - i am so i forked out a $100 on the latest creative x-fi, and its amazing <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

    also the official FAQ states (about 1/2 way down) what requirements there will be <a href="http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/faq" target="_blank">http://www.unknownworlds.com/ns2/faq</a>
    <i>
    "We're currently thinking the same as HL2 : Episode 1. That is: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP/ME/98, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection"
    </i>

    as you can see they aren't terribly high - a pc 3 - 4 years old would be able to run it - but of course if you want the best experience possible i'd be saying you want double the ghz, quadroople the ram, and a dx9 video card with atleast 256mbs or ram. on it.

    You can get a PC that will run hl2 amazingly well for like $600-700 AUD if you have a mate that can put it together for you.
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  • nUbnUb Join Date: 2007-09-01 Member: 62118Members
    Sw00t I got a 2.80GHz processor and 502MB RAM!!!! I can run it yeah!

    Thanks you guys!
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    wait wait - 502mb ram ?

    Sounds like you might have an onboard video card? they usually aren't so good for playing games on. <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":(" border="0" alt="sad-fix.gif" />
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    That or he dropped one of his sticks of RAM one day and part of it broke off.
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  • BraveheartBraveheart Join Date: 2007-08-31 Member: 62106Members
    DX7 is not good...it well run Source but it well have very low FPS and the graphics well be really crappy...if you can get a DX9/ DX10 card.
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  • PetcoPetco Join Date: 2003-07-27 Member: 18478Members, Constellation
    Don't worry about it too much. Honestly, it'll be a while before NS2 will be complete and released. By that time, the cost of hardware to run HL2 shouldn't be too expensive.
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  • urinalcakeurinalcake Can&#39;t work a sound card United States Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7799Members
    i would defenitely worry if i had a DX7 hardware card tbh, especially using source.
    with dys dev, we had quite a few problems creating shaders to support dx8 that sometimes needed to do things normal shaders wouldnt. support for them didnt really come until a bit later.
    you can find a good dx9 card for pretty cheap, but alas, this is source you'll be dealing with.
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  • locallyunscenelocallyunscene Feeder of Trolls Join Date: 2002-12-25 Member: 11528Members, Constellation
    I would buy that extra stick/replace the RAM before the video card. DDR is super cheap now that DDR2 and DDR3 are out and a gig of RAM makes all the difference over 512.
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  • iKossuiKossu Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11593Members
    edited September 2007
    <!--quoteo(post=1647334:date=Sep 4 2007, 05:22 AM:name=Braveheart)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Braveheart @ Sep 4 2007, 05:22 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1647334"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->DX7 is not good...it well run Source but it well have very low FPS and the graphics well be really crappy...if you can get a DX9/ DX10 card.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    A console command (can't remember what it was) can force a Source game to use DX7 for example. When you do that graphical glory will be gone but it works as far as I know. And by the way, loading times might increase - a lot. But I too suggest that you buy a newer video card since they're pretty cheap these days.
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