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How well is your system going to run HL2? + My comments on HL2 Performance

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I don't care about any other resolution than 1280:1024. Being that I'm on an LCD, that's really all I can game with or else the picture is horrible (Even though I know my system cranks out 3dmark beautifully, on my display it looks like ass since it's on 1024x768). I find it funny that everyone said 3dmark03 shows nothing of the quality of futuregaming, when infact for DX9 it looks to be pretty darned close. Albeit, a little overkill (even my 9800pro averages 30FPS or so).


....Not to turn this into a 3dmark flamefest, I still only use it when building a new PC just to maeksure everything is alright.
 
One would think the framerates will suffer a bit in MP too, with the added load. I cannot imagine playing a game in 800x600. I have not resorted to that since my Savage4. That l'il 64bit wonder did 'triffic at that but took a big hit at 1024x768. Radeon 7200, 8500 and 9500 have let me stay in the zone; well within, I should say. I refuse to reduce resolution and indeed would be miffed if I have to reduce any A/V options in a game -particularly if there wasn't even some hardware available for $150 that would alleviate the problem. I just would not buy that game until it was playable at my expected level.
 
Originally posted by: MangoTBG
I don't care about any other resolution than 1280:1024. Being that I'm on an LCD, that's really all I can game with or else the picture is horrible (Even though I know my system cranks out 3dmark beautifully, on my display it looks like ass since it's on 1024x768).
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Doesn't your NEC allow you to disable stretching and just center 1024x768 or is that only on the DVI models?

 
Originally posted by: Acanthus
you can push the settings far enough back to run on a geforce classic, its one of the features of the graphics engine.

so if your system was built in the last 3 years i think youre safe.

This thread is just asking for nvidia vs ati flames.
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ill just quote myself since no one seems to get it.

YOU DONT NEED 3 GHZ + R9800 TO RUN HL2, YOU ONLY NEED FOR MAXIMUM SETTINGS.

1.4GHZ + Geforce classic + 512MB will run HL2 acceptably in DX8.
 
I have a 2100+, 9700 Pro and a 1GB of RAM. The RAM is fast enough that I could upgrade to a Barton and be in the 3000-3200 range. However I am going to wait until the game ships and more benchmarks on different hardware configs are done. I am concerned about what the minimum frame rates will be. I would be happy with 50-60 FPS average (1024x768) but if the rates drop much below 30 that would be too distracting for my tastes.

I may just wait to play the game until next spring when I am planning on building a new system with the latest and greatest available at that time. For me, waiting another 4-6 months to play HL2 isn't a big deal.

-Keith
 
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