Whats The Point
<div class="IPBDescription">if you can only play hl2 with 10fps?</div> I read the gamespot article on benchmarks they did on different setups for hl2 and with a geforce fx5900 p42.8mhz top of the line computer, it got 30 fps. Now with my geforce 4 and etc, I will most likely get 4-10 fps. So unless I turn down the graphics until they look like the origional halflife, my comp won't run it. Plus I got no money to buy a 570 dollar Radeon 9800 and upgrade my computer....Again....
BTW, are they going to release the source for hl? That would be pretty sweet.
BTW, are they going to release the source for hl? That would be pretty sweet.
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C&C generals for example; runs ok-ish on my 1.5. Supposedly it can run on an 800mhz, that's the minimum requirement.
So, for a laugth (yes, I was bored), I tried it on my mum's computer, an 800mhz.
Apparently "minimum" means "this speed of processor won't run the game playably, but probably won't cause the machine to explode in protest, so we'll call it the minimum".
i always thought minimum was if u put all settings too the lowest its gonner run but its not gonner be fun.
That's the meaning of <b>minimum</b>. Minimum requirements mean that it won't run on a machine any worse than this. Meaning that if you run it on a machine that only fulfills the minimum requirements, you're going to get the worst possible performance.
I know it isn't an option for most to swap video cards, but $350 is a far cry from the $570 part (which doesn't even have actual pixel shader 2.0 support... just PS1.4, emulating 2.0) quoted before.
And don't worry. nVidia will be certain to release a new driver revision that will speed things up... one way or another.
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Keep in mind, Gamespot knows **** about games.
Those benchmarks were no doubt taken at maximum <i>everything</i>, so you're going to do better than what they say.
Before:
900mhz duron
gf4mx440
256mb sd ram
Now:
amd athlon xp 2000+
gf fx 5600 128mb ddr myvivo ( FREEKIN COST ME 400$!!!!!~~ )
512mb ddr ram
will my new system run hl2 good ? ?? if not then im not gonna upgrade, i dont think its worth spending so much money for a game.
the only reason i upgraded is because i rip dvd movies and my iolder system was way to slow for that.
We'll just have to wait and see to be sure.
We'll just have to wait and see to be sure. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Which is good news for me.
But...
My GF4 is having some WIERD problems. I fear it may have been fried somehow.
Basically, running high-graphics things for an extended time will cause a spontaneous reboot of my system. Which is strange because my temps are reading well below 120 degrees, and I have 7 fans in my system, and I'm not overclocked at all.
Running VERY graphic-intensive things causes the gameplay to freeze every few seconds like it's 'reprocessing textures' or something.
Doing something that quickly changes to high-graphics (minimizing NS and going back) stands a good chance of a hard reboot.
I put a PCI fan under it and it's sucking a lot of hot air out, and the wierd 'gameplay freezes' largely quit. I think the card itself is starting to die <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->
BTW, are they going to release the source for hl? That would be pretty sweet. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Get a job and buy some new equiptment.
HL2 isn't a right, its a privelege and if you want it you might actually HAVE TO DO SOME WORK oh my.
also those with full detail. you can lower it.
out of curiosity did Nvidia's stock go way down after Valve's presentation?
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Get a job and buy some new equiptment.
HL2 isn't a right, its a privelege and if you want it you might actually HAVE TO DO SOME WORK oh my. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Silly me, I was always under the illusion that going out and purchasing a game gave you the right to play it. I have absolutely no problem with people getting jittery over a game that they have been waiting for, and for a long time at that. If I go out and purchase a game, I goddamned well better be getting what they tell me I'm going to get. In that case, accurate benchmarks, without a bunch of underhanded sneaky crap, would be nice.
Obviously you've never heard of the DMCA <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
Those benchmarks were no doubt taken at maximum <i>everything</i>, so you're going to do better than what they say. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Listen to Duff-Man! He is correct! You don't have to upgrade your 2.8ghz system w/ GF4 just because Valve says "jump"
/Office Space = win