requirements.

[Reciprocity]

According to some info i saw, HL2 minimum processor speed is 1.2 ghz. I'm at 1.0... think I could still pull it off?

[MorningStar]

same problem here :ph34r:

[Zerox]

Post the rest of your comp specs.^_^

[MorningStar]

Well I got a keyboard.

[[CAKE]anonymity]

1.7:D

your video card and your ram might be able to make up for the lackluster processor.

[PIX]

Very few programs actually check your specs before installing and make a yeah or nay decision. They reason they
post specs is so that you won't come crying to their tech support that you aren't getting the full 'gaming experience'.
If you have a 1Ghz proc like me, then you can easily go up to say a 1.4 or 1.6 for about $40 bucks. Just make sure your
motherboard will support that speed. My mobo will NOT unless I update the BIOS (which strikes terror in muh heart).

(prices courtesy of www.pricewatch.com)
$171 - Athlon XP 3200
$132 - Athlon XP 3200 400
$111 - Athlon XP 3000
$126 - Athlon XP 3000 400
$124 - Athlon XP 2800
$84 - Athlon XP 2800 333
$77 - Athlon XP 2700 333
$79 - Athlon XP 2600
$70 - Athlon XP 2600 333
$83 - Athlon XP 2500
$70 - Athlon XP 2500 333
$59 - Athlon XP 2400
$51 - Athlon XP 2200
$52 - Athlon XP 2100
$49 - Athlon XP 2000
$45 - Athlon XP 1900
$44 - Athlon XP 1800
$42 - Athlon XP 1700
$41 - Athlon XP 1600
$165 - Athlon MP 2800
$127 - Athlon MP 2600
$109 - Athlon MP 2400
$125 - Athlon MP 2200
$95 - Athlon MP 2000
$105 - Athlon MP 1900
$99 - Athlon MP 1800
$79 - Athlon MP 1600
$77 - Athlon MP 1500
$69 - Athlon MP 1.2GHz
$97 - Athlon 1.4GHz 266 FSB
$104 - Athlon 1.4GHz 200 FSB
$43 - Athlon 1.33GHz 266 FSB
$45 - Athlon 1.3GHz 266 FSB
$71 - Athlon 1.3GHz 200 FSB
$52 - Athlon 1.2GHz 266 FSB
$51 - Athlon 1.2GHz 200 FSB
$42 - Athlon 1.13GHz 266 FSB
$48 - Athlon 1.1GHz 200 FSB
$44 - Athlon 1GHz 200

[fritoman]

I have a MSI KT6V motherboard with VIA KT600 chipset with FSB 400 DDR 400 a Athlon 2600+ processor, NVidia Gforce 4 MMX 440 videocard 64 MB ram. What do you guys think? Do you think it will run the game OK or do I need to upgrade something to make it run, because I want to be ready when HL2 comes out so I will beable to play it from day 1.

[PIX]

Hey Frit...

Everything here looks kosher but your video card.
Your proc is running at 2.133GHz give or take.
How much memory do you have for your system?

Your video card really is lacking on memory with that 64Mb.
I have a Radeon 9000 with 64Mb and I pretty much believe
that it WOULD run...but run the game poorly. Kind of like hooking
up a garden hose to the fire hydrant; you never get the full power
of the water pressure available. Heck....I still have an Athlon 1Ghz
proc which I need to get rid of.

Go ahead and buy the game Frit and try it. Worst thing that could happen
is you have to go buy a new video card. AND HOW BAD WOULD THAT BE??;)

[fritoman]

I will start saving now for the card then, wanted a better one anyhow. and as for the game my mom said she is going to get it for me for my B day which is august 4th just in case anyone else wanted to send me some cool crap :D

[Gwarsbane]

All my specs are good except for the video card. Its 32 megs and not even a radeon. For about 105 bucks Canadian after taxes I can get a Radeon 9200 128 meg card, but I'm not even sure that will run half-life 2 at all.

Frito aim for a Radeon 9800 Pro or XT 128 meg card or even a X800 Pro orXT 128 meg card. One of those should run HL-2 fine and who knows with the XT versions you might get half-life 2 free:)

[Quickening]

I know a lot of people are fretting over not having a good enough computer. And places you make them can be expensive. I have your solution. This site is amazing, completly loaded computers for half the price and VERY VERY good selection for every part of the computer.

www.cyberpowersystems.com

Knock yourselves out guys :D

I'm running 2.8ghz, 512MB of ram and 64MB DDR nVidia Geforce4 Ti4200 AGP Card

[PIX]

LOL....I think it is funny how Valve has us all under their control. They are like a year late on the game
and people are still having to upgrade their systems to keep up with their delays. THEY ARE IN CAHOOTS
WITH INTEL!!!! CONSPIRACY!!:idea:

[Reciprocity]

Looked at that site....saw powerstrips...but no computers. Here be my specs. 1ghz athlon, 640 mb sdram, 9600xt (danke grits!).

[Quickening]

Ahh found the problem..disregard first link. Take of the s
www.cyberpowersystem.com

[Chentvin]

I have a Celeron 700 mhz, 192MB SDRAM (pc-100), less than 1GB free on the hard disc and a 4MB video card.:DI'll have to update my config for sure:P I can't even play HL1 in 800x600:wacko:

[PIX]

CHent.......you will have to lose that Celeron processor. That is your bottleneck....period.
I bought a cheap PC for the office and skimped on the proc. I got it with a Celeron and have
regretted it ever since. S L O W everything. I guess there's a reason for it's cost eh?

[Power and Glory]

Gabe Newell posted this day before yesterday, on HL2fallout.

Minimum:
1.2 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
DirectX 7 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP/ME/98
Mouse
Keyboard

Preferred:
2.4 GHz Processor
512MB RAM
DirectX 9 graphics card
Windows 2000/XP
Mouse
Keyboard

[Zerox]

Intel Celeron sucks because it has low cache.

Get a processor with 512k L2 CACHE.

Oh and chentvin, consider on saving up for a new computer :P

[PIX]

he got low cash 4 high cache!!!:P

[Chentvin]

I know... Celeron is not the best processor ever plus it's always over-heating:P
I also need a decent video card (4MB is not a lot:P)...
Only things I can keep is the monitor and the mouse:D

[FreeFall]

1.54 GHz Processor
256MB RAM
128MB vid card
WindowsXP Pro
Mouse
Keyboard


!!! wooo!

[Zerox]

1.7 GHz Processor (Athlon XP 2000+)
1024MB RAM
64MB vid card
WindowsXP Pro
Mouse
Keyboard

I think all I need to upgrade is the video card then I can probably play it very smoothly:rolleyes:

[[CAKE]anonymity]

I feel sorry for chent, hes gonna be so lonely on steam rico when HL2 comes out. What do they mean by direct x 9 graphics card?

1.7 ghz AMD, 768 SD RAM, nvidia gf4 TI 4600 128 mb, 80 gigs free (give or take).

If my card is direct x 9 i will probably upgrade the processor.

[Wanksta]

512mb RAM
2.0 GHz Processor
Windows XP
Geforce 2 (This ones gonna kill me)
Mouse
Badass Keyboard

[Zerox]

What do they mean by direct x 9 graphics card?

Go HERE to see which graphics card is DX9 generation.

You'll probably need the DX9 to see the stuff like water reflections. Geforce4 Ti is good enough to handle the game smoothly if you don't mind not having those things.^_^

[Gwarsbane]

A DX9 card is one that specifically designed to take advantage of that directX version.

Older cards will use directX9 but they will not use it to its fullest because of the cards design.

[PIX]

Found this in a forum discussion:

Author: LT_Fox_Fire
Location: Iowa
Rating: 40
Posts: 138
Subject: Direct X 9 Woes on 19/12/2003 - 14:56:31
Bought a new Geforce TI Video Card? How about one of those ATI Radon 8000 Series? They can't use Direct X 9. No patches that I have heard of. Nvidia Has been using Open GL for so long, but with all these games now using shaders in their rendered graphics, Open GL does not and cannot support Shaders. Why care? Many of the newest games, that use These new cool graphics need shaders to make them half way nice to look at. The hardware for many video cards people bought maybe months ago, cannot use direct X 9. The ATI Radon 9600 and 9800 (if you have $500 or know about that cool computer deal on Dell) support Direct X 9. There are other video cards that do use DX9 but I am not sure what they are.
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Normal Member
Author: 4TheKing
Location: Earth
Rating: 165
Posts: 37
Subject: Re: Direct X 9 Woes on 26/04/2004 - 22:06:32 - Edited shortly after by 4TheKing
LT_Fox_Fire writes...

Nvidia Has been using Open GL for so long, but with all these games now using shaders in their rendered graphics, Open GL does not and cannot support Shaders.

I absolutely can't believe that you would say that. I would assume that you have never typed a line of OpenGL code to hear a statement like that from you. Go here: OpenGL Shading Language. If OpenGL has its own Shading Language, how can you say that it 'does not and cannot support Shaders'. Please don't make ignorant comments like that. As far as your drivers, I find it pretty sad that ATI Radeon 8000's can't support DX 9 but Voodoo 3000's do.

It is a sad day when you HAVE to use Direct3D for your graphics (quality is substandard) instead of Open GL! When is someone going to stand up to Microsoft??

[[CAKE]anonymity]

Badass Keyboard

Lets see this keyboard.

My mouse

[FreeFall]

pff. . well I taught my mouse how to do flips. I bet your's can't do any tricks.

[[CAKE]anonymity]

It turns tricks...